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What in the World — 800 episodes

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Tupac trial: What you need to know

2

Why AI music is getting labelled on streaming sites

3

How extreme rain is putting orangutans at risk

4

How heatwaves impact people with disabilities

5

Is working from home holding you back in your career?

6

Loudcasting: Is it ever OK to go headphone free in public?

7

Oil giants make record profits during Iran war

8

Why everyone is talking about attachment theory

9

Ariana Grande: Is it ever okay to comment on people’s bodies?

10

AMOC: Could the ocean system collapse?

11

Tyla removes Nigeria from her world tour dates

12

Why are we talking about the World Cup again?

13

Why is everyone ditching alcohol?

14

Why Gen Z love birdwatching apps

15

Why are rich people obsessed with owning dinosaur bones?

16

OpenAI went rogue. What now?

17

A simple guide to India’s ‘cockroach’ protests

18

Why Chinese actors are being replaced with AI

19

Why is The Odyssey so controversial?

20

Why more young men are trying to quit porn

21

Meet the Likweli: The orange-lipped monkey hidden in DR Congo

22

Why football fans feel devastated when their team loses

23

Why being a tattoo artist was illegal in South Korea for so long?

24

How periods can affect your ADHD

25

How a $2m treatment cured my sickle cell disease

26

The Polygamist: How the Netflix show is starting conversations in South Africa

27

Should you wear earplugs to concerts?

28

Are maybelaterships the new situationships?

29

China says no to AI boyfriends

30

How dangerous is extreme heat?

31

Why is West Africa experiencing extreme rainfall and floods

32

The Biggest Wedding of the Year: Taylor’s Version

33

Does lifting weights help you live longer?

34

Flag-switching: Why more World Cup footballers aren’t playing for their birth nations

35

Biohacking:The men trying to supercharge their sperm count

36

Venezuela earthquake: How long can trapped victims survive under rubble?

37

GTA 6: What we know so far

38

PMDD: How it's affecting women around the world

39

How cities around the world are adapting to extreme heat

40

Why mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction

41

Can AI griefbots help us cope with death?

42

Why are smart glasses so controversial?

43

Horror goes from YouTube...to Hollywood

44

Why is Starbucks Korea temporarily closing all of its stores?

45

India’s cheap weight-loss drugs are going global

46

Fans react to their team’s World Cup debut

47

Why does President Trump want Iran’s Kharg Island?

48

Will the PCOS name change help young women get treatment?

49

Why is Russia cutting the internet and blocking apps?

50

Can AI help us save endangered languages?

51

Google wants to release millions of mosquitoes in the US

52

Protests against illegal migrants in South Africa: What’s going on?

53

Job hugging: Why nobody wants to quit their job

54

Can Serena Williams beat younger tennis players?

55

What Is El Niño? And why it could cause chaos this year

56

Is the manosphere growing in Kenya and Mexico?

57

Why more women in China are buying men’s clothes

58

Why are more young people being diagnosed with cancer?

59

Why India's Cockroach Janta Party has got people talking

60

How Asia is adapting to getting less oil from Iran

61

Trump says yes to psychedelic drug research

62

Wish you weren’t here! How tourism is impacting Caribbean beaches

63

Should people be allowed to bet on war?

64

Ebola outbreak: How dangerous is the new strain in DR Congo?

65

Meet the call centre workers dealing with your complaints

66

Why did Drake release three albums at the same time?

67

President Trump in China: Deal or no deal?

68

Jet fuel shortages explained - in under 10 minutes

69

The rise of the rambling voice note

70

Are social media comments just bots?

71

Instagram can now read your DMs

72

How Sir David Attenborough inspired me to protect our planet

73

Are saunas and cold plunges actually good for you?

74

Hantavirus: How worried should we be?

75

Does rejection therapy actually work?

76

Your guide to this year’s Met Gala

77

Can you steal another country’s rain clouds?

78

Should schools ditch screens?

79

Footballers banned from covering their mouths at the World Cup

80

Is Ube the new matcha?

81

Who is the suspected Washington dinner gunman?

82

D4vd murder charge: What we know so far

83

Why your favourite artist isn’t touring in your city

84

Should you trust health advice from an AI chatbot?

85

Why are more couples signing prenups before marriage?

86

People in Cuba are living in the dark

87

Pope Leo‘s mini African tour

88

Why is talc in my make-up and is it safe?

89

Why are Colombia’s cocaine hippos gonna get killed?

90

Why are so many young Indians jobless?

91

Hungary elections: the Orbán era is over

92

India has a new trans rights law - and it’s sparked protests

93

Artemis II: We put your questions to Nasa astronauts

94

What’s in the Iran ceasefire deal?

95

Why Christian influencers are spreading their faith online

96

What’s behind the fighting in Lebanon?

97

The campaign to scrap period tax in Pakistan

98

How unregulated peptides became the latest health trend

99

Artemis II: How long will it take to get to the moon?

100

Can we talk to animals?

101

The UN recognises slave trade as ‘gravest crime’: What now?

