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The Global Story Episodes

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    Did America win the ‘war on terror’?

    How the fallout from 9/11 is still shaping the world in unintended ways

  2. How the AfD is rewriting German history

    Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wants to teach children less about Hitler.

  3. Why America's allies are sanctioning West Bank settlers

    The UK is banning trade with West Bank settlements. How will the US respond?

  4. Can Dubai’s luxe image survive the war with Iran?

    As Iranian strikes hit Dubai, the city fights to control the narrative.

  5. Was Saudi Arabia involved in 9/11?

    Twenty-five years on from 9/11, grieving families are fighting for answers.

  6. How the world sees Lindsay Clancy

    The US is an outlier in its approach to prosecuting infanticide. Why?

  7. Is the AI backlash actually a Chinese psy-op?

    When is foreign interference really to blame, and when is it a scapegoat?

  8. Is the world giving up on the US dollar?

    Economist Kenneth Rogoff argues that that the era of dollar dominance may be ending

  9. Nepal: Covering a disaster in your own country

    After devastating floods, a journalist reflects on his responsibility to his homeland.

  10. Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools for girls

    Lyse Doucet visits Afghanistan and speaks to the Taliban five years after the US pullout

  11. Did Emily ruin Paris?

    Can TV shows and movies reshape the cities we live in?

  12. Trump 'tightens the noose' on Iran. Will it backfire?

    The US’s economic pressure could kick-start a global trade conflict

  13. Canada’s Mark Carney fights back

    Carney’s defiance of Trump is popular at home. But could it come at a cost?

  14. Will the new cancer vaccine survive RFK Jr’s America?

    A promising scientific breakthrough amid research funding cuts

  15. The campaign to replace Zelensky

    The Ukrainian president’s challenger is his former close adviser.

  16. The end of Harry and Meghan’s American dream

    The Duke of Sussex said last year he couldn’t imagine returning to the UK. What changed?

  17. Jason Arday, DEI, and the dilemma facing black academics

    The professor’s life and death raise questions around the limits of inclusion.

  18. Is Kim Jong Un the real winner of the Iran war?

    As Trump lashes out at Seoul over Iran, will he revive his relationship with North Korea?

  19. The West Bank settler siege

    Israeli settlers have besieged Palestinian families in the West Bank for days

  20. The challenger to Netanyahu, with New Yorker editor David Remnick

    Could Gadi Eisenkot really be the ‘anti-Netanyahu?’

  21. ‘Spermageddon’: what’s going on with male fertility?

    Why are men trying unproven methods to boost their sperm count?

  22. Is Iran really trying to kill Trump?

    How developed is the Tehran regime’s assassination operation abroad?

  23. Is Trump trying to influence foreign elections?

    In Brazil and elsewhere, leaders raise concerns over alleged election meddling by the US.

  24. China is a robot superpower – but are the people being left behind?

    Are we entering the Chinese Century, or is the Chinese Dream already fading for some?

  25. AI goes on a hacking spree

    Alarm sounded after three tech companies said their AI models hacked into other companies

  26. Is it OK to talk about Ariana Grande's body?

    Reactions to a new music video expose a fine line between care and criticism

  27. Will Hamas actually disarm?

    Trump hailed the Board of Peace deal as a, "major milestone". Why has progress stalled?

  28. Why some Westerners are moving to Russia

    Russia projects an image of traditional, conservative values. What’s the reality?

  29. Who is to blame for the chaos on Spain’s border?

    Spain faces a backlash from Europe, while Trump warns of an ‘invasion’

  30. Iran school strike: Will the truth come out?

    The BBC visits the Iran school where a strike killed 120 children.

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