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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3744
  • 02 Feb 2026
  • 33 min

Rafah border crossing opens, Berlin grinds to a halt and ‘Melania’ bores

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3744
  • 33 min

Israel accepts Gaza health authority’s death-toll figures in U-turn, as the Rafah border crossing tentatively reopens to Palestinians. Plus: Germany’s public-transport workers strike and the Melania documentary falls short. 

Host
  • Chris Cermak
Contributors
  • Christy O'Grady
  • Mariella Bevan

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