102

The verdict’s in…is social media about to change forever?

103

Why are celebrities like KSI buying football clubs?

104

How the Iran war is impacting other places like Dubai

105

How gangs are taking advantage of South Africa’s water crisis

106

BTS mark comeback with Arirang album and historic concert

107

How the White House is using hype videos to sell the Iran war

108

Looksmaxxing: Why men are going to extremes to look good

109

Wait, I thought Senegal won Afcon, now it’s Morocco?!

110

Do LED skincare masks work?

111

Our Oscars 2026 faves and flops

112

Drone warfare between Iran and the US

113

Hey Timothée Chalamet, we do care about ballet and opera!

114

Why some Iranian footballers have stayed in Australia

115

China’s extreme weight loss camps

116

Who is Iran’s new supreme leader?

117

Why the Strait of Hormuz matters to us all

118

Why humans rely on bees

119

Iran: How are Iranians feeling?

120

Human-wildlife conflict: How to deal with animals killing humans

121

Iran: What we know so far

122

The case of the missing Emperor penguins

123

Fibremaxxing: Why are we now obsessed with cabbage?

124

How does cartel violence impact young people in Mexico?

125

Why are gig workers in India protesting?

126

Winter Olympics 2026: What you missed

127

How big a deal is Andrew being arrested?

128

Why is the gold price so high right now?!

129

It’s the year of the Fire Horse!

130

Does birth order shape your personality?

131

Trump vs Climate: The Showdown

132

What the popularity of period dramas says about modern dating

133

Chinamaxxing: How ‘being Chinese’ became cool online

134

Are Instagram and YouTube 'addiction machines'?

135

From Tyra Banks to Melania Trump: Are celebrity documentaries just PR?

136

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

137

Your guide to the Winter Olympics 2026

138

Humans vs AI: Who’s more creative?

139

Who and what are in the Epstein files?

140

Why people in China are seeking parental love from strangers

141

Grammys: Chappell Roan stuns and Bad Bunny calls out ICE

142

Is the US going to attack Iran?

143

Why young Indians are ditching clubbing for devotional concerts

144

Why is measles on the rise?

145

Why are we all so stressed?

146

ICE explained: What powers do its agents have?

147

Why does Donald Trump want Greenland?

148

The 'forever chemicals' lurking in our water and clothes

149

Is IShowSpeed changing perceptions of Africa?

150

Should women be included in conscription?

151

Where’s the worst place you’ve ever gotten sick?

152

Are BTS still the K-pop kings?

153

How ultra-processed foods impact the body

154

Is Grok undressing you?

155

Why some people claim the Moon landing was faked

156

Iran protests: What’s happening?

157

All the single ladies, put your hands up

158

Why people learn English

159

Brick phones are so back

160

Does using AI impact the environment?

161

Venezuela: What just happened?

162

Switzerland ski resort fire: What we know so far

163

Is fashion turning its back on body inclusivity?

164

Do I need to heal my gut?

165

Why romantasy books are having a moment

166

How useful are your supplements?

167

Are we in our nostalgia era?

168

Why are we obsessed with personality types and labels?

169

Why is there so much seaweed on our beaches?

170

How easy will it be to go to the 2026 World Cup?

171

Just checking in…are my emails holding me back at work?! xx

172

Ethiopia arrests TikTok creators over ‘indecent’ outfits

173

Why Iran is running out of water

174

The growing trend of influencers fronting charity campaigns

175

Taiwan and China: Everything you need to know

176

Bondi Beach shooting: What we know so far

177

Why does protecting traditions matter?

178

Boy bands vs girl bands: Who makes better music?

179

Why Cambodia and Thailand are fighting

180

Venezuela and the US have a tense relationship

181

How a social media ban would have changed my teens

182

Footballers are getting younger

183

The darker side behind scam texts

184

Did India just end poverty in Kerala?

185

Ukraine’s underground schools

186

Why are some sugary drinks more expensive?

187

Could this be the most valuable shipwreck in the world?

188

Are we in the age of trillionaires?

189

Do students learn best in their first language?

190

Why your plane’s GPS might be sabotaged (but don’t be scared)

191

COP30 made some progress, but not on fossil fuels

192

The ancient origins of kissing

193

The drama at this year’s Miss Universe

194

Epstein files: What are they and when will they be released?

195

Sudan: Studying in a war zone

196

How can islands protect against typhoons and hurricanes?

197

Would price caps on reselling tickets stop touts?

198

Do tech bros know something we don’t?

199

Are Nicki Minaj and Trump right about Christian killings in Nigeria?

200

Are we one step closer to discovering life on other planets?

201

COP30: What’s changed in the past decade for the climate?

202

How did New York’s mayor-elect Mamdani win over young people?

203

What’s being done to protect the Amazon rainforest?

204

Sudan: What’s happened in el-Fasher?

205

AI videos just got super real - here’s how to spot them

206

Why is Australia deporting people to one of the world’s smallest countries?

207

The Andrew Formerly Known as Prince

208

This is what it takes to be a sumo wrestler

209

Why is Trump giving the White House a makeover?

