Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Negotiators close to securing Gaza ceasefire deal - White House
14 Jan 2025
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President Biden says a Gaza ceasefire deal is "on the brink" of coming to fruition. Also: Oliviero ...
China's trade booms amid threat of US tariffs
13 Jan 2025
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China has reported its largest-ever annual trade surplus, amid Donald Trump's threat to impose tarif...
Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
13 Jan 2025
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The Ukrainian president says he is willing to hand over two captured North Korean soldiers in exchan...
The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
12 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump has repeated his desire to control Greenland as a matter of national security, targetin...
Los Angeles firefighters battle to contain a large wildfire from spreading
12 Jan 2025
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The authorities in Los Angeles say the strong winds that have spread wildfires over a wide area are ...
The Happy Pod: The woman helping thousands of premature babies
11 Jan 2025
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We meet a Texas woman whose donated breastmilk helped thousands of premature babies. Also: surviving...
Night-time curfew imposed in fire-hit areas of Los Angeles
11 Jan 2025
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In Los Angeles, a night-time curfew has been imposed in areas impacted by the devastating wildfires...
2024 warmest year on record
10 Jan 2025
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EU scientists say 2024 was the warmest year on record, and the first to exceed the 1.5C global warmi...
Venezuelan opposition leader emerges from hiding to lead protests
10 Jan 2025
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The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has emerged from hiding to lead anti-Maduro pr...
Multiple wildfires raging in Los Angeles
09 Jan 2025
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A crescent of flames looms over Los Angeles as wildfires burn. Firefighters manage to bring under co...
First deaths as wildfires wreak havoc in LA
08 Jan 2025
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At least two people have died as wildfires rage uncontrolled in several parts of Los Angeles. Presid...
Los Angeles wildfires force thousands from their homes
08 Jan 2025
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Los Angeles' mayor says windstorms will worsen. Also: European nations warn borders must not be alte...
Trump's threats to seize Greenland and Panama Canal
08 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump has threatened to seize Greenland and the Panama Canal. Also: the climber who spent an ...
Over 100 dead in earthquake in Tibet
07 Jan 2025
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A big earthquake has killed more than 100 people in Tibet and wrecked the Buddhist holy city of Shig...
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau resigns
07 Jan 2025
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Canada's PM Justin Trudeau has resigned, citing 'internal battles' in his governing Liberal party. A...
South Korea: police refuse to arrest impeached President
06 Jan 2025
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South Korea's political chaos worsens as police refuse to arrest the impeached President. Also: Russ...
Millions hit by huge winter storm in US
06 Jan 2025
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A state of emergency is declared across parts of the United States as a major winter storm brings ch...
Six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter begins in Georgia
05 Jan 2025
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A motorcade carrying the body of the former US president, Jimmy Carter, has arrived in Atlanta -- th...
The Happy Pod: The professionals and tradespeople cleaning up Ghana
04 Jan 2025
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Meet the Buz Stop Boys, a group of volunteers helping to clean the streets of Ghana. Also, the treeh...
Mike Johnson survives razor-thin vote to remain US House Speaker
04 Jan 2025
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Trump-backed Mike Johnson has been re-elected as US House Speaker in the first round of voting, afte...
Police suspend efforts to arrest impeached South Korean president
03 Jan 2025
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South Korean police called off an attempt to arrest the suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, following...
FBI says New Orleans attacker appeared to act alone
03 Jan 2025
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The FBI says the man who carried out a deadly attack in New Orleans was acting alone, and he had dec...
First victims in New Orleans attack named
02 Jan 2025
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Details have emerged about some of the 15 people killed in New Orleans on New Year's Day. Also: Syri...
New Orleans attack: death toll rises to 15
02 Jan 2025
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US authorities say they do not believe the man who rammed his truck into New Year revellers acted al...
Ten killed in New Orleans attack
01 Jan 2025
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Ten killed in New Orleans as a truck drives into crowds in the French Quarter. Also, the flow of gas...
Ecuador judge orders troops detained after children’s bodies found
31 Dec 2024
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A judge in Ecuador orders the detention of sixteen military personnel over the disappearance of four...
Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop
31 Dec 2024
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Six babies in Gaza have died from the cold weather within a two week period according to local healt...
Russia and Ukraine carry out major prisoner swap
31 Dec 2024
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Russia and Ukraine carry out a major prisoner swap with at least 300 people set free. Also: The UN w...
Tributes pour in for former US President Jimmy Carter
30 Dec 2024
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Joe Biden leads tributes to former President Jimmy Carter as his humanitarian legacy is celebrated. ...
Former US president Jimmy Carter dies
29 Dec 2024
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Carter went on to become an international statesman and human rights campaigner. Also: South Korea m...
South Korea special: Plane crash kills 179
29 Dec 2024
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179 people were killed when a plane crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea. It burst i...
Putin apologises over plane crash, without saying Russia is at fault
29 Dec 2024
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The Russian president apologises over the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - with...
