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Special episode: Hezbollah pager blasts explained
Devices used by the armed group were targeted across Lebanon
18 Sep 2024,19 mins
US election: Do celebrity endorsements work?
Can Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Elon Musk swing the vote for Harris or Trump?
18 Sep 2024,25 mins
Life as a woman under Taliban rule
How are Afghanistan’s women and girls coping with harsh new restrictions?
17 Sep 2024,24 mins
Ireland’s growing far right
Violent unrest is forcing the country to reckon with high levels of immigration
16 Sep 2024,26 mins
Path to the Presidency: Debate fallout
Did the Harris-Trump debate actually change voters' minds?
14 Sep 2024,25 mins
The Russians snitching on each other for anti-war views
A wave of denunciations was sparked after the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine
13 Sep 2024,26 mins
Why Indian midwives killed baby girls
Inside a 30-year mission to expose infanticide
12 Sep 2024,23 mins
Harris and Trump clash in fiery first debate
The presidential candidates traded claims on the economy, abortion and immigration
11 Sep 2024,24 mins
Brazil goes to war with Elon Musk
Why the country has banned X formerly known as Twitter
10 Sep 2024,25 mins
Money, money, money…and the US election
Democrats and Republicans are donating billions to back candidates in November’s election
09 Sep 2024,24 mins
Will Netanyahu change course?
Pressure grows on the PM after protests erupted when six hostages were killed in Gaza
06 Sep 2024,26 mins
Investigating illegal settlements in the West Bank
BBC analysis identified almost 200 Israeli outposts
05 Sep 2024,21 mins
Viktor Orban: The man Trump calls 'a great leader'
Hungary’s PM has become a hero to many US conservatives
04 Sep 2024,26 mins
Why is China giving satellite TV to 10,000 African villages?
How Beijing is expanding its influence in Africa
03 Sep 2024,25 mins
Stranded in space: Another crisis for Boeing
Two astronauts are stuck after their Starliner spacecraft suffered technical problems.
02 Sep 2024,26 mins
Telegram’s nightmare week
Its CEO, Pavel Durov, is under investigation over criminal activity on the messaging app
30 Aug 2024,26 mins
War in Ukraine: Jailed for helping Russia
Almost 2,000 Ukrainians have been convicted of collaborating with Moscow
29 Aug 2024,26 mins
Israel-Hezbollah: Averting war? Or closer to it?
Israel and Hezbollah say they don't want war - but they are both ready for it
27 Aug 2024,24 mins
Why are US parents moving kids out of public schools?
How politics and culture wars are shaping education choices in Arizona
26 Aug 2024,26 mins
Kamala Harris delivers biggest speech of her career
The current VP officially accepts the Democratic nomination for President
23 Aug 2024,25 mins
Moscow ‘tightens the screws’ on critics abroad
Freed from prison, Russians opposing the Kremlin overseas face threats and intimidation
22 Aug 2024,26 mins
Mohammed bin Salman: The unstoppable prince?
The Saudi Crown Prince has amassed unrivalled power. What’s his next move?
21 Aug 2024,28 mins
Biden passes the torch at the Democratic Convention
The president vows to be "the best volunteer" for Kamala Harris's campaign
20 Aug 2024,26 mins
Mpox: How dangerous is it?
It has been declared a global health emergency twice in two years
19 Aug 2024,23 mins
US election: Is Silicon Valley shifting towards Trump?
Major tech titans like Elon Musk are openly backing Republicans for the first time
16 Aug 2024,26 mins
Is Twitch too big to fail?
Amazon's live-streaming giant is struggling to make profit
15 Aug 2024,26 mins
Ukraine's surprise attack on Russian soil
Could this offensive sway the dynamics of the war in Kyiv’s favour?
14 Aug 2024,25 mins
US election: Is Kamala cutting through?
What the polls say after a dramatic change to the Democratic ticket
13 Aug 2024,25 mins
Jakarta is sinking. Will building a new capital save it?
Indonesia aims to create a high-tech forest city called Nusantara
12 Aug 2024,25 mins
Paris 2024: Breaking makes its Olympic debut
How a street dance made it to the Games
09 Aug 2024,23 mins