210

Why China wants more foreign tech grads

211

What could the NBA, mafia, and X-ray glasses have in common?

212

Not all antidepressants are the same

213

The video gamer who became a Catholic saint

214

No Snapchat?! Why the AWS outage was so big

215

Why are people dying from fake alcohol in Brazil?

216

Our recap on the Madagascar protests

217

How do you win a Nobel Prize?

218

How the One Piece flag became a worldwide symbol of protest

219

Are we about to see more ‘Made in Nigeria’ leather goods?

220

Could Taylor Swift’s reign ever end?

221

Naked mole rats prove pretty privilege is overrated

222

Is the war in Gaza over?

223

How yaba swept across East Asia

224

China’s renewable energy takeover

225

Too young for cosmetic surgery?

226

Will the world’s oldest leader win again?

227

How do you cut the internet for a whole country?

228

The multi-million dollar coral reef restoration project in Indonesia

229

Bad Bunny is taking Puerto Rican vibes to the Super Bowl

230

What is bride kidnapping - and why does it still happen?

231

No phones on the dance floor! Why artists don’t want you filming at gigs

232

If you’re listening to this, the Rapture didn’t happen

233

Could a four-day work week become the new norm?

234

Can you be fined for insulting virtual K-pop idols?

235

How Australia is addressing its koala chlamydia crisis

236

How a Kenyan athlete became a soldier for Russia

237

Are you obsessed with The Summer I Turned Pretty (like us)?

238

Teens in Rwanda get access to family planning without parental consent

239

Gimme GTA 6 now!

240

Is AI the reason graduates can’t get jobs?

241

Nepal’s Gen Z don’t want #NepoKids or corruption

242

Why was Charlie Kirk such a big deal for young Americans?

243

When a ‘dating safety’ app goes wrong

244

Why is everyone talking about Kim Jong Un’s daughter?

245

Are we using the wrong world map?

246

Charli XCX Apple dance lawsuit: Can you copyright a dance move?

247

Why do tennis players smash up their rackets?

248

How to REALLY spot a narcissist and can they change?

249

Why are protesters in Indonesia so angry with the government?

250

How does China control its internet?

251

Kpop Demon Hunters is slaying charts and monsters

252

The Russian job scheme targeting young women in South Africa

253

What’s the ‘manosphere’ and why is it harmful?

254

How did a meteorite from Mars end up at auction in New York?

255

How TikTok and streaming changed pop music

256

Dead white people’s clothes: How Ghana is dealing with its textile waste crisis

257

ID please! Why the UK is checking your age online

258

Why fake weddings are India’s latest party trend

259

Why the world is divided on plastic pollution

260

Why only Russians are allowed to holiday in North Korea

261

Meet Ghana's first female world boxing champion Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey

262

Is it OK for fashion brands to take inspiration from other cultures?

263

Can eco-tourism ever really be eco?

264

Why Nigeria promised its women’s basketball team new apartments

265

How can we STILL be discovering new dinosaurs?

266

Has Ghana's ‘Year of Return’ been a success?

267

Why the DRC is sponsoring FC Barcelona

268

Should we be eating more ‘forgotten foods’?

269

Move over action films, I wanna watch a kids movie

270

Are anti-wrinkle injections like Botox worth it?

271

Discussing a Palestinian state

272

Are attitudes to albinism changing?

273

The rise of Agronejo: Brazil’s flashy farmer music

274

The takedown of one of the world’s largest online drug markets

275

Sinkholes: Why the ground is collapsing beneath our feet

276

Do we need more laws for space?

277

Did you know countries can now sue over climate change?

278

Why are period tracking apps getting so popular?

279

Syria: What’s behind the Druze-Bedouin conflict?

280

Why are some cities sinking?

281

Wafcon: How women’s football is changing in Africa

282

Beggars can’t be Cubans, allegedly

283

Struggling to fall asleep? Listen to this!

284

From blobfish to goblinshark: Why do deep ocean creatures look so weird?

285

Why people in China are pretending to get married

286

Feeling lonely? Come on a friendship date with us

287

Kenya’s Gen Z protests and claims of police brutality

288

Why water pistols are being used to fight overtourism

289

Rare earths - The most important minerals you probably haven’t heard of

290

‘I replaced my therapist with an AI chatbot’

291

Meet Velvet Sundown - the band that doesn’t really exist

292

Why choosing the next Dalai Lama could be tricky

293

The Diddy trial and verdict explained

294

A Romantic Recession: How Gen Z isn’t settling for love

295

Why we are having fewer children than we want

296

What's the Land Back movement?

297

Why do female footballers get more ACL injuries?

298

BBC Journalists SHOCKED By ADDICTIVE And SEXY Chinese TikTok Dramas

299

Who is Iran’s Supreme Leader?

300

Nitrous oxide: How dangerous is it?

