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

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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
Argentina's Milei wins big
How the chainsaw-wielding 'anarcho-capitalist' cut through in midterm elections
01 Nov 2025,23 mins
Sudan: growing up in a civil war
Across Khartoum, signs of the childhoods blighted by the conflict
25 Oct 2025,23 mins
Trump's Middle East victory lap
The "diplomatic tornado" of a whirlwind trip of the region on Air Force One
18 Oct 2025,23 mins
Ukraine's death messenger
What is it like to break the worst possible news to soldiers' families - time after time?
11 Oct 2025,23 mins
Dubai's hidden sex trade
The dangers beneath the glamour of a glittering city
04 Oct 2025,23 mins
The iron gates of Bethlehem
Palestinian lives in the occupied West Bank
27 Sep 2025,23 mins
Europe's migrant challenge
Ten years after Merkel's welcome: how Europe went from "We can do this" to "Keep Out"
20 Sep 2025,23 mins
Israel's ultimatum over Gaza City
A shattered landscape awaits Palestinians leaving areas targeted for military action
13 Sep 2025,23 mins
China's vision of a new world order
Xi Jinping called China ‘unstoppable’ as he walked with Russia and North Korea's leaders
06 Sep 2025,23 mins
Ukraine and the battle for the Donbas
Reports from the frontline in Ukraine and Alligator Alcatraz in the US.
30 Aug 2025,23 mins
Putin, Trump and the art of no deal (yet)
How was the Alaskan summit perceived in Russia? Is a peace deal any closer?
23 Aug 2025,23 mins
Afghanstan's hidden lives
We hear the story of two Afghan women who have seen their dreams crushed.
16 Aug 2025,23 mins
Ukraine's summer camp for children of the missing
The summer camp helping children whose parents have gone missing during the war
09 Aug 2025,23 mins
Gaza: a turning point?
Jeremy Bowen reflects on the prospects for Palestinian statehood in the light of history.
02 Aug 2025,23 mins
Syria's sectarian faultlines
Sectarian violence erupts again, despite the president's promise to protect minorities
26 Jul 2025,23 mins
Ukraine's war games
Kill Russian soldiers, win points:how the Ukrainian army's reward scheme is gamifying war
19 Jul 2025,23 mins
Kenya's Gen Z protests
Youth led protests erupt again in Kenya over lack of oppounites and poor governance.
12 Jul 2025,23 mins
Israel's anti-war activists
Israeli protesters highlight the plight of Palestinians in Gaza and demand an end to war
05 Jul 2025,23 mins
Iranians anxious over what comes next
Many Iranians fled to Turkey after Israel's attacks but are unsure about returning.
28 Jun 2025,23 mins
Israel strikes Iran's nuclear sites
Voices from Iran reveal a country - and a regime - under pressure amid Israel's attacks
21 Jun 2025,23 mins
LA Protests and Trump's immigration crackdown
The President's decision to send in troops has raised the stakes in the deportation row
14 Jun 2025,23 mins
Ukraine's 'Operation Spider's Web'
Kyiv strikes at Moscow's air force - but Russian retaliations soon follow
07 Jun 2025,23 mins
Forced to work in Myanmar scam centres
Fake job ads lure applicants from Asia and Africa into cybercrime compounds
31 May 2025,23 mins
Turkey's chance for peace
A 40 year insurgency comes to an end, as the PKK announces it will disarm and disband.
24 May 2025,23 mins
Evacuating Gaza's sick children
Fergal Keane travels with two young cancer patients as they head to Jordan for treatment.
17 May 2025,23 mins
Fear and mistrust in the new Syria
As Syria tries to rebuild after the fall of Assad, sectarian violence fuels division.
10 May 2025,23 mins
Protests in Israel and Gaza
As some Israelis stand against the war, some Gazans voice rejection of Hamas
03 May 2025,23 mins
Pope Francis's Latin American legacy
The late Pope brought a message of enduring faith to Mexico's embattled priests
26 Apr 2025,23 mins
Ukraine: more vulnerable than ever
Scenes from a Russian missile attack on Sumy as Kyiv's support from the US runs low
19 Apr 2025,23 mins