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Jul 20, 2023 · 28 min
Uruguay's Water Crisis
A long and severe drought in Uruguay has left locals in the capital drinking salty water.
Jul 15, 2023 · 28 min
Wagner Group: Business as Usual?
The Wagner Group was going to disband after its march on Moscow, so why's it still hiring?
Jul 13, 2023 · 28 min
After Jenin
A new generation of Palestinians is emerging to continue fighting their cause.
Jul 8, 2023 · 28 min
The Yazidis who survived Islamic State
How an underground network in Iraq helped free Yazidi women and girls from slavery.
Jul 6, 2023 · 28 min
Grief in France's banlieues
The French police's killing of the teenager Nahel in Paris led to violent protests.
Jul 1, 2023 · 28 min
Tracing Syria's Captagon Trade
Lebanon and Jordan fight a tide of smuggled tablets - of an illegal and addictive compound
Jun 29, 2023 · 28 min
The Wagner mutiny in Russia
The Wagner mercenaries' mutiny in Russia ended quickly but what does it say about Russia?
Jun 24, 2023 · 28 min
Ghana's healthcare brain drain
Doctors and nurses are leaving, so what options are left for Ghanaians needing treatment?
Jun 22, 2023 · 28 min
Life and Death in North Korea
Rarely heard voices from within North Korea reveal desperate lives in the secretive state
Jun 17, 2023 · 28 min
Donald Trump's courtroom drama
The former President pleads not guilty to 37 federal charges over classified documents.
Jun 15, 2023 · 28 min
The Myanmar soldiers refusing to fight
As civil war grips Myanmar, soldiers are defecting to avoid killing their own people.
Jun 10, 2023 · 28 min
The Taliban's Opium War
A new clampdown on poppy growing hits some of Afghanistan's poorest farmers.
Jun 3, 2023 · 28 min
Erdogan Wins Again
Erdogan's new era and the consequences of speaking out in Turkey
Jun 1, 2023 · 29 min
Gun Violence in Serbia
Following two mass shootings in two days, Serbians protest to demand an end to violence.
May 27, 2023 · 29 min
Ukraine's Counter-Offensive
Residents endure rocket attacks as the president plans the next stage of the war.
May 25, 2023 · 28 min
The Families Fleeing Sudan
The Sudanese caught up in the battle for Khartoum continue to flee for their lives
May 20, 2023 · 28 min
El Salvador's brutal battle with gangs
A crackdown on gang violence has filled El Salvador's prisons - but is everyone guilty?
May 13, 2023 · 29 min
Erdogan, the Earthquakes and the Election
Turkey counts its losses as its President faces voters in a tough election.
Apr 29, 2023 · 28 min
Thailand’s Young Reformers
Thailand is at a crossroads as reformist candidates gain momentum ahead of elections.
Apr 22, 2023 · 28 min
The Trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza
The Russian political activist sentenced to 25 years for criticising Putin's war