301

Help! My friend won’t stop using AI

302

K-pop gets its first gay male idol

303

The young people fighting to save their culture from the climate

304

Thinking Out Loud: What Ed Sheeran’s copyright trial means for the music industry

305

Why Elon Musk and JD Vance want a US baby boom

306

What do we know about Iran’s nuclear capabilities?

307

Why was the Indian hip hop star Sidhu Moose Wala murdered?

308

Degrowth explained: A radical idea for a sustainable future

309

Who let the dogs out? Not Iran

310

Why is protein being added to everything?

311

Why Morocco’s king has banned sheep for Eid

312

How to hack your flight luggage allowance

313

Is it possible to end new cases of HIV by 2030?

314

Made in Vietnam: Why its homegrown fashion is having a moment

315

Can refreezing Arctic sea ice help save polar bears?

316

Why some athletes and musicians are using OnlyFans as a side hustle

317

It’s prom night in Uganda baby!

318

The ongoing mysteries of Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza

319

How politicians use styling to win hearts (and votes)

320

How do musicians make money?

321

Why Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claim in South Africa is false

322

The difficulties of getting aid into Gaza

323

Would you turn down a $400m plane?

324

Fortnite, Darth Vader and the use of AI voices in gaming

325

What’s being done to tackle skin-lightening in Nigeria?

326

JAMB 2025: How Nigeria’s university entrance exams went wrong

327

Why are young men getting hair transplants in Turkey?

328

White snus: Why are teens, Swedes and footballers getting hooked?

329

How did Virat Kohli become one of the world’s biggest sports stars?

330

Big Ocean: The world’s first K-Pop band with hearing loss

331

Why are India and Pakistan clashing over Kashmir?

332

New Pope, who dis?

333

Why are we obsessed with true crime?

334

How does compulsory voting work?

335

Could Bali become waste-free in just two years?

336

Why shea butter production could dry up

337

Axolotls: How the endangered amphibian is making a comeback

338

Everything you need to know about the Diddy trial

339

Why would someone try to smuggle 5,000 ants?

340

How does going into space impact the human body?

341

Why is plastic surgery so popular in China?

342

Are your fashion choices a ‘recession indicator’?

343

How inclusive is Korean make-up?

344

How Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Azizam’ started a conversation on women’s rights in Iran

345

After Pope Francis, what do young Catholics want next?

346

Are all luxury handbags really made in China?

347

Katy Perry went to space but does that make her an astronaut?

348

Why has Nigeria banned Afrobeats song Tell Your Papa?

349

When is the right time to put your sick pet down?

350

Are artificial reefs good for our oceans?

351

Why North Sentinel island doesn’t want visitors

352

Why do scientists want to bring back extinct animals?

353

South Sudan conflict: Explained

354

Why Taiwan is deporting Chinese influencers and “mainland wives”

355

What is the International Criminal Court?

356

Tariffs: Your super simple guide

357

A rhino swinging from the sky? A secretly radioactive horn?

358

Can reusable products solve period poverty?

359

Why are international students being detained in the US?

360

Shadow ships: What are they and why do countries use them?

361

Myanmar earthquake: Why is it difficult to know the details?

362

Why does Trump want Greenland to be part of the United States?

363

Why the world buys India’s hair

364

Who is protesting in Turkey and why?

365

Fluoride: What you need to know

366

Deepfake porn crisis: How it’s affecting schools in South Korea

367

How do you become the happiest country in the world?

368

How can you spot a TikTok wellness scam?

369

Why were NASA astronauts ‘stuck’ in space?

370

North Macedonia nightclub disaster: What we know so far

371

Are more teenagers becoming terror suspects?

372

Why did Saudi Arabia capture Pokémon Go?

373

Should zoos exist?

374

Why are students in Serbia protesting?

375

The award for the world’s biggest crypto heist goes to North Korea

376

Microplastics on the brain?

377

Can AI save dating apps?

378

Why speaking multiple languages is good for your brain

379

Could China replace the US as a global aid giver?

380

How TikTok makes money from sexual livestreams in Kenya

381

Could an asteroid hit the earth in 2032?

382

Why the trade of cocaine is booming in Europe

383

Naomi Watanabe: The Japanese comedian on body image, sex and dating

384

How have older reality tv shows aged?

385

Ne Zha 2: The Chinese film breaking the box office

386

Oscars 2025: What you need to know about this year's film awards

387

Ukraine: Where the war stands three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion

388

Fog harvesting: What is it?

389

Why is space junk such a big problem?

390

Why is a new land law in South Africa controversial, and why is Trump involved?

391

Do women in India face barriers in sports?

392

Are AI influencers the future of social media?

393

What’s the point of meme coins?

394

Skincare trends: Are they causing harm to young people?

395

Sudan: What’s life like two years into the civil war?

396

Guillain-Barre syndrome: What is it?

397

Why are people in Nigeria being accused of witchcraft?

398

Do female politicians do things differently from men?

399

USAID: Can the world live without it?

400

Vasectomies: Why men get the snip and how it works

401

Why people are ‘swiping right’ on matchmakers in South Korea

402

How cow vaccines sparked conspiracy theories in Kenya

403

Why are more people getting allergic to stuff?

