This is a global news podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Janat Jalil and in the early hours of Monday the 18th of November, these are our main stories.

US officials say President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike Russia.

Israeli air attacks on Gaza, including on a multi-story residential building,

killed dozens of people with many more missing.

We hear how melting glaciers caused by climate change

are destroying mounting communities in Pakistan.

People were running out of Europe from their home. People were running out of their home.

They were not sure of what will happen in future.

Will anyone come to us?

Will anyone save us?

Also in this podcast,

She told me that she liked me, Angela Merkel, the real Angela Merkel. She don't like

that I'm so small, but we are not really models, you know. Meet the actress who plays

Miss Merkel, the Miss Marple of German television.

President Biden is reported to have given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike deep inside Russia.

The decision marks a significant reversal in US policy after months of Washington refusing Ukraine permission to use long-range weapons inside Russia.

It comes just as Moscow is expected to launch a joint offensive with North Korean troops to push Ukrainian forces out of its Kursk region.

As we record this podcast, the U.S. policy shift

has not officially been confirmed. It comes two months before Mr. Biden is due to handover power

to Donald Trump. President Zelensky gave this response in his nightly address.

The plan to strengthen Ukraine is the victory plan that I presented to the partners.

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