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Cyber-security flaw affecting millions of websites

Around the world, organisations are scrambling to fix the security flaw.

Governments and global tech firms are continuing efforts to fix a critical cyber-security flaw in the programming language, PHP. There's been a surge in hacking attempts worldwide since the vulnerability was made public, although it's not clear if any have succeeded. We answer audience questions about what happened.

Ukraine was again bombarded by Russian missiles overnight, hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks, and President Trump said an end to the war coud be closer than ever before. We speak to the BBC's Russia editor about this week's developments.

This week, the World Food Programme said it was being forced to ‘drastically reduce lifesaving assistance’ to Gaza because of a shortage of funds. We speak to three Gazans about their everyday struggles.

New York City Council is expected to vote to pass a ban on the roughly 200 horse-drawn carriages that operate in Central Park carrying tourists. We speak to our reporter who has been gathering reaction from people in the park.

(Photo: A notice on the National Cyber Security Centre website warning of a critical security issue affecting PHP. Credit: Yui Mok/PA)

Presenter: James Reynolds

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