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The crisis in Libya has worsened in the last few hours with an airstrike that has closed the country's only functioning international airport in the capital, Tripoli. Libya's oil exports have ben severely disrupted, which has a global impact on the oil price, as we hear from Helima Croft, oil specialist with RBC Capital Markets in New York. With elections in India scheduled for next month, will a new film about Indian prime minister Narendra Modi swing voters to his favour? Naman Ramachandran covers south Asian cinema for Variety, and gives us his view. The New Zealand government has set a goal of eradicating all non-native predators by 2050 in order to protect the country's fragile indigenous wildlife, as we hear from the 大象传媒's Phil Mercer. Plus, more polluting vehicles face a new charge to drive into central London. Dr Samantha Walker, director of policy and research at Asthma UK tells us that the link between asthma and pollution in London is undeniable.

All this and more discussed with our two guests throughout the show: Lulu Chen, technology reporter from Bloomberg in Hong Kong. And Varshini Prakash, co-founder and executive director of Sunrise, a movement of young people working to stop climate change, in Boston.

(Photo: forces loyal to the internationally recognised government at the entrance to Tripoli's old airport. Credit: Getty Images.)