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A plea from Indonesia: 'Help my country'
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The number of dead in the devastating floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to more than 700. In addition, 500 people ar...
01/12/2025 21:06 GMT
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
South East Asian storm deaths near 800
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines are grappling with severe flooding, landslides and storm damage after torrential rain and...
Will Netanyahu be pardoned?
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the country's president, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon over corruption cases he has been battling. We...
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel's president
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been facing a long-running corruption trial, has submitted an official request to the country'...
Venezuela slams Trump's airspace warning
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Venezuela has condemned President Trump's warning that its airspace should be considered closed. It called it a colonialist threat and an unjustified ...
Nigeria's School Kidnapping Crisis
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the kidnapping of hundreds of children, we hear from a Nigerian minister about the difficulties that the government has in providing security to...
Ukraine president's top adviser resigns
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The top adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has resigned after anti-corruption investigators raided his home in the capital Kyiv. Andriy...
Trump vows immigration policy changes after shooting
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has said he'll "permanently pause" immigration from what he called Third World countries, following the shooting of two young National...
80 dead after Hong Kong's worst fire in decades
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The authorities in Hong Kong say more than 80 deaths have now been confirmed after the city's worst fire in decades. Officials think that number will ...
Hundreds missing after fire engulfs Hong Kong tower blocks
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emergency teams in Hong Kong are still working to extinguish fires at a giant housing complex a day after the blaze broke out. Sixty- five people have...
Fire engulfs Hong Kong tower blocks
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At least 36 people have been killed in a huge fire that has engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong's Tai Po district. Also on the programm...
Taiwan to spend extra $40bn on defence to counter China
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has announced a plan to spend an extra $40 billion dollars on the military over the next eight years to resist Chine...
Ukraine calls for Trump-Zelensky meeting in US this week
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine's President Zelensky says he's ready to meet President Trump to discuss the most sensitive points of US- drafted peace agreement with Russia. ...
US officials claim progress in Ukraine peace talks
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As American officials brief that they're making progress in peace negotiations over the Russia-Ukraine war, we get a view from Moscow on what kind of ...
Zelensky warns against giving away territory
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Zelensky has hailed what he called "important steps" in peace talks for Ukraine, but said making territorial concessions to Russia's leader ...
US and Ukraine signal peace plan progress after Geneva talks
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Negotiations on a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine are continuing after the United States said progress had been made on Sunday. Moscow says it's ...
Rubio: ‘tremendous progress’ made at Ukraine peace talks
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a “tremendous amount of progress” has been made in talks to finalise a Ukraine peace deal. Talks in Geneva ...
Senators ask if Trump's Ukraine peace plan really is a US plan
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has insisted that President Trump's 28 point plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war was drawn up by the US -- contra...
COP30 fails to secure fossil fuel pledges
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 200 nations agree on a compromise deal on tackling climate change at the COP30 summit in Brazil - but without any commitment to phase out fossi...
Will Ukraine accept the American peace plan?
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US and Ukrainian talks set to take place in Switzerland, but will Ukrainian public opinion accept the proposals?Also in the programme: Key MAGA figure...
21/11/2025 21:06 GMT
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
Will Ukraine and Europe accept a US-Russian peace plan?
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US has presented Kyiv with a draft peace plan that appears to favour many of Russia's demands over those of the Ukrainians.The widely-leaked US pl...
President Trump accuses Democrats of 'seditious behaviour'
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US President Donald Trump has accused Democratic legislators who urged members of the armed forces to disobey unlawful orders of sedition and suggeste...
Europe warns against US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Senior EU politicians say Kyiv and Europe must be involved in any peace plan for Ukraine, as the US pushes for proposals that reportedly echo Russian ...
19/11/2025 21:06 GMT
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince’s diplomatic comeback
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US President Donald Trump that he wants Riyadh to join the Abraham Accords, the framework for the normalis...
Trump defends Saudi leader over Khashoggi killing
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, has been welcomed to the White House by President Trump; it's his first visit to the US since the journal...
Google boss sees 'elements of irrationality' in AI investments
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If the artificial intelligence bubble were to burst, every company would be affected, the head of Google's parent firm Alphabet has told the BBC.Sunda...
Former Bangladesh PM sentenced to death
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sheikh Hasina, in exile in India, was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. The former Prime Minister was found guilty of orderi...
Bangladesh ex-PM convicted of crimes against humanity
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity in abstentia over her crackdown on student-le...
Britain plans stricter laws for asylum seekers
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The British government has set out plans for sweeping changes to its asylum system to address public concerns about uncontrolled immigration. Under th...
Ecuadoreans vote on foreign military bases
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ecuador holds a referendum on whether or not to allow foreign military bases in the country again to help tackle drug trafficking. There was a US mili...
Thousands march outside COP30 summit
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of people have been marching through the streets of Belem to demand stronger action on tackling global warming, as the UN climate summit con...
President Trump says he'll sue the BBC for up to five billion dollars
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has said he'll sue the BBC for up to five billion dollars, despite the broadcaster's apology for misrepresenting the speech he gave be...
The Gaza girl dreaming of becoming a famous violinist
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amid the devastation in Gaza, remarkable stories of hope and resilience do emerge. Sixteen-year-old Sama Nijm, a gifted violinist from Gaza, is using ...
School shooting in Austrian city of Graz
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nine people have been killed and many injured in a school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz. The shooter also killed himself, and has bee...