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Forty-one bodies recovered from Washington DC air collision

A passenger plane collided with a helicopter on Wednesday night.

We have an update on efforts to recover the bodies of those who died in Wednesday's air crash near Washington DC. We discuss the tricky weather conditions as searches continue in the area with 大象传媒 weather presenter Elizabeth Rizzini.

South Africa and Rwanda's already fraught diplomatic relations have worsened after President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of killing South African peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. We discuss diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis with our southern Africa correspondent Nomsa Maseko.

We speak to aid workers about their challenges in supporting displaced Palestinians returning to war-ravaged north Gaza.

In just over a decade, India has doubled its tiger population and now hosts the world's largest population of tigers. Our global environment correspondent Navin Singh Khadka explains how it's happened.

And we speak to our health reporter about new ground breaking gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease being offered to patients in England. We also hear from people living with the condition.

Presenter: Krupa Padhy

(Photo: Search and rescue teams work near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, after the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, U.S., January 31, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

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