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March 21 · 28 min
Iran War: A sharp escalation in the Gulf
Strikes on the world's biggest gasfields prompted rebukes by Qatar and other Gulf nations
March 14 · 28 min
Iran War: Lives under bombardment
As US-Israeli attacks intensify, Iranians speak about what daily life is like
March 7 · 28 min
Iran War: The Regional Fallout
After US-Israel attacks on Iran surrounding countries have quickly been drawn into the war
February 28 · 28 min
Mexico's deadly drug cartel feud
After Mexico's most-wanted kingpin was killed, cartel henchmen rampage across the country
February 21 · 28 min
Ukraine: Four years of war
Soldiers and civilians share their stories of grief, resistance and desire for peace
February 16 · 27 min
Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi wins landslide victory
Young Japanese voters power the country's first woman leader to an historic election win
February 7 · 28 min
Gaza: Rafah border crossing reopens
The reopening of the 'lifeline to the world' has brought relief to sick Palestinians.
January 31 · 28 min
Iran Protests: Stories of a massacre
Iranians reveal what happened during the brutal crackdown on anti-government protests
January 24 · 28 min
Ukrainians fear another Chernobyl
Russian relentless attacks on Ukraine's energy grid raise concerns about nuclear security
January 17 · 28 min
Greenlanders reject Trump's takeover plan
Greenlanders hit back after Donald Trump's claim that the US needs to 'own' Greenland
January 10 · 28 min
Venezuela: Maduro’s Downfall
The leader's legacy gives a clue as to why so many Venezuelans celebrated his capture
January 3 · 28 min
Syria: Rebuilding a life amid the ruins
In the ruins of the district of Ghouta a man starts to rebuild his home - and his life.
Dec 27, 2025 · 28 min
Iran’s hijab protests
A women's marathon race is the latest flashpoint in ongoing protests over hijab laws
Dec 27, 2025 · 28 min
Iran's hijab protests
A women's marathon race is the latest flash-point in ongoing protests over hijab laws.
Dec 20, 2025 · 28 min
Ukraine's defiant stand in Pokrovsk
Ukraine's soldiers resist Russia's relentless advance in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region
Dec 13, 2025 · 28 min
Syria: a year after the fall of Assad
Syrians took to the streets to celebrate but serious challenges lurk in the background
Dec 6, 2025 · 28 min
Israel's ultra-Orthodox conscription bill
The conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army is proving deeply divisive
Dec 6, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
From Our Own Correspondent at 70
Anna Foster and guests celebrate seventy years of ‘From Our Own Correspondent’.
Nov 29, 2025 · 28 min
Nigeria's school kidnapping crisis
A new spate of kidnappings has seen hundreds of school children abducted
Nov 22, 2025 · 28 min
The Story of Abdelrahman and the Oud
A boy from Gaza heads to Jordan for hospital treatment and is gifted a musical instrument