404

How DeepSeek is shaking up the world of AI

405

The DRC conflict: What you need to know

406

Auschwitz: How Holocaust survivors are preserving history

407

How to solve Malaysia’s obesity crisis

408

Why are dugongs (or sea cows) dying out in Thailand?

409

Why does China put Uyghurs in ‘re-education camps’?

410

How drones could transform healthcare in remote areas

411

(A very temporary) RIP to American TikTok

412

*BONUS EPISODE* Trump’s inauguration: What to expect

413

Donald Trump, UFC and WWE: The love affair

414

Israel-Gaza ceasefire: What’s been agreed?

415

Who makes Shein’s clothes?

416

Why is the Darién Gap so dangerous?

417

How is gang violence affecting life in Haiti?

418

Wildfires are burning across Los Angeles

419

Is carbon offsetting a con?

420

Tibet earthquake: What we know so far

421

Is Elon Musk influencing world politics?

422

How asthma is affecting Africa

423

Can zombies and witches save Bollywood from its troubles?

424

Is Turkmenistan finally closing the “gates of hell”?

425

Does nature deserve rights - and song credits?

426

South Korea’s Jeju Air crash: What we know

427

From peanut farmer to President: Why the world is mourning Jimmy Carter

428

Cultural appropriation of food: What is it?

429

Is this the end for canned hunting in South Africa?

430

How to disagree without biting someone’s head off

431

Why 2024 was a bad year for female politicians

432

How has Cyclone Chido impacted Mozambique and Mayotte?

433

Is BMX Freestyle on its way up?

434

Northern Lights - what are they?

435

Could Donald Trump stop a TikTok ban in the US?

436

Syria: What will the refugees do now?

437

Gukesh Dommaraju: Why India is producing more chess champions

438

Why is Europe worried about wolves?

439

Why young women are donating their eggs

440

From Hollywood to Nollywood: Are cinemas bouncing back?

441

Does Brazil have a problem with online gambling?

442

Syria: What you need to know

443

Who’s got the power? K-pop stars, their label, or their fans?

444

Bans on social media and phones - what is the evidence?

445

Martial law: What is it and what happened in South Korea?

446

Protesters in Georgia are worried about Russia

447

How content creators make money from rage-baiting

448

Has the price of art gone bananas?

449

Is borderless travel in Africa possible?

450

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal explained

451

Laos tourist deaths: How dangerous is fake alcohol?

452

COP29 was all about the money

453

Flex culture: Is shopping addiction driving Malaysia’s youth debt crisis?

454

How Thailand’s same-sex marriage law could impact South East Asia

455

Why does Iran call women protesting the hijab ‘mentally ill’?

456

Māori rights protests in New Zealand

457

Elon Musk: From tech billionaire to Donald Trump adviser

458

Is Korea’s Suneung the world’s most stressful exam?

459

Why is CBD use on the rise – and are all the health claims true?

460

The South China Sea: What’s going on?

461

Why have hundreds of sex tapes been leaked in Equatorial Guinea?

462

Gaming disorder: What are the signs to look for?

463

Why buying a house feels impossible if you’re young and single

464

Russia has fined Google more than all the world’s money

465

How Donald Trump won the US presidential election

466

Why is the flooding in Spain so bad?

467

Why "biopiracy" was a big talking point at COP 16

468

Is Africa the next big player in esports and pro gaming?

469

Why some young people are fed up with the “black tax”

470

South Africa: Chris Brown gig shines light on violence against women

471

Could abortion rights swing the U.S election?

472

Why young people are leaving France for Senegal

473

Why women footballers are taking on an oil company

474

Why is labiaplasty on the rise in Brazil?

475

Are the Yazidis any closer to justice?

476

Why has Ivory Coast banned student unions?

477

Are attitudes towards India’s caste system changing?

478

Liam Payne: Why One Direction fans are so heartbroken

479

*EXTRA EPISODE* Hamas leader dead: What does this mean for the war in Gaza?

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Israel, Lebanon and UN peacekeepers - what’s going on?

481

US election: Why money matters to young voters

482

Jupiter’s moon: Will we discover alien life beneath the ice?

483

How illegal gold mining impacts Ghana

484

How do election polls work?

485

Why does Malawi have such high rates of cervical cancer?

486

How is Rwanda managing the Marburg virus outbreak?

487

How is climate change affecting sport?

488

How has life changed in Israel and Gaza?

489

Does Moo Deng have pretty privilege?

490

Iran: What you need to know

491

How matcha tea took over the world

492

How modern slavery hides in plain sight

493

Israel-Lebanon: What next?

494

How do you get a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame?

495

Should museums give back looted treasures like the Benin Bronzes?

496

How a North Korean defector became a K-pop idol

497

Who is Sri Lanka’s new leader?

498

Can a crystal bring humans back to life in case of extinction?

499

P Diddy: What are the charges against the hip-hop mogul?

500

How did thousands of pagers simultaneously explode in Lebanon?

