Peace broken: war returns to Gaza
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
After Israel launched dozens of missiles into Gaza overnight, what does this mean for the prospect of a lasting ceasefire? As two stranded astronauts are rescued from the International Space Station, our correspondent explains how private investment has changed space exploration (9:10). And a cutesy animation wins plaudits from the Chinese Communist Party (18:09).
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| 1:23.6 | Two astronauts who've been stuck on the International Space Station for the past nine months are finally on their way home. |
| 1:29.3 | But in the time they've been up there, there's been an awful lot of change in the space industry. |
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