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Opening the archives: A cellist, a playwright and a king
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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What are Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump up to in Albania?
The 'Flamingo Revolution' sweeping the country in Southern Europe.
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Lebanon's Abandoned Lives
People describe what life is like in Lebanon, a country repeatedly hit by war
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Diving with the ‘Seahorse Whisperer’ of LA
After heartbreak, Roger Hanson turned to diving and built an underwater seahorse city
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia
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World Cup poetry: Lines for the beautiful game
Ian McMillan pens a poem to mark the World Cup played across America, Mexico and Canada
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Trump says details of Iran deal to be released 'pretty soon'
Technical talks on Iran's nuclear programme are expected to begin this week
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President Trump joins world leaders at the Group of Seven
Trump said a preliminary deal to end the war against Iran had already been signed
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Iran and Ukraine to dominate G7
European leaders are expected to warn Trump to rethink his strategy on supporting Ukraine
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Snakebite solutions
From the rapid responders in Nepal to the scientists working on a universal antivenom.
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Follow the Money: who profits from the Iran war?
Defence stocks, energy profits, anonymous bets: who’s getting rich and where money goes
50 years since the Soweto Uprising
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked the Soweto Uprising in 1976
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Leila Slimani
Nikki speaks to the French-Moroccan author about her trilogy of novels
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Iran, the US and Israel: who really won?
Our chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, on the Iran deal.
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The real School of Rock: I made a hit album with my students
A rebel teacher in Canada’s Bible Belt formed a student band – and inspired the cult film
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The Life Scientific: Dean Lomax
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
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G7: UK expands Russia sanctions
Leaders meet in France with Iran and Ukraine high on agenda
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Why is consumer spending falling in China?
For the first time since the pandemic consumers spending stalls in China
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Trump says Iran will 'never have nuclear weapon'
The US president has been speaking at the G7 summit in France
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Trump insists Strait of Hormuz will open 'toll-free'
The US president has been speaking at the G7 summit in France.
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India’s cheap weight-loss drugs are going global
The patent for these drugs has expired in India so companies can produce cheaper versions
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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ChatGPT prompt generates disturbing images
The prompt that made ChatGPT generate disturbing images. What does this tell us about AI?
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President Trump lashes out at Israel
Trump has renewed his criticism of Israel’s actions in Lebanon
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SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become world's fifth most valuable firm
Space X makes huge gains on New York's tech-focused Nasdaq stock exchange
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