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The head of the US public health agency has been ousted from her post, with her lawyers accusing the Health Secretary, Robert F Kennedy Junior, of weaponizing public health for political gain. Susan Monarez was only confirmed as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention four weeks ago. She is said to have rejected the Health Secretary's stance on vaccines. We discuss new health directives with a health worker in Texas.

Israel continues with its plans to push militarily on Gaza City, forcing thousands of Palestinians to flee. Moves have been taking place on the diplomatic front elsewhere. US President Donald Trump hosted a White House meeting on Wednesday focusing on what a post-war Gaza might look like. We discuss military action and those talks in Washington with a former Israeli diplomat.

And we hear the story of a pregnant woman and her perilous journey through one of Sudan's most active war zones. She tells us how she fled her home in En Nahud in the state of West Kordofan.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: The exterior of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention main campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Credit: Alyssa Pointer/Reuters)