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Trump’s ‘CEO of everything’
Who is Larry Ellison, and what is his hold on America’s AI, attention and legacy media?
08 Oct 2025,26 mins
One man's quest to get his brothers released from Gaza
Liran Berman recounts the two years since his brothers were taken hostage by Hamas.
07 Oct 2025,26 mins
Is Trump on the brink of achieving peace in Gaza?
Hamas accepts a deal in a diplomatic breakthrough that could end the war in Gaza.
06 Oct 2025,26 mins
How a festival in Saudi Arabia rocked the American comedy world
Can Saudi Arabia transform its reputation - by hosting superstar comedians?
03 Oct 2025,26 mins
Why did Trump bring Tony Blair into the Gaza peace process?
President Trump trusts Tony Blair, but he’s a divisive figure in the Middle East.
02 Oct 2025,26 mins
The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president
Syria will soon hold its first elections since Assad fell. Will they be democratic?
01 Oct 2025,28 mins
Are conspiracy theories America’s biggest export?
One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies
30 Sep 2025,26 mins
Why Netanyahu gets what he wants from the US
The Israeli prime minister meets President Trump in the White House on Monday.
29 Sep 2025,26 mins
The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation
How a British doctor created the vaccine myth behind Trump's autism announcement.
26 Sep 2025,26 mins
Why is Trump suddenly saying Ukraine can win the war?
What has happened to convince Donald Trump that Kyiv can, “win all of Ukraine back”?
25 Sep 2025,26 mins
Trump asks: What’s the purpose of the UN?
President Trump called the future of diplomacy into question at the UN General Assembly
24 Sep 2025,26 mins
Can Apple cut ties with China?
How Apple became reliant on China and its struggle to bring manufacturing back to the US.
23 Sep 2025,26 mins
Britain, Canada and others are recognising a Palestinian state. Why now?
Some of Israel’s staunchest allies have decided to recognise a Palestinian state
22 Sep 2025,26 mins
Putin’s new Eurovision
Why is Vladimir Putin relaunching Intervision, the Soviet era version of Eurovision?
19 Sep 2025,26 mins
Why Trumpworld is obsessed with free speech in Britain
US Republicans are obsessed with criticizing UK's free speech amidst a crackdown at home
18 Sep 2025,26 mins
Israel accused of genocide as Gaza City offensive begins
What’s the evidence in the UN commission’s genocide report, and could it change anything?
17 Sep 2025,26 mins
The dark memes behind Charlie Kirk’s murder
Could memes found on bullets point to a possible motive behind Charlie Kirk's murder?
16 Sep 2025,24 mins
Why France might soon have a far-right government
How Marine Le Pen rehabilitated her party’s image
15 Sep 2025,26 mins
The Charlie Kirk blueprint
How Kirk tried to make conservative ideas cool, and then export them around the world.
12 Sep 2025,26 mins
Russia and Israel put Steve Witkoff's diplomacy to the test
Trump’s envoy for everything has no diplomatic experience. Is it a problem or a strength?
11 Sep 2025,26 mins
Trump blindsided as Israel strikes Qatar
How Israel’s bombing of Qatar has shaken the Gaza peace process
10 Sep 2025,26 mins
Why is the US government deporting people building factories?
The ICE raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia exposes conflicts between Trump’s priorities
09 Sep 2025,26 mins
Brazil’s Jan 6: the ‘Trump of the Tropics’ on trial
How Trump tried to influence the trial of Jair Bolsonaro, who might go to prison for life
08 Sep 2025,26 mins
Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust
An exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security
05 Sep 2025,26 mins
Xi’s axis of frenemies
Is China's president redrawing the global power balance or just keeping his rivals close?
04 Sep 2025,26 mins
Riviera or statehood: the future of Gaza
Two opposing visions for a post-war Gaza, with BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen
03 Sep 2025,27 mins
Where the world and America meet
This is the new Global Story. We're back with a new team, new stories and a new mission
02 Sep 2025,2 mins
The Republican crusade against public media
The Trump administration wants to defund both NPR and PBS
28 Mar 2025,26 mins
Pronatalism: Make America procreate again?
Malcolm and Simone Collins hope to have 10 children to help avoid "demographic collapse"
27 Mar 2025,29 mins
The Great Wealth Transfer: Will it divide millennials?
Big inheritances to younger generations could reshape economies, housing and society
26 Mar 2025,23 mins