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Is Europe’s migration plan ‘bankrolling dictators’ in North Africa?
MEPs accuse the EU of supporting authoritarian leaders after deals with Tunisia and Egypt
22 Mar 2024,23 mins
America’s love-hate relationship with Tik Tok
How China could use social media to undermine the US election
21 Mar 2024,24 mins
Rare access inside Sudan's forgotten war
Up close reporting of a conflict that is destroying millions of lives
20 Mar 2024,26 mins,
Kate Middleton: A palace PR crisis
Why the Princess of Wales is at the centre of a media storm
19 Mar 2024,25 mins
Life inside Korea's Demilitarised Zone
The South Korean village of Taesung is a symbol of peace but it's under threat
18 Mar 2024,22 mins
Russian elections through the eyes of the Putin-controlled media
What would you hear - and what might you believe - following the elections inside Russia
15 Mar 2024,27 mins
What keeps China’s president up at night?
The signs Xi Jinping’s woes are growing
14 Mar 2024,26 mins
Haiti: The country governed by gangs
Prime minister Ariel Henry resigns as law and order collapses
13 Mar 2024,24 mins
Panama Canal: It's running dry and it's going to cost us
A drought at the famous waterway could push up the price of everyday goods
12 Mar 2024,24 mins
Will politics steal the show at the Eurovision Song Contest?
The world's largest music competition is facing backlash over Israel's entry
11 Mar 2024,23 mins
How to win an Oscar
The campaigning behind the Academy Awards
08 Mar 2024,24 mins
Could just 100,000 people decide the US election?
How big money is chasing a tiny number of voters
07 Mar 2024,26 mins
Have we finally solved the mystery of flight MH370?
The plane vanished 10 years ago. But new evidence brings new hope
06 Mar 2024,23 mins
Why young people are having less sex
The truth about the sex lives of Gen Z
05 Mar 2024,21 mins
How Man City’s business model is transforming football
City Football Group’s global empire is setting a trend of buying multiple clubs
04 Mar 2024,25 mins
Trump’s trouble with abortion
His tricky campaign balancing act
01 Mar 2024,23 mins
Why everyone wants to get back to the Moon
The new space race has begun - who's winning?
29 Feb 2024,24 mins
Rafah: caught in the crossfire (again)
The city the world is watching
28 Feb 2024,25 mins
Are you ever too old to have a baby?
Women are having children later in life and global fertility is in decline
27 Feb 2024,24 mins
Child soldiers & blood feuds: Sweden's growing gang wars
The violent wave of crime shaking the Nordic country
26 Feb 2024,23 mins
Bengal famine: The WWII tragedy the world forgot
Three million people died in this disaster but it is rarely remembered
23 Feb 2024,23 mins
Ukraine frontline: ordinary lives in extraordinary times
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its third year
22 Feb 2024,26 mins
Is #MeToo finally exploding in French cinema?
High-profile allegations are reigniting media debate in France
21 Feb 2024,24 mins,
'Category 6': the growing fury of hurricanes
Scientists clash on how to classify record tropical cyclones
20 Feb 2024,22 mins
How Denmark became a super producer of viral 'skinny jabs'
Weight-loss drugs Ozempic & Wegovy reaping windfall profits for Danish manufacturer
19 Feb 2024,22 mins
Alexei Navalny: The death of Putin’s biggest critic
What the reported death of the jailed opposition leader means for Russia
16 Feb 2024,25 mins
Andrew Tate effect: Is misogyny on the rise?
A generation of young men are being targeted by sexist influencers
16 Feb 2024,26 mins
Does Argentina have the patience for Milei’s shock therapy?
After two months in power, President Milei’s economic experiment is being put to the test
15 Feb 2024,26 mins
Ethiopia on the brink: Fears of a famine return and why you should pay attention
After years of hope and promise, warnings of famine in the cradle of humanity
14 Feb 2024,25 mins
Tucker Carlson: What next for America’s right-wing showman?
Access to Putin and Trump puts him in a powerful position
13 Feb 2024,26 mins