501

Why has badminton become code for sex in Hong Kong?

502

The second Trump assassination attempt and the Secret Service

503

Why SpaceX sent a billionaire to walk in space

504

Wildfires and drought in Brazil - what does it mean for the Amazon?

505

How are attitudes to sickle cell changing?

506

Has the US given up on gun control?

507

Why YouTubers are hitting burnout

508

How dangerous is it to be part of the opposition in Venezuela?

509

How to make a fake language for movies and TV

510

Is university worth the cost?

511

Are we too obsessed with celebrities like Chappell Roan?

512

Class of ChatGPT?

513

Are more men wearing makeup?

514

Why has the founder of Telegram been arrested?

515

Are diamonds losing their sparkle?

516

Israeli settlers are seizing land in the West Bank. Will it be permanent?

517

Paris Paralympics 2024: Let the games begin!

518

How bad are private jets for the environment?

519

Black Myth: Wukong - what does it tell us about Chinese gaming?

520

What’s it like living with disability in Somalia?

521

How a Disney+ contract led to arguments around a woman’s death

522

Why are some passports worth more than others?

523

How a hospital murder led to India’s doctors going on strike

524

Stunt philanthropy: Who is it really good for?

525

Diplomatic immunity: What happens when things go wrong?

526

Cocaine sharks: Why are marine animals being tested for drugs?

527

Ukraine takes the fight to Russia

528

Paris Olympics Q&A: From viral mishaps to the Noah Lyles photo finish

529

How AI is changing K-pop

530

Why do some of Africa’s most promising start-ups fail?

531

How the search for Miss South Africa turned ugly

532

How did student protests bring down Bangladesh's Prime Minister?

533

Oh rats! How cities from New York to Mombasa are taking on pests

534

Why are more people having surgery to be taller?

535

Venezuela elections: What you need to know

536

Your questions answered — from vaccines to vacations in North Korea

537

Will Nigeria leave Afrobeats behind?

538

How South Sudan's basketball team is making history at the Paris Olympics

539

How do you clean up an oil spill?

540

How green are the Olympics?

541

Sunscreen is safe - here’s why…

542

Why are the Taliban welcoming tourists to Afghanistan?

543

Joe Biden has dropped out, so now what?

544

How do I become an Olympian?

545

Why are students in Bangladesh protesting?

546

Mpox: What does the new strain mean for you?

547

The Ambani wedding and India’s super rich

548

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump

549

How are people making music in prison?

550

Will AI really be worth the cost?

551

Why are some places fed up with tourists?

552

Tetanus Vaccines: What you need to know

553

Why France’s election result was a surprise

554

Are we falling out of love with dating apps?

555

How do crowd crushes happen?

556

Tropical cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons: What's the difference?

557

Space Jams: Why is it so tricky to blast off from Earth?

558

Why the strength of the US dollar has a big impact on you

559

Is Uganda and Tanzania’s oil pipeline worth the human impact?

560

Julian Assange: Who is he and what did he do?

561

How do you evacuate whales from a warzone?

562

Why are there protests in New Caledonia?

563

Why do some Hajj pilgrims go to Saudi Arabia without official permits?

564

Kenya’s Gen Z protests: What are they about?

565

Why’s everyone talking about Ozempic and Wegovy?

566

Panda express: Why does China send pandas around the world?

567

Japa Syndrome: Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria?

568

Could nuclear be the answer to our power problems?

569

Feel the burn: Why does spicy food hurt so much?

570

Have you ever been ghosted like Billie Eilish?

571

Why is pregnancy so dangerous in Nigeria?

572

Why is feminism taboo in South Korea?

573

Why is ‘All Eyes on Papua’ spreading across social media?

574

How Junior Pope’s death got Nollywood looking at its safety record

575

Help! My phone’s been stolen

576

Everest: How dangerous is it really?

577

Africa and FGM: When will it end?

578

Why has South Africa fallen out of love with the ANC?

579

Donald Trump guilty verdict: What just happened?

580

All Eyes on Rafah: What does it mean?

581

Is climate change making plane turbulence worse?

582

How the far right is using TikTok in Germany

583

Is South Korea stealing Chinese culture?

584

In hot water: What’s turning the world’s coral white?

585

Why are Gen Z protesting in Georgia?

586

B-girl Raygun explains breakdancing ahead of the Paris Olympics

587

Is AI blurring reality in the Indian elections?

588

The death of Iran’s president

589

Is the Premier League going to give VAR the red card?

590

Electric vehicles: Charging up or powering down?

591

Why is ChatGPT so flirty?

592

Is the world experiencing more flooding?

593

Why was Eurovision so controversial this year?

594

Why North Korea’s TikTok hit is so catchy

595

Where does our rubbish go?

596

Drake v Kendrick Lamar: What’s the beef?

597

Can social media apps help you save money?

598

Where’s all the sex gone in movies?

599

Why are so many people in gaming losing their jobs?

600

Why is Zimbabwe launching a new currency?

601

Why are student protests in the US spreading?

