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West Bank: A BBC investigation into alleged war crimes
Why were two Palestinian boys shot by the Israeli military?
03 May 2024,28 mins
Russia’s frozen assets: Will they fund Ukrainian weapons?
Kyiv’s western allies are contemplating the seizure of up to $300bn
02 May 2024,25 mins
US suicides: Why are so many young people dying?
A record number of Americans are taking their own lives
01 May 2024,24 mins,
Preparing for war: Is Europe getting ready?
Conscription and military spending are back on the agenda
30 Apr 2024,24 mins
Bidenomics: How the economy may sway the US election
The president has fired “a bazooka” of money into the economy. Will voters reward him?
29 Apr 2024,26 mins
Paris Olympics 2024: The make or break year for the Games?
What Parisians think about the event and the legacy it could leave
26 Apr 2024,24 mins
US homelessness: Is sleeping in public a crime?
The Supreme Court could allow cities to effectively ban being homeless
25 Apr 2024,26 mins
Ebola virus: Are mass outbreaks history?
Progress in the fight against a terrifying and deadly disease
24 Apr 2024,25 mins
Pope Francis: How 'woke' is he?
A new Vatican document is challenging the Catholic leader’s progressive image
23 Apr 2024,24 mins
Israel-Iran: A sigh of relief in the Middle East?
This round of the regions most dangerous rivalry appears to be over, for now
22 Apr 2024,24 mins
Feeding Gaza: Why isn't more aid getting in?
The danger and difficulty of trying to prevent a famine
19 Apr 2024,23 mins
Climate justice: We sued our government, and won!
The elderly Swiss women behind a landmark ruling
18 Apr 2024,24 mins
Sydney mall attack: How a social media frenzy unfolded
A stabbing rampage in Australia fuelled by hate and false accusations
17 Apr 2024,24 mins
India election: How to organise the biggest vote in history
Nearly one billion people will go to the polls
16 Apr 2024,24 mins
Iran-Israel attack: A turning point for the Middle East?
All eyes on Israel's response to Iran drone and missile attacks
15 Apr 2024,25 mins
What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls?
Ten years after #bringbackourgirls, more than 90 still haven't returned home
12 Apr 2024,26 mins
Behind Baltimore’s dangerous bridge recovery
The practical and political risks of the giant clean-up
11 Apr 2024,26 mins
Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires
The antitrust cases against Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta
10 Apr 2024,26 mins
Ukraine's fight for justice in Bucha
Remembering the atrocities of Russian occupation two years later
09 Apr 2024,26 mins
My return to Rwanda: 30 years after fleeing the genocide
The BBC's Vic Uwonkunda confronts the past and explores forgiveness in her homeland
08 Apr 2024,29 mins,
How the BBC covers the Israel-Gaza war
Exclusive insights from our Middle East bureau chief
05 Apr 2024,27 mins
Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal
How a BBC documentary rocked Japan’s music industry
04 Apr 2024,26 mins,
Inside Iran’s secret rave scene
Female DJs spin the soundtrack of resistance
03 Apr 2024,27 mins
Is China's biggest threat its own ageing population?
How Beijing could avoid its ticking demographic time bomb
02 Apr 2024,26 mins
Will AI take your job...or help you keep it?
Generative AI could make some jobs redundant, but create others we can't even imagine yet
01 Apr 2024,26 mins
Evan Gershkovich: A year since my friend was jailed in Russia
What would it take to release the US journalist held on spying charges
29 Mar 2024,24 mins
Hidden reality of frontline combat through the eyes of Ukraine's soldiers
Bodycams captured the raw reality of war for a ground breaking new BBC documentary
28 Mar 2024,26 mins
Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud
What the Crypto King's fall from grace means for the future of cryptocurrency
27 Mar 2024,26 mins
Curse of the world's fastest growing economy
Is Guyana's oil a windfall or a downfall?
26 Mar 2024,26 mins
Two stories: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party
Ahead of our planned episode on Miami, a moment to put the Moscow attacks in context
25 Mar 2024,26 mins