The Global Story Episodes Episode guide
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When the two most powerful men in the world met
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held their first meeting in six years to talk tariffs
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How a Venezuelan prison gang became the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown
Trump calls Tren de Aragua “narco-terrorists”. His critics say he’s created a bogeyman.
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Why the US-Canada relationship is on shaky ground
How a TV ad from an Ontario politician reignited Trump’s trade war against Canada
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Why is the French president suing Candace Owens?
Owens is accused of spreading a conspiracy theory that Brigitte Macron was born a man
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If China attacked Taiwan, what would Trump do?
Trump is in Asia this week to strike deals, but one question overshadows the trip.
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How Giorgia Meloni became Trump's best friend in Europe
A populist whose party has roots in Italian fascism, Italy's leader is trusted by Trump.
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The cost of USAID cuts to women in Afghanistan
Over 400 health clinics have shut. The impact on pregnant women has been devastating.
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Jeffrey Epstein and the downfall of Prince Andrew
Journalist Emily Maitlis on Prince Andrew's disastrous 2019 interview with the BBC
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The Louvre daytime heist that shocked the world
How thieves stole France’s crown jewels and what they could do with them
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Is the AI boom actually a bubble?
Is AI a bubble or a transformative technology that's simply taking time to deliver?
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Why has Trump authorised CIA action in Venezuela?
Following recent boat strikes, Trump says he is considering strikes on Venezuelan soil
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A Gazan journalist’s diary
A month in the life of Ghada Al-Kurd, a freelance journalist from Gaza City
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Is the US-China trade war back on?
How the US and China got locked in a trade war and what it means for the things you buy
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Trump is bailing out Argentina. What happened to ‘America first’?
Trump is offering his friend Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, a $20 billion lifeline.
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Why Hamas agreed to a ceasefire – but isn’t disarming yet
Donald Trump is in Israel after securing what he says is the start of lasting peace.
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Will the Gaza ceasefire hold?
Israel and Hamas have approved Trump’s plan for a Gaza ceasefire – but will it last?
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Australia’s mushroom killer trial
The trial has captivated true crime fans around the world. And it isn’t over yet
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Trump’s ‘CEO of everything’
Who is Larry Ellison, and what is his hold on America’s AI, attention and legacy media?
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One man's quest to get his brothers released from Gaza
Liran Berman recounts the two years since his brothers were taken hostage by Hamas.
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Is Trump on the brink of achieving peace in Gaza?
Hamas accepts a deal in a diplomatic breakthrough that could end the war in Gaza.
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How a festival in Saudi Arabia rocked the American comedy world
Can Saudi Arabia transform its reputation - by hosting superstar comedians?
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Why did Trump bring Tony Blair into the Gaza peace process?
President Trump trusts Tony Blair, but he’s a divisive figure in the Middle East.
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The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president
Syria will soon hold its first elections since Assad fell. Will they be democratic?
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Are conspiracy theories America’s biggest export?
One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies
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Why Netanyahu gets what he wants from the US
The Israeli prime minister meets President Trump in the White House on Monday.
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The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation
How a British doctor created the vaccine myth behind Trump's autism announcement.
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Why is Trump suddenly saying Ukraine can win the war?
What has happened to convince Donald Trump that Kyiv can, “win all of Ukraine back”?
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Trump asks: What’s the purpose of the UN?
President Trump called the future of diplomacy into question at the UN General Assembly
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Can Apple cut ties with China?
How Apple became reliant on China and its struggle to bring manufacturing back to the US.
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Britain, Canada and others are recognising a Palestinian state. Why now?
Some of Israel’s staunchest allies have decided to recognise a Palestinian state
