Lebanon's health ministry says at least 217 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes

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The war in Iran continues to dominate the headlines. Two Ghanaian UN peacekeepers are critically wounded in a missile attack on their base in southern Lebanon, as Israeli military continues its strikes across the region. Also on the programme: The Winter Paralympic Games is now underway in the Italian city of Verona. But several countries, including Ukraine, Finland Poland and the UK boycotted the opening ceremony in protest at the presence of 10 Belarusian and Russian athletes. And we discuss the prospect of growing food on the moon. Researchers in the US have managed to grow chickpeas in a soil that contains up to three quarters simulated moon dust. Joining presenter Julian Worricker to discuss these stories are Elizabeth Braw, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think-tank in Washington DC and Rob Geist Pinfold, lecturer in defence studies and international security at King's College, London. (PHOTO: Israeli airstrike hits Dahieh in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 06 Mar 2026. Credit: EPA)