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The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This comes after Israel announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City. We look at the objectives behind this latest ground offensive.

State legislators in Texas have approved a bill that redraws voting district boundaries in favour of the Republican party. This raises the prospect of similar efforts across the US ahead of the mid-term elections. We get the view of a Democratic State Senator.

And Nato military commanders have held a series of meetings in Washington to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine if there is a peace deal with Russia.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: Palestinians stand as smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Gaza City. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)