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Jason Arday, DEI, and the dilemma facing black academics

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Is Kim Jong Un the real winner of the Iran war?

3

The West Bank settler siege

4

The challenger to Netanyahu, with New Yorker editor David Remnick

5

‘Spermageddon’: what’s going on with male fertility?

6

Is Iran really trying to kill Trump?

7

Is Trump trying to influence foreign elections?

8

China is a robot superpower – but are the people being left behind?

9

AI goes on a hacking spree

10

Is it OK to talk about Ariana Grande's body?

11

Will Hamas actually disarm?

12

Why some Westerners are moving to Russia

13

Who is to blame for the chaos on Spain’s border?

14

Iran school strike: Will the truth come out?

15

Is embryo selection allowing parents to ‘build-a-baby’?

16

Was Lindsey Graham the last US foreign policy hawk?

17

The US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal: could it all go wrong?

18

Is Cuba waging a ‘campaign of subversion’ against the US?

19

Who is really running Venezuela?

20

Trump v Carney round two

21

British CPAC: Can MAGA politics be exported to the UK?

22

Is the Iran war back on?

23

Is the International Criminal Court coming for Americans?

24

America's World Cup awakening

25

Rubio, Antifa and the global threat from the far-left

26

Jeffrey Epstein, Howard Lutnick, and the disgraced former prince

27

Are the tech billionaires taking over?

28

The air conditioning culture wars

29

Bonus: Soccer in the USA - from More than the Score

30

Is a long-term peace with Iran possible?

31

Citizen Vigilante and Elon Musk’s war on ‘woke’ films

32

Is Turkey’s Erdogan Nato’s greatest asset?

33

Trump, Fifa and the disappearing red card

34

Is the American century over? Your questions answered

35

Was ‘Made in China’ made in America?

36

Covert power: The CIA’s hidden history

37

Why is the US ending AIDS funding for South Africa?

38

Is the US falling out of love with Israel?

39

The kid-fluencers selling younger looking skin

40

Why aren’t more people quitting their jobs?

41

How to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon

42

Could Trump-backed ‘El Tigre’ become the next president of Colombia?

43

Hungary pays couples to have babies: Does it work?

44

Iran, the US and Israel: who really won?

45

What are Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump up to in Albania?

46

The World Cup referee barred from the United States

47

The world according to Marco Rubio

48

World Cup 2026: Your questions answered

49

The Trump-endorsed Brit running for California governor

50

North Korea goes even more nuclear

51

How the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could change the world

52

The battle to save James Bond from becoming slop

53

Why the UK banned Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur

54

The dark side of reality TV

55

How did prediction markets get so big?

56

From campus to the Vatican, is an AI backlash growing stronger?

57

World Cup 2026: The most political of all time?

58

Is Iran schooling Trump in the art of the deal?

59

Is the US losing the EV race?

60

Ebola: How worried should the world be?

61

Has the US set the stage for military intervention in Cuba?

62

Eurovision: A song contest in turmoil

63

President Xi’s purges

64

Operation Ajax: The CIA’s Iran coup

65

What do Iranians think of the war?

66

European leaders are defying Trump. At what cost?

67

Why is Russia shutting off the internet?

68

The US and Israel entered the Iran war together. Is Israel now being sidelined?

69

How Ukraine won a battle with robots alone

70

What are UFO hunters really searching for?

71

The Iran peace talks that didn’t happen

72

The global network hunting predators on the internet

73

How Pakistan became the peacemaker

74

While the world’s eyes were on Iran, what happened in Gaza?

75

The Chinese cyber-attack that could have stolen data from every American

76

Mythos: The AI model that’s ‘too powerful’ for public release

77

Trump v Pope

78

Is the Strait of Hormuz Iran’s trump card?

79

What was the point of Artemis II?

80

Recommending: The Sarkozy Affair

81

The gathering economic storm

82

Will his UK ban kill Kanye West's ‘comeback’?

83

Back from the brink: The Iran ceasefire

84

The medications that can trigger sex and gambling addictions

85

Why Hungary’s chaotic election matters to Trump

86

Why the Royal visit to the US is dividing Brits

87

I wargamed Iran for the Pentagon - here is how it could end

88

JD Vance’s Iran test

89

Has Trump pushed Cuba to the brink of collapse?