The Happy Pod: The shop that opened for hugs at Christmas
28 Dec 2024
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We meet the family who kept their shop open on Christmas Day to help locals feel less lonely. Also, ...
Mexico unveils emergency strategy to protect its migrants in US
28 Dec 2024
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Mexico has announced an emergency strategy to protect migrants in the US, after president-elect, Don...
Nato steps up efforts to protect cables in Baltic Sea
27 Dec 2024
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Nato steps up efforts to protect cables in the Baltic Sea after a power line is cut between Finland ...
Israeli airstrikes have hit several targets inside Yemen
27 Dec 2024
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Israeli airstrikes have hit a number of sites in Yemen, after Houthi militants have been targeting I...
20 years on: Remembering the tsunami
26 Dec 2024
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Memorial events have been held around the Indian Ocean to mark 20 years since the tsunami that kille...
The Happy Pod: 2024 News Review
25 Dec 2024
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The happiest stories of 2024 - from the extraordinary achievement in raising Notre Dame Cathedral fr...
Armed men open fire at Haiti hospital reopening
24 Dec 2024
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Armed men in Haiti kill at least two journalists and a police officer, after opening fire at the reo...
Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun
24 Dec 2024
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The probe is plunging into the sun's outer atmosphere, amid brutal temperatures. Also; the UN warns ...
Trump ally Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs while in office, ethics report says
24 Dec 2024
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A long-awaited report into Matt Gaetz says the former congressman paid for sex and drugs while in of...
Joe Biden commutes dozens of death sentences
23 Dec 2024
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The president switched 37 capital punishment convictions to life in prison without parole. Also: mot...
Syria's new leader says armed factions will come under state control
22 Dec 2024
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Turkey says there's no room for Kurdish militias in Syria's future. Also: Germany promises a thoroug...
The Global Story: Does Trump’s return threaten the future of Nato?
22 Dec 2024
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Donald Trump's return to the White House is seen as a potential threat to European security. Some th...
Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
22 Dec 2024
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The German city of Magdeburg is in mourning after a Christmas attack killed five. We hear the possib...
The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
21 Dec 2024
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A man filmed playing the piano while homeless went viral. Now he's raising money for others and says...
Fatalities and injuries in German Christmas market attack
21 Dec 2024
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A car has been driven into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. There have...
US sends diplomats to Syria
20 Dec 2024
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US diplomats are visiting Syria to hold talks with the new de facto leader. Also: a new attempt to f...
Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court
20 Dec 2024
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Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of fatally shooting a US healthcare insurance executive, has bee...
Guilty verdicts and jail sentences in France's biggest rape trial
19 Dec 2024
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In a major trial in France, Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men are jailed for repeatedly raping his ...
Syria's de facto leader says the country is not a threat to its neighbours or the west
19 Dec 2024
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Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa told the BBC that Syria is exhausted by war and is not a threat ...
Man detained after Russian general's assassination
18 Dec 2024
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Russia has detained an Uzbek man suspected of assassinating an army general. Russia says the suspect...
US says it's cautiously optimistic that a deal to end fighting in Gaza is within reach
18 Dec 2024
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After months of deadlock, there are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza...
Russia's chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow bomb blast
17 Dec 2024
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Igor Kirillov died in the explosion on Tuesday. Also; a powerful earthquake flattens buildings and c...
The rebels turned rulers providing law and order in Syria
16 Dec 2024
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Syria's new rulers pledge to protect minority Alawite community in Latakia after recent attacks. Als...
French ministers arrive in Mayotte after devastating cyclone
16 Dec 2024
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France to provide relief and security to people in Mayotte, after Saturday's destructive cyclone. Al...
Hundreds, possibly thousands, feared dead in Mayotte cyclone
16 Dec 2024
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Hundreds, possibly thousands, are feared dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. Also: the ...
The Global Story: The AI models invading our feeds
15 Dec 2024
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AI generated influencers are being criticised for creating unrealistic beauty standards and promotin...
South Korea's president impeached
15 Dec 2024
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South Korea's Parliament impeaches President Yoon over failed martial law bid. The USA says it’s ...
The Happy Pod: The cafe spreading the joy of dance
14 Dec 2024
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We hear from a cafe in Massachusetts that spreads joy by asking customers to dance as they enter. Al...
The secret police's grip on Syria under Assad
14 Dec 2024
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Revelations of how the secret police controlled society under Assad. Also: the mystery of huge drone...
Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day'
13 Dec 2024
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Streets were packed and revolutionary music blared out across Syria to mark the end of the Assad reg...
US top diplomat holds talks with Turkey on Syria
13 Dec 2024
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US top diplomat Antony Blinken holds talks with President Erdogan on establishing stability in Syria...
Biden in largest single-day act of clemency
12 Dec 2024
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US president commutes around 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people. Also: inside Syria's abandoned p...
Syria rebels burn tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father
12 Dec 2024
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Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted pre...
South Korea stand-off outside presidential office
11 Dec 2024
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Security guards at presidential office in Seoul try to stop police from getting martial law document...
