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Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84

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US Vice President Dick Cheney delivers his speech to troops at Fairchild Air Force base in Spokane, Wash., April 17, 2006.

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Former US Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Monday at the age of 84, was a strong advocate for the first Gulf War and US-led invasion of Afghanistan, was a central player in the 2003 US invasion of Iraq and was one of the architects of the “War on Terror.” Also, a look at how the collapse of the Oslo Accords haunts the Middle East on the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. And, China’s surveillance of its Uyghur population has shifted from the physical world to the digital one. Plus, Sir David Beckham receives knighthood at Windsor Castle.

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In This Episode

Former VP Dick Cheney’s impact on US foreign policy
6:49
Inquiry finds Exxon funded climate change denial in Latin America
6:36
Collapse of Oslo Accords haunts Mideast 30 years after Rabin assassination
8:10
Things you might have missed
1:07
The curious case of UyghurEdit++
Special Coverage
13:44
You can own a piece of history, but you won’t live to see it
2:05
Turkey welcomes European leaders, while oppressing leaders at home
Special Coverage
5:58
Sir David Beckham receives knighthood at Windsor Castle
1:31