90

Is the Iran war helping Putin?

91

Recommending: 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II

92

Meta and YouTube lose in a landmark trial

93

The cities built on scamming us all

94

Are we heading for World War Three?

95

The Venezuela model for regime change

96

Trump's Iran options

97

Netanyahu is not dead. So why did the internet think he was?

98

The war in Lebanon, explained

99

Listener Q&A on Iran

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How does war affect a child’s brain?

101

Was the air strike on an Iranian school a war crime?

102

Jeremy Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising. The lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large

103

How the Oscars went international

104

Why is Donald Trump obsessed with the Chagos Islands?

105

Iran: Is diplomacy dead?

106

Are oil prices determining the course of the Iran war?

107

Spain stands up to Trump

108

Do Trump and Netanyahu have conflicting end goals on Iran?

109

Could Iran be the next ‘forever war’?

110

Iran under attack: The view from inside

111

Iran war: Chaos engulfs the Gulf

112

What next for Iran?

113

Mexico’s most wanted cartel boss is dead. Is it enough for Trump?

114

Is a peace deal with Putin possible?

115

Ukraine’s defiance, four years on

116

Inside Iran after the crackdown

117

The new race to the Moon

118

What the former prince Andrew’s arrest means for the Royal Family

119

What ‘looksmaxxing’ tells us about modern masculinity

120

The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia

121

Gisèle Pelicot on confronting shame and finding hope

122

Is social media having its Big Tobacco moment?

123

Epstein’s global network: What the files reveal

124

With Jimmy Lai in jail, have Trump and the West abandoned Hong Kong?

125

The ‘weight loss revolution’ changing the world

126

The origins of ICE

127

Live in Washington DC

128

Could the Epstein scandal topple the British Prime Minister?

129

Will Bad Bunny take on MAGA at the Super Bowl?

130

What could happen if the US strikes Iran?

131

How China beat the US on green energy

132

Is ISIS having a resurgence in Syria?

133

How Palantir became indispensable

134

How the Minnesota shooting set off a TikTok censorship debate

135

What next for Venezuelans?

136

The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs

137

Is Cuba next?

138

Trump’s first year back: for better and for worse

139

Will Trump’s Board of Peace actually stop wars?

140

Is Canada leading the global resistance against Trump?

141

Have the protests in Iran failed?

142

Greenland: Could the US regret alienating its Nato allies?

143

How Charlie Kirk inspired a new Korean right-wing youth movement

144

The post-World War II era is over. What comes next?

145

How the US, China and Russia are vying for influence in Africa

146

Putin’s pursuit of Russian greatness

147

Has Xi Jinping outsmarted his rivals?

148

American influence from Monroe to Donroe

149

Will Gen Z protests around the world continue in 2026?

150

Will Trump take control of Greenland?

151

The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos

152

People who could change the world in 2026

153

What’s next for Venezuela?

154

Are conspiracy theories America’s biggest export?

155

The death of reading

156

The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia

157

Is the AI boom actually a bubble?

158

Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust

159

Can Apple cut ties with China?

160

Is social media dead?

161

The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation

162

Meeting settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank

163

Is Trump looking for war with Venezuela?

164

Why K-beauty is everywhere

165

Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think

166

What would it take for Putin to stop fighting in Ukraine?

167

The Bondi Beach massacre and the rise of antisemitic violence

168

Why Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace deal unravelled

169

The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law

170

Why the US says Europe is facing ‘civilisational erasure’

171

How Syria is rebuilding after the fall of a dictator

172

Will a social media ban for Australian teens work?

173

How the National Guard shooting accelerated Trump’s immigration crackdown

174

The Fifa-Trump bromance

175

How did a Chinese spiritual movement build a US media empire?

176

Why has Trump pardoned Honduras’s drug trafficker ex-president?

177

The death of reading

178

Whatever happened to Iran’s nuclear programme?

179

When popes get political

180

Shein: How the fast fashion disruptor ran into real world problems

181

The international drama of Miss Universe

182

Can Trump’s Gaza plan turn a ceasefire into permanent peace?

183

The decision facing Zelensky

184

Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?

185

What is Sudan’s war really about?

