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World Service,44 episodes

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SpaceX debuts on stock exchange
SpaceX shares have begun trading on the US stock exchange
12 Jun 2026,49 mins
Celebrated British artist David Hockney dies
One of the world's best known contemporary artists, David Hockney, has died
12 Jun 2026,49 mins
Fifa 2026 World Cup begins
Mexico take on South Africa in the first game of the tournament
11 Jun 2026,49 mins
Fifa World Cup 2026 begins
Mexico take on South Africa in the first game of the tournament
11 Jun 2026,49 mins
Belfast unrest after knife attack
The family of the victim in the knife attack in Belfast say "unrest is not welcome"
10 Jun 2026,49 mins
Rebels losing ground in Myanmar
We hear undercover reporting from our correspondent on the civil war in Myanmar
10 Jun 2026,49 mins
Nasa names Artemis III crew in next step to Moon landing
Nasa is working towards landing humans on the Moon during the Artemis IV mission in 2028
09 Jun 2026,49 mins
Humanitarian situation in Gaza 'catastrophic'
Twenty countries have released a statement calling on Israel to allow more aid into Gaza
09 Jun 2026,49 mins
Israel holding off attacks on Iran 'for now'
Iran and Israel have both said they're halting the first direct hostilities
08 Jun 2026,49 mins
Iran's military says it's stopping strikes on Israel
Donald Trump has told Iran and Israel to stop "shooting"
08 Jun 2026,49 mins
Putin talks up Russia's economy
Putin has dismissed Western criticism that Russia's economy has stalled
05 Jun 2026,49 mins
Protests against illegal migrants in South Africa
Some countries like Ghana have been evacuating their citizens from the country
05 Jun 2026,49 mins
Can World Cup hosts put differences aside for a month?
The 2026 Fifa World Cup is hosted across Canada, Mexico and the United States
04 Jun 2026,49 mins
Mexico's World Cup security challenge
Mexico is set to host 13 matches during the tournament
04 Jun 2026,49 mins
Aid workers on Ebola frontline in DRC
We speak to aid workers on how they are coping on the ground
03 Jun 2026,49 mins
Protests in UK over handling of stabbing case
Henry Nowak was stabbed and then arrested and handcuffed as he lay dying on the ground
03 Jun 2026,49 mins
UN warns of strongest El Niño in decades
Scientists fear it could reshape global weather
02 Jun 2026,49 mins
Russian attacks kill 18 people across Ukraine
It is one of Russia's largest attacks on Ukraine in recent months
02 Jun 2026,49 mins
Lebanese civilians flee parts of the capital Beirut
Benjamin Netanyahu ordered renewed air strikes on Hezbollah targets
01 Jun 2026,49 mins
Iran and US launch further attacks against each other
We have the latest on the situation in the Middle East
01 Jun 2026,49 mins
President Trump meeting to make final decision on deal with Iran
President Trump says he is meeting to decide on a deal with Iran
29 May 2026,49 mins
Nato criticises Russia after drone hits Romanian apartments
Two people were injured in the strike, which took place close to the Ukrainian border
29 May 2026,49 mins
Israel strikes Beirut and southern Lebanon
Our correspondent reports from the border town of Shomera in northern Israel
28 May 2026,49 mins
Sinner out of French Open in brutal heat
The impact of heat on athletes and sports performance as the heatwave continues
28 May 2026,49 mins
Uganda closes border with DRC to stop spread of Ebola
We have the latest from our correspondent in Kinshasa
27 May 2026,49 mins
Israel says strikes on Hezbollah targets in South Lebanon imminent
Israel has intensified bombing in Lebanon
27 May 2026,49 mins
Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire
The US has carried out new attacked on Iran, saying they are "self-defence strikes"
26 May 2026,49 mins
Ebola needs 'swift response' to prevent catastrophe
The director-general of the WHO is due to arrive in DR Congo today
26 May 2026,49 mins
Girls' education ban leaves few options for Afghan women
Education is banned for girls over the age of 12 and women in Afghanistan
25 May 2026,49 mins
WHO says Ebola responders are 'playing catch-up'
The WHO chief says the Ebola epidemic in DRC is "extremely serious an difficult"
25 May 2026,49 mins