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The oil lobbyist who tried to sink the first big climate deal
The true story of the man once described as ‘the high priest of the carbon club'
19 Nov 2025,26 mins
The Saudi prince's long road to rehabilitation
Can MBS reclaim his place on the world stage after global outrage of Khashoggi’s killing?
18 Nov 2025,26 mins
Is the world entering a new age of nuclear testing?
President Trump says US nuclear tests will take place "pretty soon"
17 Nov 2025,27 mins
Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein Files, and the scandal that won’t go away
Does Epstein’s long-time associate have the answers the public wants?
14 Nov 2025,30 mins
The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia.
13 Nov 2025,27 mins
Why is Trump threatening to sue the BBC?
Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion.
12 Nov 2025,26 mins
Is social media dead?
Is social media dead? Or is it just becoming something else?
11 Nov 2025,26 mins
Why Trump is threatening to go 'guns a-blazing' into Nigeria
How true are the claims that there is a persecution of Christians in Nigeria?
10 Nov 2025,26 mins
Viktor Orban’s dilemma: Trump’s favour or Russian oil
Will Trump choose to keep an old friend close, or put pressure on Putin?
07 Nov 2025,26 mins
A tale of two cities: London’s lesson for New York’s first Muslim mayor
London mayor Sadiq Khan gives advice to the mayor-elect of New York City Zohran Mamdani
06 Nov 2025,26 mins
What’s behind Trump’s rift with Colombia?
Colombia has been a US partner in the war on drugs. That relationship is under strain.
05 Nov 2025,27 mins
The Supreme Court battle over Trump’s tariffs
Trump faces a Supreme Court challenge over the legality of his tariffs policy
04 Nov 2025,26 mins
What if Russia wins?
One professor’s imagined scenario has become an international bestseller.
03 Nov 2025,26 mins
When the two most powerful men in the world met
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held their first meeting in six years to talk tariffs
31 Oct 2025,26 mins
How a Venezuelan prison gang became the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown
Trump calls Tren de Aragua “narco-terrorists”. His critics say he’s created a bogeyman.
30 Oct 2025,26 mins
Why the US-Canada relationship is on shaky ground
How a TV ad from an Ontario politician reignited Trump’s trade war against Canada
29 Oct 2025,26 mins
Why is the French president suing Candace Owens?
Owens is accused of spreading a conspiracy theory that Brigitte Macron was born a man
28 Oct 2025,29 mins
If China attacked Taiwan, what would Trump do?
Trump is in Asia this week to strike deals, but one question overshadows the trip.
27 Oct 2025,26 mins
How Giorgia Meloni became Trump's best friend in Europe
A populist whose party has roots in Italian fascism, Italy's leader is trusted by Trump.
24 Oct 2025,26 mins
The cost of USAID cuts to women in Afghanistan
Over 400 health clinics have shut. The impact on pregnant women has been devastating.
23 Oct 2025,26 mins
Jeffrey Epstein and the downfall of Prince Andrew
Journalist Emily Maitlis on Prince Andrew's disastrous 2019 interview with the BBC
22 Oct 2025,26 mins
The Louvre daytime heist that shocked the world
How thieves stole France’s crown jewels and what they could do with them
21 Oct 2025,26 mins
Is the AI boom actually a bubble?
Is AI a bubble or a transformative technology that's simply taking time to deliver?
20 Oct 2025,26 mins
Why has Trump authorised CIA action in Venezuela?
Following recent boat strikes, Trump says he is considering strikes on Venezuelan soil
17 Oct 2025,26 mins
A Gazan journalist’s diary
A month in the life of Ghada Al-Kurd, a freelance journalist from Gaza City
16 Oct 2025,26 mins
Is the US-China trade war back on?
How the US and China got locked in a trade war and what it means for the things you buy
15 Oct 2025,26 mins
Trump is bailing out Argentina. What happened to ‘America first’?
Trump is offering his friend Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, a $20 billion lifeline.
14 Oct 2025,27 mins
Why Hamas agreed to a ceasefire – but isn’t disarming yet
Donald Trump is in Israel after securing what he says is the start of lasting peace.
13 Oct 2025,26 mins
Will the Gaza ceasefire hold?
Israel and Hamas have approved Trump’s plan for a Gaza ceasefire – but will it last?
10 Oct 2025,26 mins
Australia’s mushroom killer trial
The trial has captivated true crime fans around the world. And it isn’t over yet
09 Oct 2025,26 mins