602

From pangolins to plants: how we’re getting better at protecting nature

603

Modest fashion is on the rise

604

What’s causing the blackouts in Sierra Leone?

605

How will the US TikTok ban affect me?

606

Nuclear weapons: who has them and how do they work?

607

Is extreme weather the new normal?

608

Why I won’t switch to the metaverse as a professional gamer

609

South Korea’s shamans are now online

610

Why is India having a live music boom?

611

I eat three steaks a day - how does beef affect climate change?

612

How big could women’s basketball get?

613

Why has Iran attacked Israel?

614

What's P-pop and could it rival K-pop?

615

Why isn’t enough aid getting into Gaza?

616

Is Botswana really going to send Germany 20,000 elephants?

617

How much can scientists learn from eclipses?

618

Is conscription making a comeback in Europe?

619

How can you fix racism in Spanish football?

620

Elon Musk put a chip in my brain

621

Who is Senegal’s new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye?

622

The unstoppable rise of Temu

623

Why are chocolate and coffee getting more expensive?

624

Marina Summers: What’s life like for a Filipina drag queen?

625

Can Beyoncé’s new album Cowboy Carter boost black country artists?

626

Are flying cars finally taking off?

627

Are sanctions on Russia actually hurting its economy?

628

The secrets of the underwater cables carrying your internet

629

Havana syndrome: What’s causing it?

630

Personalised ads - would you pay to opt out?

631

Are Boeing’s planes in trouble?

632

How dangerous are chemical hair straighteners and relaxers?

633

Idris Elba’s plan to build a brand new city on an African island

634

What’s the future of renewable energy in the Philippines?

635

Why are footballers lying about their age?

636

Why are trans people being murdered in Mexico?

637

How are people in Gaza observing Ramadan?

638

Kate Middleton photo: What went wrong?

639

Can ticket touts be beaten?

640

Do we still care about award shows like the Oscars anymore?

641

Why don’t South Koreans want to have kids?

642

Can Senegal’s democracy hang on?

643

Is it worth becoming a doctor in Kenya?

644

Why is Kenya sending troops to Haiti?

645

What’s happening to music on TikTok?

646

Were Indian men tricked into fighting on the frontline for Russia?

647

Why Tanzania’s Singeli music is getting hearts racing

648

How to save a dying language

649

Do hair policies lead to discrimination?

650

Who owns the Moon?

651

Why are farmers in India protesting?

652

The bandit kidnap crisis in Nigeria

653

Why is Thailand making cannabis illegal again? (And what's Coldplay got to do with it?)

654

Who is left to oppose Putin now?

655

How can you make award shows like the Oscars more diverse?

656

What’s it like inside El Salvador’s mega-jail?

657

Why can't young people in South Africa find work?

658

Does chess have a sexism problem?

659

How do you track down stolen art?

660

What’s being done to protect athletes from brain injuries?

661

What’s happening with migration across the US-Mexico border?

662

How free are celebs to get political online?

663

Is guinea worm about to be eradicated?

664

What’s behind the civil war in Myanmar?

665

What’s the new proposed security law in Hong Kong?

666

How do the US Presidential elections actually work?

667

Who is Imran Khan and why is he in prison?

668

How is plastic pollution affecting marine animals?

669

Why is femicide on the rise in Kenya?

670

How do African athletes train for the Winter Olympics without ice?

671

Have influencers changed perceptions of ADHD?

672

What’s going on with Pakistan and Iran?

673

Why did India’s top female wrestler quit before the Olympics?

674

How much does having a baby contribute to climate change?

675

Should video games be more culturally sensitive?

676

Why are young people leaving Romania?

677

Is circular fashion the answer to clothes waste?

678

Super Mosquitoes and how to fight back against malaria

679

Who are the Houthis and why are the US and UK attacking them?

680

Why are Guinness World Records being smashed in Ghana and Nigeria?

681

Ecuador: How do you solve the gang problem?

682

Overeducated, underpaid: China’s youth unemployment problem

683

The dirty secret inside clean tech

684

Ukraine: What’s life like for President Zelensky?

685

Mickey Mouse: Copyrights and wrongs

686

How to survive a plane crash

687

Make it rain: What is cloud seeding?

688

Can blind dates fix China’s shrinking population?

689

How Vladimir Putin changed everyday life in Russia

690

Bigfoot, Chupacabras and Yetis: What are cryptids?

691

Are billionaires a good thing?

692

The Nile: A big dam problem

693

Kush: The mystery drug that’s got Sierra Leone hooked

694

Work hard, play hard

695

Fascination and fear: Why are volcanoes a hot topic?

696

Sudan: What’s happening in the world’s ‘forgotten war’?

697

Why do farmers in Myanmar and Afghanistan grow opium?

698

AI deepfake porn: Could I be next?

699

Why are STIs on the rise in Europe?

700

BTS: From singers to soldiers

701

Israel-Gaza: How and when might a ceasefire happen?

702

COP28: What’s the deal?

703

Kashmir: What India’s Supreme Court ruling means

704

How progressive is the Pope?

