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Feb 8, 2025 · 28 min
Rebuilding lives in DR Congo
Inside the clinic helping DR Congo's casualties of war recover and rebuild their lives.
Feb 1, 2025 · 28 min
Donald Trump’s Rapid Start
The president's moved at a blistering pace, setting in train the agenda for his 2nd term
Jan 25, 2025 · 28 min
Israel, Gaza and the ceasefire
With the ceasefire in effect, Fergal Keane contemplates the future for Gaza and Israel.
Jan 18, 2025 · 28 min
Escaping the LA Fires
Stories of close encounters and lucky escapes amid LA's devastating wild fires.
Jan 11, 2025 · 28 min
The Israeli and Palestinian schism
The daily challenges of living and working as a journalist amid divided communities.
Jan 4, 2025 · 28 min
Mexico prepares for Trump 2.0
Mexico's first woman president Claudia Sheinbaum gets ready for a potentially bumpy year.
Dec 28, 2024 · 28 min
A Song for Valentina
Steve Rosenberg's song about his Russian friend struck an unexpected chord with Muscovites
Dec 21, 2024 · 28 min
Searching for Syria's missing
Thousands of Syrians are searching for relatives 'disappeared' by the Assad regime.
Dec 14, 2024 · 28 min
Returning home to Syria
Syrians are returning home to a different country, without fear of arrest or detention.
Dec 7, 2024 · 28 min
Sudan and the story of Mama Nour
Lyse Doucet tells the story of a woman helping others survive Sudan's civil war
Nov 30, 2024 · 28 min
The story of a Russian deserter
A Russian soldier who guarded the country's nuclear weapons reveals why he fled the army.
Nov 23, 2024 · 28 min
Life in the shadow of a melting glacier
For villagers in the remote Karakorum mountains, climate change is a present danger.
Nov 16, 2024 · 28 min
North Korea and Russia's flourishing friendship
Our correspondent visits the border region between China, North Korea and Russia
Nov 9, 2024 · 28 min
Donald Trump’s Sweeping Victory
How Donald Trump won the presidential election through a new coalition of American voters
Nov 2, 2024 · 28 min
What next for Georgia?
Protests in Tbilisi amid claims of election violations and divisions over the future
Oct 26, 2024 · 29 min
Is Russia meddling in Moldova?
Moldovans face a critical choice in two votes between closer ties with Russia or the EU.
Oct 19, 2024 · 28 min
Israel, Gaza and a wish list for the future
Jeremy Bowen recalls an encounter with a young girl in Gaza hoping for a peaceful future
Oct 12, 2024 · 28 min
The Amazon’s record forest fires
The Amazon has had its worst fires in two decades, with most started illegally by humans.
Oct 5, 2024 · 28 min
Israel undeterred
Lyse Doucet relates a telling encounter in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas attacks
Sep 28, 2024 · 28 min
War looms in Lebanon
As Israeli airstrikes continue, tens of thousands have been displaced across Lebanon