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Pascale Harter introduces insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers around the world.

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Cuba's revolutionary exhaustion
As Cubans struggle with the US fuel blockade, the revolutionary spirit is under strain
30 May 2026,23 mins
Sudan: Picking up the pieces in Khartoum
The once-storied, much-loved Sudanese capital shows some signs of recovery from civil war
23 May 2026,23 mins
China-US talks: when Trump met Xi
Pomp and ceremony for the American President in Beijing - but differences remained
16 May 2026,23 mins
Putin and Russia's new normal
Mood shifts in Moscow with heavy security measures and a slimmed-down Victory Day parade
09 May 2026,23 mins
Inside Iran
On Tehran's streets, signs of tension, exhaustion, defiance - and resolve
02 May 2026,23 mins
Pakistan's diplomatic push
Why did Islamabad host US-Iran talks - and what does it gain from playing peacemaker?
25 Apr 2026,23 mins
Lebanon ceasefire: An uneasy calm
After the conflict's deadliest day, some relief for civilians
18 Apr 2026,23 mins
Donald Trump and a dangerous ultimatum
White House rhetoric about Iran has been harsh - but has it been effective?
11 Apr 2026,23 mins
Nigeria's farmers fear jihadist attacks
In Borno state many farmers must harvest under armed guard or risk Boko Haram's violence
04 Apr 2026,23 mins
Cuba's power failures
As food and fuel grow scarcer, and electricity more erratic, Cubans are speaking out more
28 Mar 2026,23 mins
Iran War: A sharp escalation in the Gulf
Strikes on oil and gas sites provoke rebukes from Qatar and other Gulf states
21 Mar 2026,23 mins
Iran War: Life under bombardment
As US-Israeli attacks intensify, Iranians speak about what daily life is like
14 Mar 2026,23 mins
Iran War: the regional fallout
After US-Israeli attacks on Iran, surrounding countries have been drawn into the conflict
07 Mar 2026,23 mins
Mexico's deadly drug cartel feud
After Mexico's most-wanted kingpin was killed, cartel henchmen rampaged across the country
28 Feb 2026,23 mins
Ukraine: Four Years of War
Soldiers and civilians share their stories of grief, resistance and desire for peace
21 Feb 2026,23 mins
Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi wins landslide victory
Young Japanese voters power the country's first woman leader to an historic election win
14 Feb 2026,23 mins
Gaza: Rafah border crossing reopens
The reopening of the 'lifeline to the world' has brought relief to sick Palestinians.
07 Feb 2026,23 mins
Myanmar's stage-managed election
The military choreographed every step - and voters were too afraid to speak out
31 Jan 2026,23 mins
Ukraine's power struggle
Heat and light in short supply in Kyiv - while worries surge over risks to nuclear plants
24 Jan 2026,23 mins
Greenlanders reject Trump's takeover plan
Inuit people reflect on a painful history of colonisation - and their future choices
17 Jan 2026,23 mins
Venezuela: Maduro's downfall
Reactions to the capture of Venezuela's President - and his record while in power
10 Jan 2026,23 mins
Rebuilding a life amid Syria's ruins
In the wreckage of Ghouta, a man goes about restoring his home - and his future
03 Jan 2026,23 mins
Iranian women's marathon struggle
Defiance of Iran's mandatory hijab rules spreads in public spaces and at sporting events
27 Dec 2025,23 mins
Ukraine's defiance in Pokrovsk
At Ukrainian bases and arms factories in the east, self-reliance is the new watchword
20 Dec 2025,23 mins
Syria's first year without Assad
Flags and fireworks at the celebrations couldn't conceal the challenges ahead
13 Dec 2025,23 mins
Trump, Honduras and a presidential pardon
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted and jailed for drug trafficking and then set free
06 Dec 2025,23 mins
Nigeria's epidemic of school kidnappings
Armed jihadist groups and criminal gangs have abducted hundreds of children for ransom
29 Nov 2025,23 mins
The story of Abdelrahman and the oud
How a boy from Gaza was treated in a hospital in Jordan - and on his way back home
22 Nov 2025,23 mins
The shadow of Islamic State in Syria
In the Kurdish-run camps for IS fighters' families, the group's ideology is still alive
15 Nov 2025,23 mins
Jamaica counts the cost of Hurricane Melissa
The worst storm in the island's modern history has torn through its western farmlands
08 Nov 2025,23 mins