186

The oil lobbyist who tried to sink the first big climate deal

187

The Saudi prince's long road to rehabilitation

188

Is the world entering a new age of nuclear testing?

189

Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein Files, and the scandal that won’t go away

190

The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia

191

Why is Trump threatening to sue the BBC?

192

Is social media dead?

193

Why Trump is threatening to go 'guns a-blazing' into Nigeria

194

Viktor Orban’s dilemma: Trump’s favour or Russian oil

195

A tale of two cities: London’s lesson for New York’s first Muslim mayor

196

What’s behind Trump’s rift with Colombia?

197

The Supreme Court battle over Trump’s tariffs

198

What if Russia wins?

199

When the two most powerful men in the world met

200

How a Venezuelan prison gang became the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown

201

Why the US-Canada relationship is on shaky ground

202

Why is the French president suing Candace Owens?

203

If China attacked Taiwan, what would Trump do?

204

How Giorgia Meloni became Trump's best friend in Europe

205

The cost of USAID cuts to women in Afghanistan

206

Jeffrey Epstein and the downfall of Prince Andrew

207

The Louvre daytime heist that shocked the world

208

Is the AI boom actually a bubble?

209

Why has Trump authorised CIA action in Venezuela?

210

A Gazan journalist’s diary

211

Is the US-China trade war back on?

212

Trump is bailing out Argentina. What happened to ‘America first’?

213

Why Hamas agreed to a ceasefire – but isn’t disarming yet

214

Will the Gaza ceasefire hold?

215

Australia’s mushroom killer trial

216

Trump’s ‘CEO of everything’

217

One man's quest to get his brothers released from Gaza

218

Is Trump on the brink of achieving peace in Gaza?

219

How a festival in Saudi Arabia rocked the American comedy world

220

Why did Trump bring Tony Blair into the Gaza peace process?

221

The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president

222

Are conspiracy theories America’s biggest export?

223

Why Netanyahu gets what he wants from the US

224

The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation

225

Why is Trump suddenly saying Ukraine can win the war?

226

Trump asks: What’s the purpose of the UN?

227

Can Apple cut ties with China?

228

Britain, Canada and others are recognising a Palestinian state. Why now?

229

Putin’s new Eurovision

230

Why Trumpworld is obsessed with free speech in Britain

231

Israel accused of genocide as Gaza City offensive begins

232

The dark memes behind Charlie Kirk’s murder

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Why France might soon have a far-right government

234

The Charlie Kirk blueprint

235

Russia and Israel put Steve Witkoff's diplomacy to the test

236

Trump blindsided as Israel strikes Qatar

237

Why is the US government deporting people building factories?

238

Brazil’s Jan 6: the ‘Trump of the Tropics’ on trial

239

Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust

240

Xi’s axis of frenemies

241

Riviera or statehood: the future of Gaza

242

Where the world and America meet

243

The Republican crusade against public media

244

Pronatalism: Make America procreate again?

245

The Great Wealth Transfer: Will it divide millennials?

246

How did one fire paralyse Europe's busiest airport?

247

Noise: The not-so-silent killer?

248

Turkey: Erdogan's political deja vu

249

Are we really getting enough sleep?

250

Why has Israel gone back to war?

251

Putin: War or peace?

252

Maradona and the trial transfixing Argentina

253

Can tariffs convince Mexico to stem the flow of fentanyl?

254

Mohammed bin Salman: From pariah to peacemaker

255

A reckoning for Duterte

256

Can Syria ever be united?

257

Will Donald Trump take over Greenland?

258

How North Korean hackers launched history's biggest heist

259

Xi Jinping takes the trade war to Iowa

260

Have RFK Jr.'s vaccine views gone mainstream?

261

Is Trump taking Putin's side?

262

Zelensky's diplomatic rollercoaster

263

The scandal sinking an Oscars campaign

264

Inside Ukraine as Trump targets minerals

265

Why are more younger adults getting cancer?

266

China’s approach to Trump 2.0

267

Inside Russia: Putin’s war, three years on

268

Bolsonaro: Is it all over for the 'Trump of the Tropics'?

269

From welcome to wary: Europe's divide on migration

270

Is Rwanda backing rebels in the DRC?

271

How can Europe defend itself without the United States?

