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Federal immigration agents shoot dead a man in Minneapolis

24 Jan 2026

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For the second time this month, there's been a fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in the US city of Minneapolis. Local police said a thirty-...

Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian urban infrastructure intensifies

24 Jan 2026

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Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko has urged people to leave the city if they have somewhere else to go while the freezing conditions last. We hear from a...

Donald Trump sparks outrage over Nato troops claim

23 Jan 2026

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World leaders and army veterans have rejected President Trump's claim that Nato service personnel did not fight on the front lines or play a key part ...

Three-way talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine to start

23 Jan 2026

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The first three-way talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine are due to be held later today. It's a new development - but will it bring peace closer?...

Trump: Board of Peace to forge 'everlasting peace'

22 Jan 2026

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President Trump says his Board of Peace will help forge 'everlasting' peace in the Middle East and the wider world, but a number of European countries...

Trump launches 'Board of Peace'

22 Jan 2026

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US president Donald Trump has launched his Board of Peace - promising a new era of peace for the Middle East and beyond.The board is part of Trump's 2...

Trump drops threat of tariffs over Greenland after Nato talks in Davos

21 Jan 2026

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President Trump says he will not initiate tariffs on those countries opposed to his acquiring Greenland. He was speaking after talks with Nato leader...

Trump says he won't take Greenland by force

21 Jan 2026

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President Trump tells the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he is seeking immediate negotiations to acquire Greenland, but won't use force t...

Greenland tensions continue at Davos

20 Jan 2026

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The World Economic Forum in Switzerland has been dominated by President Trump's ambition to take control of Greenland and his threat to impose tariffs...

Europe grapples with transatlantic crisis at Davos

20 Jan 2026

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At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Europe's most senior politicians grapple with a transatlantic crisis and a US president speaking to them in a wa...

European allies rebuff Donald Trump's latest threats over Greenland

19 Jan 2026

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European allies rebuff Trump over Greenland -- we'll hear the case FOR a US takeover. Dozens dead in Spain as in a high-speed train crash. We speak t...

European countries harden response to Trump's Greenland threats

19 Jan 2026

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European countries harden their response to President Trump's repeated threats to take over Greenland. We hear from a Swedish Member of the European P...

Danish PM: "Europe won't be blackmailed"

18 Jan 2026

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says "Europe won't be blackmailed", as she and other European leaders continue to weigh their response to U...

EU holds emergency meeting over US tariff threats

18 Jan 2026

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European Union ambassadors will hold an emergency meeting later today in Brussels to discuss their response to Mr Trump's threat of tariffs on Europea...

US to impose tariffs on European countries

17 Jan 2026

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Donald Trump says he'll impose 10% tariffs on eight European allies including Germany, France, Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and the Nethe...

Yoweri Museveni declared winner of Uganda election

17 Jan 2026

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Uganda’s opposition leader, Bobi Wine, has urged his supporters to hold non- violent protests following presidential elections on Thursday. In a vid...

'The Islamic Republic will fall', says exiled crown prince

16 Jan 2026

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Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah (king), has pledged to return and lead his country into democracy. We speak to one of his supporters...

China-Canada trade deal announced

16 Jan 2026

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President Xi Jinping stressed that both sides should respect each other's sovereignty and integrity. Canadian PM Mark Carney described China as a real...

Nato soldiers arrive in Greenland

15 Jan 2026

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Nato soldiers are arriving in Greenland as the Trump administration continues to insist that the US must own the island. We hear from a former senior ...

Trump says 'killing has stopped' in Iran after violent protest crackdown

15 Jan 2026

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The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said his government has no plans to hang people arrested for taking part in protests. President Trum...

Disagreement remains at talks over Greenland

14 Jan 2026

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The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland say there's still a fundamental disagreement with the United States over Greenland, after high- level t...

Erfan Soltani’s family understand he’s about to be executed

14 Jan 2026

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Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, told BBC Persian he was due to be executed today. It is unclear whether this has t...

Trump tells Iran protesters: "Help is on its way"

13 Jan 2026

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President Trump told Iranian protesters that help was “on its way” and encouraged them to keep demonstrating. Around 2,000 people, including some ...

Thousands reported killed in Iran

13 Jan 2026

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More details emerge of Iranian security suppression of protests, witnesses say thousands were killed, as telephone services are partially restored. Al...

Iran's foreign minister: protests brought under 'total control'

12 Jan 2026

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Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has hailed a day of rallies in support of the government, as estimates of the number of anti- regime protesters kil...

