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Europe’s furious farmers and the far right
Why leaders in Paris, Berlin, Brussels and beyond fear protesting farmers
08 Feb 2024,24 mins
''People will keep dying": The spread of fentanyl across the US Mexico border
The Mexican border town battling fentanyl with scarce antidotes and mounting deaths
07 Feb 2024,22 mins
Rare earths: the minerals that could save the world?
The new geopolitical battleground over seventeen critical elements
06 Feb 2024,24 mins
Our memories, their data - the Facebook story 20 years on
How has the social network shaped our lives and our future?
05 Feb 2024,27 mins
I survived the Las Vegas shooting, then was convinced it was staged
BBC disinformation correspondent asks whether any of us are safe from conspiracy theories
02 Feb 2024,26 mins
BYD: The Chinese carmaker challenging Tesla’s dominance
Elon Musk says Chinese electric vehicles could ‘demolish’ competition
01 Feb 2024,24 mins
Families of Israeli Hostages: “Whatever it takes to get them back”
The politics of growing anger from desperate relatives
31 Jan 2024,25 mins
What’s the plan, Iran?
Tehran’s Middle East strategy after a lethal attack on US troops
30 Jan 2024,23 mins
Should Germany ban the popular far-right AfD party?
There is a debate over whether to ban the country's second most popular political party
29 Jan 2024,25 mins
Black market baby trafficking in Georgia
Thousands of children were stolen from their parents at birth and sold
26 Jan 2024,23 mins
‘Send back our husbands’ – Russian women taking the fight to Putin
BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg talks to Katya about the military wives he's spoken to
25 Jan 2024,23 mins
Meet Trump’s new inner circle
How Donald Trump's team has changed from his 2016 presidential campaign to the 2024 bid
24 Jan 2024,26 mins
American assassins operating in Yemen
The inside story of a wave of killings led by former US Special Forces
23 Jan 2024,28 mins
A temple at the heart of Modi's India re-election bid
The politics of prayer at a divine but divisive site that’s shaped modern India
22 Jan 2024,26 mins
“I won’t let my children suffer again” – BBC Gaza correspondent
How Rushdi Abualouf reported the Gaza conflict while getting his family to safety
19 Jan 2024,28 mins
Why book bans are spreading across the United States
Parents divided as books removed from schools
18 Jan 2024,24 mins,
Feuding, arrests, protests: Poland’s gripping political drama
The power struggle on Ukraine's border
17 Jan 2024,22 mins
Ecuador: From peaceful haven to gangster's paradise
Ecuador’s president has vowed to take back control from violent drugs gangs
16 Jan 2024,26 mins
What do Mumbai’s super-rich tell us about India’s economy?
Along Mumbai’s ‘streets of gold’ incredible wealth and extreme poverty live side by side
15 Jan 2024,28 mins
Why are the US and UK attacking the Houthis in Yemen?
Who are the Houthis targeting Red Sea ships?
12 Jan 2024,23 mins
New King in Denmark: How European royals are future proofing their monarchies
Who are Europe’s next generation of royals and are they relevant?
12 Jan 2024,24 mins
What to know about ketamine after Matthew Perry’s death
Some people are using this psychedelic to treat depression, but what are the dangers?
11 Jan 2024,23 mins
Islamic State group – spent force or present threat?
Attacks by the jihadist extremist group fell sharply in 2023
10 Jan 2024,25 mins
Culture wars spawned in Covid lockdowns, with Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson on the origins of some of today’s most divisive issues
09 Jan 2024,24 mins
Inside TB Joshua's church of horrors - a two year BBC investigation
Allegations of rape and assault by TB Joshua, uncovered by BBC Africa Eye
08 Jan 2024,29 mins
Taiwan elections: Could it ignite a war with China?
A vote that could increase military pressure from Beijing
05 Jan 2024,25 mins
What happened to Kamala Harris?
How a once-promising politician became one of the least popular US vice-presidents
03 Jan 2024,26 mins
Who are the Houthi rebels and why are they attacking Red Sea ships?
What the Houthi attacks mean for one of the world’s most important shipping routes
03 Jan 2024,19 mins
How artificial intelligence could upend 2024’s many elections
Deepfakes, distrust and democracy
02 Jan 2024,26 mins
Loneliness epidemic unmasked: a global health challenge
Exploring the widespread impact, solutions and pathways to connection
29 Dec 2023,25 mins,