705

Should rap lyrics be allowed as evidence in criminal trials?

706

COP28: How to stop your climate anxiety flaring up

707

Tanzania floods: What’s it like to live through a landslide?

708

Why are Venezuela and Guyana locked in a land dispute?

709

Why has Russia’s Supreme Court labelled the LGBT movement “extremist”?

710

Why did it take so long to rescue the Indian tunnel workers?

711

The controversial climate summit held in an oil state: What is COP28?

712

How TikTok is changing the music industry ft. Sofi Tukker

713

Why are so many historic celebrity sexual assault cases being filed now?

714

Israel-Gaza: The hostage and prisoner release explained

715

Rammed earth: What is it and can it help tackle climate change?

716

OpenAI: What’s going on and what does it mean for the future of AI?

717

Brazil heatwave: What’s it got to do with El Niño?

718

How a chainsaw wielding TV star became Argentina’s president

719

Fentanyl: Why is it killing so many young Americans?

720

Gaza: Why is Al-Shifa hospital so important to both sides?

721

Miss Universe: Can beauty pageants ever be inclusive?

722

How people smugglers are using social media in Pakistan

723

Cryptocurrency Explained

724

How removing tattoos can help people cope with trauma

725

Is there a right way to be masculine?

726

Marvel mishaps: Are we sick of superheroes?

727

Delhi smog: How India is tackling air pollution

728

Ukraine: Life in a warzone

729

Asexuality: Is it the 'invisible' sexual orientation?

730

How do you tackle toxic behaviour in gaming?

731

Are "super-shoes" giving some runners an unfair advantage?

732

The secret life of Chinese social media apps

733

What’s behind the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

734

More money, more problems: How do currencies work?

735

Why are some Caribbean nations demanding slavery reparations?

736

Reasons to be climate cheerful, with Bill Gates

737

Dengue fever: What is it and why is it spreading?

738

An empty airport, a railway to nowhere and China’s trillion-dollar plan

739

Why governments are building huge cities from scratch

740

Is Taylor Swift bringing in a new Era of economics?

741

Israel-Gaza: What do we know about the hospital blast?

742

Beauty standards: How far will people go to achieve them?

743

India’s Supreme Court rejects petition for same-sex marriage - what’s next?

744

The Antarctic: The ‘untold’ climate story of the season

745

Will Australia’s referendum give Indigenous people a Voice?

746

Why is it dangerous to be a climate activist in Colombia?

747

How a deadly scam is costing lives in India

748

How did 6 million people in China buy homes that don’t exist?

749

Israel-Gaza violence: The conflict explained

750

Why has it taken so long to arrest someone for Tupac’s murder?

751

Why are young people calling on Ghanaians to #OccupyJulorbiHouse?

752

The dark but luxurious life of El Chapo’s wife

753

Why is there so much instability in the Sahel?

754

Why are thousands of people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh?

755

How do we get plastic out of our oceans?

756

What's really inside your phone?

757

Deal! Hollywood writers end their strike

758

Are your 20s the loneliest decade?

759

Net zero: How do we get there?

760

From BTS to Beyoncé - why do “world” tours skip Africa?

761

India’s spy agency: What do we know about RAW?

762

Do false online rumours on birth control have consequences IRL?

763

Palm oil versus the planet: What can be done?

764

Is Syria’s government pushing an addictive party drug?

765

How has Mahsa Amini’s death changed Iran?

766

Why was Storm Daniel so deadly in Libya?

767

WWE and UFC: Will the merger be a knockout?

768

Will decriminalisation change abortion for women in Mexico?

769

How has Morocco’s earthquake impacted mountain villages?

770

Why are young people fighting for climate action in court?

771

How a scandal is forcing Germany to reckon with its Nazi past

772

Why are teachers bullied in South Korea?

773

Has THAT kiss become a tipping point for women in Spain?

774

Eat, Pay, Love: How is Bali dealing with its badly behaved tourists?

775

Coups and Dynasties: Are Africa’s “nepo baby” leaders in trouble?

776

How much do we know about North Korea?

777

Why air pollution is keeping some people home

778

Why is there violence in Ecuador?

779

Can reality TV help people talk about mental health?

780

Is the water from Fukushima dangerous?

781

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and is he dead?

782

Why is the moon’s south pole so special?

783

Why has Somalia banned TikTok?

784

How important was this women’s football World Cup?

785

How does it feel to be skinny shamed?

786

Are wildfires getting worse?

787

Why isn’t Caster Semenya at the World Athletics Championships?

788

How have women's rights in Afghanistan changed?

789

Do video games impact our mental health?

790

Why hip-hop's 50th anniversary matters

791

Why are so many footballers going to Saudi Arabia?

792

Do vaping bans work?

793

Can Brazil end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030?

794

Why is there violence in Manipur?

795

Why are K-pop stars so secretive about their private lives?

796

What is going on with fast fashion?

797

How is South Korea trying to help its recluses?

798

How do athletes train around their periods?

799

How do heatwaves affect your mental health?

800

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