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How did one fire paralyse Europe's busiest airport?
London Heathrow cancelled all flights after a local power outage
25 Mar 2025,20 mins
Noise: The not-so-silent killer?
How sounds could be damaging your health
24 Mar 2025,27 mins
Turkey: Erdogan's political deja vu
The detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has echoes of the Turkish president's past
21 Mar 2025,26 mins
Are we really getting enough sleep?
How harmful is bad sleep to our health? And what can we do about it?
20 Mar 2025,26 mins
Why has Israel gone back to war?
Benjamin Netanyahu says “combat in full force” has resumed against Hamas
19 Mar 2025,26 mins
Putin: War or peace?
The Russian leader mulls Trump's Ukraine ceasefire proposal
18 Mar 2025,26 mins
Maradona and the trial transfixing Argentina
The Argentinian footballer was widely regarded as one of the best in the world
17 Mar 2025,26 mins
Can tariffs convince Mexico to stem the flow of fentanyl?
Over the past decade fentanyl has caused tens of thousands of deaths in the United States
14 Mar 2025,28 mins
Mohammed bin Salman: From pariah to peacemaker
How did Saudi Arabia come to host leaders from US, Russia and Ukraine for peace talks?
13 Mar 2025,26 mins
A reckoning for Duterte
The ex-Philippines president is arrested by the International Criminal Court
12 Mar 2025,26 mins
Can Syria ever be united?
Recent violence has exposed enduring divisions
11 Mar 2025,26 mins
Will Donald Trump take over Greenland?
The US President tells Denmark that it will get the territory 'one way or the other'
10 Mar 2025,26 mins
How North Korean hackers launched history's biggest heist
Almost $1.5bn was stolen from crypto trading platform Bybit
07 Mar 2025,23 mins
Xi Jinping takes the trade war to Iowa
China's retaliatory tariffs on agricultural exports could hit Trump's rural heartlands
06 Mar 2025,22 mins
Have RFK Jr.'s vaccine views gone mainstream?
Robert Kennedy now heads the US health ministry and doubts about vaccines are rising
05 Mar 2025,26 mins
Is Trump taking Putin's side?
As ties with Europe continue to strain, President Trump's approach to Moscow is warming
04 Mar 2025,25 mins
Zelensky's diplomatic rollercoaster
From the explosive Trump meeting to a new deal with Europe
03 Mar 2025,27 mins
The scandal sinking an Oscars campaign
Offensive posts by Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón have caused controversy
28 Feb 2025,24 mins
Inside Ukraine as Trump targets minerals
Three years into war, where do Ukrainians stand?
27 Feb 2025,26 mins
Why are more younger adults getting cancer?
Cases of breast, colorectal and other cancers are surging in the under 50s
26 Feb 2025,25 mins
China’s approach to Trump 2.0
The challenges and opportunities facing Beijing
25 Feb 2025,24 mins
Inside Russia: Putin’s war, three years on
What have Russians won and lost during the conflict in Ukraine?
24 Feb 2025,24 mins
Bolsonaro: Is it all over for the 'Trump of the Tropics'?
The former Brazilian president may struggle to stage a comeback
21 Feb 2025,26 mins
From welcome to wary: Europe's divide on migration
A decade of migration through the eyes of one German city
20 Feb 2025,24 mins
Is Rwanda backing rebels in the DRC?
M23 fighters have made rapid advances in recent months
19 Feb 2025,25 mins
How can Europe defend itself without the United States?
President Trump’s threat to stop funding European defence could have lasting consequences
18 Feb 2025,24 mins
Has one phone call sealed Ukraine's fate?
US President Donald Trump says Russia has agreed to negotiate peace talks
14 Feb 2025,26 mins
Antibiotics: A casualty of war?
How global conflicts are making medicine less effective
13 Feb 2025,26 mins
El Salvador: Defeating the drug gangs, but at what cost?
President Bukele has offered to house US criminals in El Salvador's mega-jail
12 Feb 2025,26 mins
Are the US and Canada still friends?
Will Canadians sour on this special relationship amid Trump’s tariff threats?
11 Feb 2025,26 mins