Trump mulls "very strong" military options in Iran

12 Jan 2026

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President Donald Trump says the US military is considering "very strong options" in Iran, as anti-government protests enter a third week. We'll hear f...

Iran warns US against intervention as protesters defy crackdown

11 Jan 2026

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The Iranian president has said he's willing to negotiate with genuine protesters over their economic grievances after another night of mass demonstrat...

Iran’s president offers to negotiate over protesters' grievances

11 Jan 2026

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As mass protests continue in Iran over economic grievances, President Masoud Pezeshkian says he's willing to negotiate, but accuses foreign powers of ...

Iran protests grow despite regime crackdown

10 Jan 2026

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Anti- government protesters have flooded the streets of the Iranian capital for a third night as Donald Trump repeats his support for the movement. Re...

Iran: Pahlavi calls for more protests

10 Jan 2026

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After another night of nationwide protests, the exiled son of Iran's ousted shah has urged Iranians to go further and seize and hold city centres. We ...

Reports suggest growing protests in Iran

09 Jan 2026

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Mass protests across Iran: but how will the authorities respond? We hear from the BBC Persian Service, where journalists are trying to monitor events ...

Iranian Supreme Leader denounces protests

09 Jan 2026

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has described demonstrators as vandals aiming to please a foreign power - as he faces the biggest wave of a...

Trump officials defend officer who shot woman in Minneapolis while protests continue

08 Jan 2026

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Vice-President J.D.Vance insists Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer in self defence. We hear the latest from the city amid conflicting accounts of ...

Hundreds attend Minneapolis vigil after ICE shooting

08 Jan 2026

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Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in the US city of Minneapolis to protest against the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration agent...

US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic

07 Jan 2026

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The United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil - one in the Caribbean and a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic. W...

US says it could use its military to seize Greenland

07 Jan 2026

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US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said. The Whit...

European leaders commit to post-ceasefire security guarantees for Ukraine

06 Jan 2026

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After a meeting in Paris of the European allies who call themselves the "coalition of the willing", with the Ukrainian president and two senior US env...

From the sidelines, Venezuela's opposition praises US intervention

06 Jan 2026

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The Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, has said the removal from power of President Nicolas Maduro by US special forces is a huge ste...

Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges

05 Jan 2026

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The Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty in New York to drug trafficking and other charges while Delcy Rodríguez has been sworn in as ...

Trump warns new Venezuelan leader as Maduro set to appear in court

05 Jan 2026

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The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife are being transferred to a court in New York to face drugs charges -- two days after they were se...

Rubio defends US actions in Venezuela

04 Jan 2026

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told CBS news that the US will defend its interests in its own western hemisphere and insists Maduro is an indicted ...

What happens next in Venezuela?

04 Jan 2026

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The US will "run" Venezuela until a "safe, proper and judicious transition" can be ensured, Donald Trump has said, after US strikes led to the capture...

Trump: US intends to 'run' Venezuela, after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro

03 Jan 2026

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President Trump has announced the United States will run Venezuela until an orderly transition can be achieved, saying he wasn't afraid of putting boo...

US launches strikes on Venezuela and captures president

03 Jan 2026

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The United States has captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and launched a “large-scale” strike against the country, accord...

Swiss officials believe that the fatal fire was started by sparklers

02 Jan 2026

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Investigators have questioned two French managers from the bar and are looking into the insulation foam used on the ceiling.Iran has warned President ...

Swiss fire families face agonising wait

02 Jan 2026

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As new images emerge of the fire at "Le Constellation" bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, the families of those still missing face an agoni...

Around 40 people killed and 115 injured in New Year fire at Swiss bar

01 Jan 2026

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The President of Switzerland says the fire at a ski resort early on New Year's Day which killed around 40 people is one of his country's worst tragedi...

Dozens of people die after fire at Swiss ski resort

01 Jan 2026

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Swiss police say dozens of people have died in a fire at the ski resort of Crans-Montana. More than a hundred others were injured, many seriously. The...

Will Israel’s NGO ban in Gaza impact the ceasefire deal?

31 Dec 2025

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Some international humanitarian organisations operating in Gaza and the occupied West Bank say they cannot comply with Israel’s demands to supply de...

EU objects to Gaza NGO ban

31 Dec 2025

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The EU says a new Israeli ban on nearly 40 aid groups working in Gaza and the West Bank would prevent lifesaving assistance from reaching Palestinians...