272

Has one phone call sealed Ukraine's fate?

273

Antibiotics: A casualty of war?

274

El Salvador: Defeating the drug gangs, but at what cost?

275

Are the US and Canada still friends?

276

The World Cup kiss that's gripping Spain

277

Is the working from home era over?

278

Trump’s Gaza plan: The end of the two-state solution?

279

Can Trump win a trade war with China?

280

Syria's illegal drug empire

281

Will Germany lift the firewall around the AfD?

282

Missing in Ukraine: Lyudmila’s search for her parents

283

Gaza ceasefire: How does it feel to return home?

284

DeepSeek: AI revolution or just hype?

285

Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?

286

Return to Auschwitz: 'I want the world to remember us'

287

Thailand: The first same-sex marriages in Asia's LGBT haven

288

Have we already found the fountain of youth?

289

How Trump 2.0 could reshape the Middle East

290

President Trump is back

291

Inside the White House on inauguration day

292

Path to the Presidency: Inauguration (weather) forecast

293

Biden's diplomatic legacy: Afghanistan, Ukraine and Gaza

294

Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire in Gaza

295

Hope and loss after 15 months of Israel-Gaza conflict

296

LA fires: “It was like watching the end of the world”

297

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni: The saga explained

298

Path to the Presidency: Unconditional discharge

299

Why is Elon Musk meddling in European politics?

300

The fight for the Arctic

301

Beyond Trudeau: Canada's political future

302

Could Donald Trump reignite a peace deal for the Israel-Gaza war?

303

The global surrogacy boom

304

Path to the Presidency: New Orleans attack response

305

The 'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks

306

Has Canada soured on immigration?

307

Path to the Presidency: An incredible year in US democracy

308

Afghanistan: "Life was so beautiful when I would go to school"

309

Lab-grown meat: Why countries are banning it

310

Overtourism: Can travel hotspots cope with the crowds?

311

Are you ever too old to have a baby?

312

The undercover rebels in Myanmar's military

313

What to expect next year: Global predictions for 2025

314

Path to the Presidency: What next for Kamala Harris?

315

The rebel commander running Syria

316

The Israeli soldiers refusing to fight

317

Gisèle Pelicot and the 51 men she faced in court

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Why Mexico is electing judges by popular vote

319

Does Trump’s return threaten the future of Nato?

320

Path to the Presidency: Policy priorities

321

Life and death activism in Iran

322

The AI models invading our feeds

323

As Syrians celebrate, IS watches closely

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Saydnaya Prison: Inside Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’

325

The final hours of the Assad regime

326

Path to the Presidency: Foreign policy

327

Why are Australian teens being kicked off social media?

328

Democracy in crisis in South Korea

329

Pardons, missiles and a ceasefire: Biden’s last few weeks

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Who are the rebels threatening Assad's grip on Syria?

331

Belgium grants labour rights to sex workers

332

Lebanon ceasefire: 'A dangerous and fragile moment'

333

The UK's assisted dying debate

334

Which country educates its children best?

335

The sentencing of the ‘Hong Kong 47’

336

Angela Merkel on Putin’s dog and Trump’s handshake

337

Path to the Presidency: Matt Gaetz withdraws

338

Is Ukraine ready to compromise for peace?

339

Delhi smog: 'My eyes are stinging'

340

Logan Paul and a viral crypto controversy

341

The abuse scandal facing the Church of England

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How social media shapes the way we speak

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Path to the Presidency: Trump prepares for power

344

Does Singapore's death penalty deter drug crime?

345

Trump's new top team

346

Germany’s deepening political crisis

347

COP29: In Donald Trump’s shadow

348

Social infertility: What's behind falling birth rates?

349

Path to the Presidency: What happens next?

350

Could Putin use North Korean troops against Ukraine?

351

What Trump's victory means for the world

352

Donald Trump's historic comeback

353

Election day: Everything you need to know

354

Election workers on the front line of American democracy

355

Path to the Presidency: What to watch for on election night

356

Abercrombie ex-CEO faces sex trafficking charges

357

Inside the gangs smuggling people from Vietnam to Europe

358

US election: The other races that could shape America

359

America and... the Middle East

360

The dangers of China’s cyber-nationalism

361

Israel strikes back: What will Iran do next?

