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We'll hear from eye witnesses in Kyiv and get updates from the 大象传媒's Russian Service after a new wave of Russian missile strikes has targeted the Ukrainian capital, with reports of other areas of the country hit too. At least two residential buildings were hit. Ukrainian air defences also engaged targets over Mykolaiv and Odesa.

Our population correspondent will be answering listeners' questions as the UN says the world's population has hit eight billion. It comes just 11 years after passing the seven-billion milestone.

In Iran state media says a court in the country has handed out the first death sentence to someone arrested for taking part in the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. We'll speak to our disinformation reporter, over the false claim circulating on social media that the Iranian regime has committed to executing 15 thousand protesters.

The controversial awarding of the tournament to Qatar has placed the spotlight firmly on the host nation's human rights record. The country has strict anti-LGBTQ+ laws, while women's rights are also subject of ongoing debate. We hear from two LGBT football fans on why they've decided to boycott the tournament.

We'll also bring messages from locals in Bali in Indonesia, where the G20 or Group of 20 world leaders has been meeting for the first day of talks.

((Photo Firefighters work to extinguish the blaze on a residential building hit by a missile strike in Kyiv in Ukraine. Credit: Reuters)