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Joe Biden lifts restriction on Ukraine missiles

The decision marks a significant reversal in US policy, although there's been no formal announcement by Mr Biden, who will hand over to Donald Trump in January.

President Biden has agreed that Ukraine can use American long-range missiles to strike targets hundreds of kilometres inside Russia. Ukraine has long pushed for permission to do this. Russia has warned it would lead to a tough response. We'll hear from Kyiv.

Joe Biden is the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest, and has promised more funding for conservation efforts. We'll talk to our correspondent who's in the Amazon.

President Biden is in Brazil for a meeting of the Group of 20. We'll get a briefing on the grouping of the most powerful nations and what world leaders are likely to be discussing.

We'll head to Georgia in the Caucuses, where demonstrators have blocked a key junction in the capital in protest against recent parliamentary election results, which the opposition say was rigged.

India's Prime Minister and Nigeria's President have met to renew what they call their 'strategic partnership'. We'll look at what they're hoping to do together.

Health authorities in the Central African Republic say Mpox cases are five times higher than usual.

And, Senegal says it ended a fisheries agreement with the European Union, even though it earned the country $9 million over five years.

(Pic: Russia launches large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Kyiv - 17 Nov 2024; Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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