362

Path to the Presidency: A very tight race

363

Ukraine’s women at war: The Witches of Bucha

364

Canada, India, and their diplomatic death spiral

365

Does Australia want the British monarchy?

366

America and… Migration

367

Why are there millions of empty homes in Japan?

368

US election: The big issues ahead of the vote

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Path to the Presidency: Election security

370

Why thousands of UK prisoners are being freed early

371

How damaged is Hezbollah?

372

Could conspiracy theories and AI impact the US election?

373

America and... the war in Ukraine

374

A week on the open Atlantic, hoping to reach Europe

375

Path to the Presidency: Political storms

376

Hurricane Milton: Destruction, politics, and misinformation

377

Three weeks that changed life in Lebanon

378

How vulnerable are the undersea cables connecting us all?

379

America and... China

380

'The violence is getting out of hand': Crime grips Cuba's streets

381

The Conflict: Israel and Gaza one year on

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Path to the Presidency: October surprises

383

Israel-Gaza Q&A: One year since October 7

384

Iran’s strikes on Israel: Why now and what's next?

385

US election: Vice-presidential debate reaction

386

America and… Climate change

387

Why can't India tackle its sexual violence crisis?

388

Path to the Presidency: Diplomatic views

389

Titan sub implosion: What have we learned?

390

Braced for war: Life inside Lebanon

391

Estados Unidos: Could Latinos sway the US election?

392

America and... the World

393

Inside Sudan’s devastating war

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Path to the Presidency: Michigan's critical voters

395

Succession: The secret battle for the Murdoch empire

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Mohamed Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods

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Special episode: Hezbollah pager blasts explained

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US election: Do celebrity endorsements work?

399

Life as a woman under Taliban rule

400

Ireland’s growing far right

401

Path to the Presidency: Debate fallout

402

The Russians snitching on each other for anti-war views

403

Why Indian midwives killed baby girls

404

Harris and Trump clash in fiery first debate

405

Brazil goes to war with Elon Musk

406

Money, money, money…and the US election

407

Will Netanyahu change course?

408

Investigating illegal settlements in the West Bank

409

Viktor Orban: The man Trump calls 'a great leader'

410

Why is China giving satellite TV to 10,000 African villages?

411

Stranded in space: Another crisis for Boeing

412

Telegram’s nightmare week

413

War in Ukraine: Jailed for helping Russia

414

Israel-Hezbollah: Averting war? Or closer to it?

415

Why are US parents moving kids out of public schools?

416

Kamala Harris delivers biggest speech of her career

417

Moscow ‘tightens the screws’ on critics abroad

418

Mohammed bin Salman: The unstoppable prince?

419

Biden passes the torch at the Democratic Convention

420

Mpox: How dangerous is it?

421

US election: Is Silicon Valley shifting towards Trump?

422

Is Twitch too big to fail?

423

Ukraine's surprise attack on Russian soil

424

US election: Is Kamala cutting through?

425

Jakarta is sinking. Will building a new capital save it?

426

Paris 2024: Breaking makes its Olympic debut

427

What's behind the UK riots?

428

Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as her running mate

429

'Unwanted': Australia and disabled migrants

430

Russia-West prisoner swap: An emotional and diplomatic spectacle

431

Why did Trump turn his back on Project 2025?

432

Israel, Iran and fears of a wider war in the Middle East

433

CrowdStrike: Is our tech too vulnerable?

434

Venezuela: What's next after disputed election?

435

Why do so many trains crash in India?

436

Olympics: Is Paris poised for success?

437

Divorce: The art of breaking up

438

What’s behind the deadly protests in Bangladesh?

439

The most contested land in the world?

440

Joe Biden out, Kamala Harris in?

441

US election: The week that changed the presidential race

442

India's mega-wedding: Party like a billionaire

443

Lukashenko: Putin's man in Belarus

444

US election: Trump picks VP as failed assassination investigated

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Brazil: The influencer convicted of modern slavery

446

US Supreme Court: A crisis of confidence?

447

Iran: Will the new 'reformist' president change anything?

448

US election: Biden’s fight to stay in the race

449

French election: Political deadlock as the left beats far right

450

Lab-grown meat: Why countries are banning it

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UK election: Keir Starmer’s political earthquake

452

Hollywood: Has the summer blockbuster lost its sparkle?

