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Today, a verdict is finally reached in the case of the shooting down of a passenger plane

over eastern Ukraine in 2014. A correspondent has been speaking to families of the victims.

The number of migrants crossing the English Channel remains a hot political issue here in the UK.

We're on patrol with the French police trying to intercept smallboat crossings.

Murals in the winding streets of the Tunisian island of Gerber exemplify the culture of tolerance

there between Jewish and Muslim communities. And Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has ruffled

some feathers. The self-appointed Chief Twitter has left observers wondering what's next for the

home of the iconic Bluebird. First, the resigns in Russia of growing discontent, anger over

the retreat from Kherson and even questions over the aims of the war are becoming more common,

both from state media and pro-Cremlin commentators. Those asking the questions have been careful not

to aim these criticisms directly at President Putin, and so there have been no negative consequences

so far. That hasn't been the case for Mr. Putin's more vocal opponents, who condemned Russia's

invasion from the outset. One of the most outspoken critics is Vladimir Karamazar, who was

imprisoned earlier this year for supposedly spreading false information about the military.

In letters to Sarah Reinsford, he's spoken frankly about the damage wrought by the war.

On a misty morning this week, a small crowd gathered at a mini roundabout in North London.

In the centre was a large flower pot with a sign screwed onto its side. It declared the spot

Boris Nepsov place. In memory of the prominent Russian opposition politician,

he was assassinated in Moscow in 2015. Shot in the back, just meters from the Kremlin.

The unveiling ceremony was very British. There were speeches and violin music and then cups of

tea and cake. But the idea of commemorating Nepsov this way belongs to his Russian protégé,

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