UAE says it will withdraw from Yemen after a Saudi port strike

30 Dec 2025

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Supporters of southern Yemen's separatist movement have taken to the streets in Aden to protest at an ultimatum delivered by Saudi Arabia to the group...

Is Yemen's civil war escalating again?

30 Dec 2025

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The United Arab Emirates has agreed to withdraw its forces from Yemen after a Saudi bombing of the port of Mukalla. Saudi authorities say it targeted ...

Netanyahu and Trump discuss second phase of Gaza ceasefire

29 Dec 2025

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss Gaza's future, including the issue of Hamas' disarmame...

Taiwan on high alert as China holds military drills

29 Dec 2025

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Taiwan has put its forces on high alert after China began a live-fire rehearsal of a blockade of the island. Is Beijing responding to a recent US-Taiw...

Zelensky and Trump hold peace plan talks in Florida

28 Dec 2025

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Zelensky and Trump hold peace plan talks in Florida. We hear reaction from Kyiv and from our correspondent in Washington. Also on the programme: dar...

Polls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election

28 Dec 2025

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Voting has ended in the initial phase of Myanmar's first election since the military seized power almost five years ago. Most opposition parties were ...

Myanmar: first elections since military coup

27 Dec 2025

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In the coming hours, the people of Myanmar will get their first opportunity to vote in an election since the military seized power in a coup in 2021. ...

Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire after weeks of deadly clashes

27 Dec 2025

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A ceasefire has come into force along the border between Thailand and Cambodia, where weeks of clashes have forced a million people from their homes. ...

Will US strikes on Nigeria stop violence against Christians?

26 Dec 2025

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With Christmas Day missile strikes on sites linked to the Islamic State group, we hear from a Catholic priest in Nigeria.Also in the programme: a BBC ...

US says it launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria

26 Dec 2025

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Nigeria's foreign minister has said US strikes against the Islamic State group were nothing to do with a particular religion, despite Donald Trump's a...

Leading Bangladeshi politician returns from exile

25 Dec 2025

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A senior leader of Bangladesh's biggest political group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique Rahman, has returned to the country after seventeen...

Bangladesh PM hopeful returns home

25 Dec 2025

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A senior leader of Bangladesh's biggest political group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique Rahman, has returned to the country after 17 years ...

Ukraine's Draft Peace Plan: Zelensky moves towards demilitarised zones

24 Dec 2025

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President Zelensky says he's prepared to withdraw Ukrainian troops from the eastern part of the country, if a demilitarised zone is created in its pla...

Zelensky sets out Ukraine peace plan

24 Dec 2025

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President Zelensky has revealed a draft deal to end the war in Ukraine that has been negotiated with the US and is currently being reviewed by Moscow....

More Epstein files released

23 Dec 2025

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The US Department of Justice has published thousands more files relating to the late sex- offender, Jeffrey Epstein -- its largest such release to dat...

"Massive" Russian airstrikes cause more power cuts in Ukraine

23 Dec 2025

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Ukraine suffers widespread power cuts after a night of Russian air attacks described by President Zelensky as “massive”. We hear from a resident o...

What is life in Gaza like after the ceasefire?

22 Dec 2025

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The total number of people killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza since the ceasefire took place in October has reached 400, according to the Palestinian H...

Myanmar military appears to bomb schools and churches

22 Dec 2025

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Myanmar’s military rulers promise to hold an election this week. We have a rare report from inside the country, where government campaigning appears...

US pursuing another Venezuelan oil tanker

21 Dec 2025

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There are reports that the US coastguard may be trying to intercept another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, but why is US oil firm Chevron stil...

Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to pay their respects

21 Dec 2025

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The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has been booed at a ceremony in Sydney to remember the fifteen people who died in the Bondi Beach sho...

Epstein victims and lawmakers criticise number of files released and redactions

20 Dec 2025

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We get reaction to the Epstein files, which were released on Friday but were heavily redacted and represent only a fraction of the number held by the ...

Politicians and survivors criticise Epstein file release

20 Dec 2025

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The US justice department has released a tranche of some of the so-called Epstein files, including photos of the interiors of convicted sex offender J...

The US justice department releases Epstein files

19 Dec 2025

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The US justice department has released hundreds of thousands of highly anticipated documents related to Jeffrey Epstein ahead of a Congressional deadl...

EU leaders agree Ukraine loan

19 Dec 2025

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European Union leaders have agreed to loan Ukraine $100bn to cover the cost of its military and public services, but they failed to reach on a deal on...

Zelensky urges EU to reach deal on Russia's frozen assets

18 Dec 2025

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says key parts of the Ukrainian war machine will have to be scaled back unless Europe approves the use of fro...

