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World Service,04 Feb 2026,49 mins

Son of Libya's late dictator Gaddafi killed

Newsday

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Saif al- Islam Gaddafi, the second son of the late Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, is reported to have been assassinated in Western Libya. His office said he was killed by four unidentified gunmen who broke into his home in Zintan. The US Department of Justice has removed thousands of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from its website, after complaints by victims that their identities had been compromised. President Trump and the Colombian leader Gustavo Petro have smoothed over their differences in a meeting at the White House, after months of tension and social media insults. The talks focussed on combating drug production in Colombia which is the largest producer of cocaine in the world. We report on Colombia's anti-narcotics police, on the frontline of their war on drugs. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy (Photo: Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi"s son, Saif al-Islam. Credit: Chris Helgren/Reuters).

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