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Bonus: Evan Gershkovich - a year since my friend was jailed in Russia

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Is the future of journalism in crisis?

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

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Bonus: Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud

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Bonus: The curse of the world's fastest growing economy

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Bonus: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party

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How can Boeing win back trust?

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Should we be afraid of TikTok?

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Can Haiti break free from its history?

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What's fuelling the war in Sudan?

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Getting ready for an older population

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Is Senegal’s democracy under attack?

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Do green policies and farmers have to clash?

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China’s economy: How worried should we be?

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Will artificial intelligence erode our rights?

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The changing face of Taiwan

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What will decide the 2024 US election?

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Is the world losing faith in democracy?

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Is time running out for Ukraine?

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Is COP failing?

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What is driving right-wing populism in Europe?

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Do any paths to peace still exist in the Middle East?

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How should we tackle the global obesity epidemic?

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The future of work

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Why world leaders fear an escalation of Israel-Gaza war

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Argentina at a crossroads

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Is Indian democracy being undermined?

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China’s BRI: Development or Debt?

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How do we stop rapid insect decline?

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How a flood exposed Libya’s broken state

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Is Biden too old to run in 2024?

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Ukraine’s offensive: Too slow to triumph?

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Iran, a year on from the death of Mahsa Amini

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Why is it still so hard for whistleblowers?

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Ecuador's spiralling drug violence

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How should the world engage with the Taliban?

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China, US and the fight for Taiwan

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The coup in Niger: Why does it matter?

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How close are we to ending Alzheimer's?

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Surviving extreme heat

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Deep-sea mining: Curse or cure?

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Understanding the unrest in France

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Wagner's 24-hour mutiny

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Saudi Arabia’s thirst for sporting success

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What do Trump’s legal challenges mean for the 2024 US election?

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Why have tensions flared in Kosovo?

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Do we want to live without plastic?

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Bola Tinubu: Can Nigeria’s new president unite his country?

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Why can’t America contain the fentanyl crisis?

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What's gone wrong in Haiti?

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The rehabilitation of Syria’s President Assad

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Tunisia’s democracy on the brink

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A bloody crisis in Sudan

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What is hostage diplomacy and why is it on the rise?

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Can we control Artificial Intelligence?

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Who will run the world in 20 years?

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Imran Khan and Pakistan's political turmoil

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Is the asylum system broken?

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Will the Windsor Framework finally get Brexit done?

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What will China’s declining population mean for the world?

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What does the future hold for President Erdoğan?

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Can Lula fix the Amazon?

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How do you stop police brutality?

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Why is violence escalating between Israelis and Palestinians?

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Is it getting any easier for women in politics?

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Has Germany been holding back the war effort in Ukraine?

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Prince Harry: Dealing with grief in the public eye

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Andrew Tate: Why is misogyny so popular online?

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A tough winter for Ukraine as Russia exploits the cold

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Are protests changing Iran?

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Qatar’s World Cup gamble

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Is India ready to become the world's most populous country?

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War and starvation - Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

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Russia, France and the battle for influence in West Africa

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Daunting challenges for UN climate conference

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Why the US midterm elections matter

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What caused the turmoil in British politics?

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What is economic growth and why does it matter?

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Xi Jinping’s plan for China

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What should we make of Russia’s nuclear threats?

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What next for the Commonwealth?

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Boris Johnson is out, Liz Truss is in

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Are sanctions on Russia working?

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Nasa's plan to go back to the Moon

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Salman Rushdie and the fatwa

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Is the US getting serious about climate change?

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Italy’s right-wing nationalists on the rise

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Bolsonaro v Lula: The race to lead Brazil

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Can our cities survive climate change?

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A new phase in the Covid pandemic

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How the Supreme Court is reshaping the US

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Afghanistan's challenges after US withdrawal

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From rebel to president: Colombia’s new leftist leader

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The repatriation of precious artefacts

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The rocky road ahead for Boris Johnson

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China v the West in the Pacific

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How do we stop high inflation?

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What is the 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory?

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North Korea spooks its neighbours

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Ukraine war impact on climate pledges