The Global Story Episodes Episode guide
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Will politics steal the show at the Eurovision Song Contest?
The world's largest music competition is facing backlash over Israel's entry
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Will Argentina's new president nicknamed 'The Madman' deliver his radical promises?
Javier Milei won over 55% of the vote but can he fix Argentina's economy?
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Why young people are having less sex
The truth about the sex lives of Gen Z
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Why everyone wants to get back to the Moon
The new space race has begun - who's winning?
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Why book bans are spreading across the United States
Parents divided as books removed from schools
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Why are the US and UK attacking the Houthis in Yemen?
Who are the Houthis targeting Red Sea ships?
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Why are Afghan refugees stuck on the US-Mexico border?
They escaped Taliban violence but Afghan refugees are now stranded in Mexico
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Who are the Houthi rebels and why are they attacking Red Sea ships?
What the Houthi attacks mean for one of the world’s most important shipping routes
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Where the world and America meet
This is the new Global Story. We're back with a new team, new stories and a new mission
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What’s the plan, Iran?
Tehran’s Middle East strategy after a lethal attack on US troops
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What's going on with the UK Royal Family?
Can the British Royal Family recover from the race row?
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What we know about Hamas and its military capacity
Weeks after Israel’s vow to eliminate them, what damage has been done to Hamas?
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What to know about ketamine after Matthew Perry’s death
Some people are using this psychedelic to treat depression, but what are the dangers?
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What to expect next year: Global predictions for 2025
BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead
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What to expect next year: Global predictions for 2024
BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead
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What keeps China’s president up at night?
The signs Xi Jinping’s woes are growing
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What happened to Kamala Harris?
How a once-promising politician became one of the least popular US vice-presidents
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What happened to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters?
The story of Hong Kong’s protest leaders since the national security law
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What do Mumbai’s super-rich tell us about India’s economy?
Along Mumbai’s ‘streets of gold’ incredible wealth and extreme poverty live side by side
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What a ghost city tells us about China’s economy
Forest City in Malaysia is brand new, but empty – why?
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Ukraine's fight for justice in Bucha
Remembering the atrocities of Russian occupation two years later
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Ukraine frontline: ordinary lives in extraordinary times
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its third year
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UK election: Keir Starmer’s political earthquake
The new Labour prime minister has a huge majority, but does he have public support?
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Two stories: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party
Ahead of our planned episode on Miami, a moment to put the Moscow attacks in context
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Tucker Carlson: What next for America’s right-wing showman?
Access to Putin and Trump puts him in a powerful position
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Trump’s trouble with abortion
His tricky campaign balancing act
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Trump’s first year back: for better and for worse
Two people in America whose lives changed drastically following Trump’s return to office.
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The President’s Path: Trump’s troops
How the Trump administration is reshaping the US military
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The President’s Path: Trump’s travel ban
As his budget bill falters, President Trump's travel ban shifts the focus
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The President’s Path: Trump’s plan for Iran
How Trump's ‘America First’ policy is being tested by rising tensions in the Middle East