453

Kenya protests: How Gen Z took on the government

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French election: Le Pen's far right at the gates of power

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Overtourism: Can travel hotspots cope with the crowds?

456

UK election: Could the Brits ditch the Conservatives?

457

Retelling the Global Story: Joe Biden’s ageing brain

458

US election: Biden stumbles against Trump

459

Missing Cryptoqueen: What happened to the world’s most wanted woman?

460

Julian Assange: Inside the deal to free WikiLeaks founder

461

Hajj: Why over 1,000 Muslim pilgrims have died

462

Elon Musk: Is he worth history’s biggest pay deal?

463

Sextortion: 'In six hours, my son was dead'

464

Ukraine war: The men avoiding conscription

465

Nuclear power: Inside Europe's radioactive tomb

466

Smartphone ban: Why an Irish town is taking children’s phones

467

North Korea: Why Putin and Xi are courting Kim

468

Menopause: Are attitudes changing?

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Hezbollah: Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border

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Hunter Biden guilty: What could it mean for the president?

471

France's snap election: Will President Macron's gamble pay off?

472

Brazil floods: A month underwater after climate "catastrophe"

473

US immigration: Could Biden's border policy decide the election?

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India election: What went wrong for Modi?

475

Ukraine's children: Growing up under fire

476

Measles: Why is there a global resurgence?

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Fascism in Italy: Has the country moved on from its past?

478

Mexico election: A blood-soaked ballot

479

Americast: Donald Trump found guilty

480

Palestinian state recognition: Does it change anything?

481

US election: The RFK Jr wildcard

482

Perfume's dark secret: Child labour behind some of your fragrances

483

Stolen treasures: Scandal at the British Museum

484

South Africa elections: 'Democracy means nothing to me'

485

War in Ukraine: Is Russia winning?

486

India election: Modi's massive social media machine

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Iran: What's next after the president's death?

488

China v the West: Spies, hacking and a risk of conflict?

489

Drake v Kendrick: The biggest rap feud of all time?

490

Trump on trial: The star witness speaks

491

Neom: Can Saudi Arabia afford to build the futuristic mega-city?

492

Georgia protests: Is 'Russia law' a threat to democracy?

493

Domestic violence: How does Australia fix its 'national crisis'?

494

EncroChat: The crime family brought down by their violent messages

495

US campus protests: Dismissed?

496

Notre-Dame: A landmark rising from the ashes

497

Javier Milei: Sitting down with Argentina's President

498

King Charles: A "difficult" first year

499

West Bank: A BBC investigation into alleged war crimes

500

Russia’s frozen assets: Will they fund Ukrainian weapons?

501

US suicides: Why are so many young people dying?

502

Preparing for war: Is Europe getting ready?

503

Bidenomics: How the economy may sway the US election

504

Paris Olympics 2024: The make or break year for the Games?

505

US homelessness: Is sleeping in public a crime?

506

Ebola virus: Are mass outbreaks history?

507

Pope Francis: How 'woke' is he?

508

Israel-Iran: A sigh of relief in the Middle East?

509

Feeding Gaza: Why isn't more aid getting in?

510

Climate justice: We sued our government, and won!

511

Sydney mall attack: How a social media frenzy unfolded

512

India election: How to organise the biggest vote in history

513

Iran-Israel attack: A turning point for the Middle East?

514

What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls?

515

Behind Baltimore’s dangerous bridge recovery

516

Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires

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Ukraine's fight for justice in Bucha

518

My return to Rwanda: 30 years after fleeing the genocide

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How the BBC covers the Israel-Gaza war

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Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal

521

Inside Iran’s secret rave scene

522

Is China's biggest threat its own ageing population?

523

Will AI take your job...or help you keep it?

524

Evan Gershkovich: A year since my friend was jailed in Russia

525

Hidden reality of frontline combat through the eyes of Ukraine's soldiers

526

Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud

527

Curse of the world's fastest growing economy

528

Two stories: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party

529

Is Europe’s migration plan ‘bankrolling dictators’ in North Africa?

530

America’s love-hate relationship with Tik Tok

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Rare access inside Sudan's forgotten war

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Kate Middleton: A palace PR crisis

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