EU leaders meet to try to keep Ukraine afloat

18 Dec 2025

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Volodymyr Zelensky is urging European Union leaders gathered at a crunch summit in Brussels to loan billions of euros in frozen Russian money to fund ...

Sudan conflict: Thousands detained by RSF in South Darfur

17 Dec 2025

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The head of the World Health Organisation has called for the immediate and unconditional release of health workers who are believed to be detained in ...

17/12/2025 14:06 GMT

17 Dec 2025

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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

Paramilitaries accused of covering up killings in Sudan

16 Dec 2025

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Researchers from Yale University say there's evidence that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been trying to cover up mass killings in the Sud...

Australian Jews fear for safety after beach shooting

16 Dec 2025

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Australian Jews are now fearing for their safety after the Bondi beach shooting in Sydney, a survivor has told the BBC. One of the two men suspected o...

Rob Reiner's son arrested for murder

15 Dec 2025

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Nick Reiner, the son of Rob Reiner, has been arrested and is in custody after the legendary Hollywood director and actor and his wife Michele Singer R...

Australia PM: Beach attackers 'motivated by extremism'

15 Dec 2025

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As Australia mourn the victims of a shooting, during a Jewish holiday gathering at Bondi Beach, its prime minister pledges solidarity.Anthony Albanese...

Deadly shooting in Australia targets Hanukkah celebration

14 Dec 2025

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Several gunmen attacked Jews celebrating the start of Hanukkah on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. One gunman is dead and a second suspect is in critical condi...

Eleven people killed in antisemitic attack in Australia

14 Dec 2025

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Eleven people have been shot dead in an antisemitic shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach which targeted a Hanukkah celebration. Twenty nine people were t...

Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions

13 Dec 2025

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Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski, after the US ...

Thai-Cambodian border clashes continue

13 Dec 2025

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After more clashes on the Thai-Cambodian border, we ask a Cambodian official whether the dispute will escalate.Also in the programme: four months ahea...

12/12/2025 21:06 GMT

12 Dec 2025

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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

Flood risk for the people of Gaza

12 Dec 2025

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According to the UN's humanitarian affairs agency, more than 800,000 displaced Gazans could be affected by flooding, as a winter storm surges along th...

Could Maria Corina Machado's influence wane now she's out of Venezuela?

11 Dec 2025

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The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to derail the government of President Nicolas Maduro, which he has accused of turning Venezuela int...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado vows freedom for her country

11 Dec 2025

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The Nobel Peace Prize winner arrives in Oslo after a clandestine journey from her hiding place in Venezuela. We hear the inside story of how she slipp...

The US seizes a tanker off the coast of Venezuela

10 Dec 2025

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President Trump has said the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela - an operation reported to have been led by the US Coastguard. The...

Sperm with cancer-causing gene used to conceive almost 200 children

10 Dec 2025

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A sperm donor who unknowingly harboured a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Europ...

President Trump lashes out at European allies

09 Dec 2025

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In a wide-ranging interview with the Politico news website, President Trump said "decaying" European countries had failed to control migration or take...

Heavy fighting at the Thailand / Cambodia border

09 Dec 2025

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The Thai military said there were clashes in five border provinces, and three of its soldiers had been killed since hostilities resumed. Cambodia says...

SPECIAL EPISODE: The Elizabeth Tsurkov interview

09 Dec 2025

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An Israeli-Russian woman held for two and half years by militants in Iraq has told the BBC how she was trussed and hung from the ceiling, whipped, sex...

Syria celebrates a year since the fall of Assad

08 Dec 2025

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Syria celebrates a year since the fall of Assad, and an end to a brutal fifty-year dictatorship. But what sort of rule and what sort of future does Sy...

One year since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria

08 Dec 2025

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Syrians are holding celebrations to mark the first anniversary since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power after a lightning rebel offensive. Also on...

Syrians mark one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad

07 Dec 2025

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UN human rights investigators have said that the cycles of vengeance and reprisal must be brought to an end in Syria, as the country commemorates the ...

Low voter turnout at today's Hong Kong polls

07 Dec 2025

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Will the recent deadly fire at a housing complex in Hong Kong - and the angry response to it - have an impact on today's elections to the Legislative ...

Fifa reveals 2026 World Cup match locations

06 Dec 2025

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It's the most widely viewed sporting event in the world. The 2026 World Cup will be played across Canada, Mexico and the United States. Today fans and...