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Ukraine reclaims key industrial centre

There's been a cautious welcome after Russian troops retreated from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. It's a hub of strategic and economic importance for the country.

There's been a cautious welcome after Russian troops retreated from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. It's a hub of strategic and economic importance for the country. Businesses operating there tell us the celebrations come amid a continuing sense of unease.

Elsewhere, one former wartorn nation eyes up a prosperous future. East Timor, still reeling from the conflict it endured two decades ago, could be set to join the ASEAN alliance of countries.

Also on the programme: talks of a mass migration of Twitter users; and why Elon Musk's plan to end hybrid working may provide the boost to productivity he desires.

(Picture: Ukrainians gather in the liberated city of Kherson. Credit: Getty Images.)

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