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World Service,09 Oct 2026,49 mins

Reaction to US plans to livestream an execution

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The US Defence Department is coming under increasing criticism for its plan to livestream the execution by firing squad of a man convicted of killing 13 unarmed soldiers. It is believed it would be the first public execution in the US in almost a century. We hear reaction from around the world, and we speak to people who have witnessed executions. Saudi officials say three people were killed at Riyadh Airport in the latest Houthi attacks, as more airlines pull their routes to the country. We have the latest. Wildfires have been burning throughout parts of Indonesia for weeks, sending smoke across the country and into neighbouring Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. We speak to our reporter in Jakarta. An official review in England has found there is a risk of people being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism. We speak to experts. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: An undated handout image of Nidal Hasan that was released in 2012. Credit: Bell County Sheriff's Office/Handout/Reuters)

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