Israel confirms attack on Syrian naval fleet
11 Dec 2024
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Israel attacks Syria's naval fleet as part of efforts to neutralise the country's military assets af...
Life in Damascus returning to normal despite Israeli bombing
10 Dec 2024
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Life in Dasmascus is returning to normal despite Israeli bombing. Also: Netanyahu appears in court o...
Syria rebel leader discusses 'transfer of power' after Assad is ousted
10 Dec 2024
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Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has met the outgoing PM to discuss the "transfer of power...
Syrians attempt to free political prisoners
09 Dec 2024
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Civil defence workers in Syria are trying to reach underground cells to release some of the nation's...
Moscow gives Assad asylum
09 Dec 2024
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Moscow has given asylum to Syria's former president, Bashar al-Assad. Also: Trump threatens to take ...
Special edition: What's next for Syria
08 Dec 2024
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The latest from our correspondents across the region on what this means for Syria, its people and it...
Damascus Special
08 Dec 2024
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Syrian rebels said President Assad had already fled as they declared their capture of Damascus. Repo...
Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus
07 Dec 2024
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Syrian President's grip on power wanes as another strategic city falls to Islamist rebels. Also: Not...
Syria special
07 Dec 2024
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Syria's army says it's bolstering defences around the capital, Damascus, as rebels intent on overthr...
The Happy Pod: Meet Italy's Tom Cruise and Blake Lively
07 Dec 2024
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We're at an Italian film festival with a difference, for actors who become the voice of Hollywood st...
Romanian court criticised for annulling election results
07 Dec 2024
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Both candidates in Romania's presidential election have denounced a court's decision to quash the re...
Syrian rebels continue their rapid advance
06 Dec 2024
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In Syria, Islamist-led rebels continue their rapid advance. The UN says 300,000 have fled their home...
Syrian rebels celebrate capture of Hama
05 Dec 2024
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Islamist rebels celebrate the capture of the Syrian city of Hama. Also: US Police search for the gun...
Syrian rebels take control of second major city
05 Dec 2024
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The Syrian army says it’s withdrawn from the city of Hama after intense clashes. Also: health work...
French government collapses in no-confidence vote
05 Dec 2024
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The French government has collapsed after PM, Michel Barnier, was ousted in a no-confidence vote, af...
South Korean president faces impeachment vote
04 Dec 2024
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South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after thwarting ...
South Korea president reverses his decision to impose martial law
03 Dec 2024
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The president of South Korea has reversed his shock decision to impose martial law. Yoon Suk Yeol ha...
Taliban in Afghanistan ban all medical training for women
03 Dec 2024
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Female students studying midwifery in Afghanistan have been told to stay away from classes. Also: Jo...
Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah targets military
03 Dec 2024
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Israel said it struck targets in Lebanon after vowing to retaliate for an attack by Hezbollah, with ...
BBC hears of horror and hunger in rare visit to Darfur
02 Dec 2024
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The UN's humanitarian chief is calling for action to help people in the Darfur region of Sudan - we ...
Syria's president meets the Iranian FM as he tries to marshal support against a rebel offensive
02 Dec 2024
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The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has described help from Iran and Russia as "vital" in the fig...
Bonus: The Global Story - Which country educates its children best?
01 Dec 2024
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Your weekly bonus from The Global Story podcast. Every few years governments around the world compet...
Syria's President Assad insists he will defeat rebels
01 Dec 2024
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Syria's President Assad has insisted he will defeat the rebels who have attacked Aleppo. Also: Georg...
The Happy Pod: Swimming against depression
30 Nov 2024
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We hear from a Ukrainian refugee who says cold water swimming has helped her tackle depression and k...
UK MPs vote in favour of assisted dying
30 Nov 2024
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The terminally ill in England and Wales could soon have the right to end their lives as MPs vote in ...
Notre-Dame cathedral returned to former glory
29 Nov 2024
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Emmanuel Macron praised workers for restoring Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral, five years after the fir...
Putin says attack on Ukraine power grid 'response to US-made missiles'
28 Nov 2024
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Putin says Russia's attack on Ukraine's power grid was in response to the use of US-made missiles. ...
Massive Russian attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
28 Nov 2024
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Hundreds of thousands across Ukraine are without power after Russia launches a massive attack on its...
Fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah appears to hold
27 Nov 2024
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A fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah is holding, but both sides are on alert. In the US, Don...
Thousands return home as Israel-Hezbollah truce comes into force
27 Nov 2024
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A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is in effect in Lebanon after a deal to end 13 months of fi...
Strikes continue hours before Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon
27 Nov 2024
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President Biden has welcomed a US and French-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Leba...
Lebanon ceasefire Special
26 Nov 2024
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President Biden has announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah to come into effect on W...
Army deployed to protests in Islamabad
26 Nov 2024
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Security forces in Islamabad have clashed with thousands of protestors demanding the release of jail...
US judge dismisses election case against Trump
26 Nov 2024
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A US judge has dismissed the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of attempting to ov...