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May 4, 2024 · 28 min
US student protests and the youth vote
Will US university campus protests over Gaza affect Joe Biden's appeal among young voters?
Apr 27, 2024 · 28 min
The Rise and Fall of Nagorno Karabakh
The story of how Armenia won and lost the 'black garden' in an enclave of Azerbaijan
Apr 20, 2024 · 28 min
The Ayatollah and Israel
Iran's Supreme Leader has avoided going to war - could tensions with Israel change that?
Apr 13, 2024 · 28 min
A perilous moment between Israel and Iran
Iran's threat to retaliate for the strike in Damascus raises fears of regional war
Apr 6, 2024 · 28 min
Returning to Rwanda
Thirty years on from the genocide, Rwandans share stories of survival and reconciliation.
Mar 30, 2024 · 28 min
Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
What are the prospects for wider peace between Israel and the Palestinians, beyond Gaza?
Mar 28, 2024 · 28 min
Surviving 'chemical detention' in Belarus
A Soviet-era form of house arrest keeps the lives of hundreds of prisoners in limbo.
Mar 23, 2024 · 28 min
Putin: Russia’s modern-day Tsar
Our correspondent meets Putin's VIP supporters in the hall where Tsars were once crowned.
Mar 21, 2024 · 28 min
No escape from Haiti
Thousands of Haitians flock to the border seeking supplies and to escape gang violence.
Mar 16, 2024 · 28 min
Life after the Lord’s Resistance Army
How forgotten victims of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo are trying to heal.
Mar 14, 2024 · 28 min
Channel migrant deaths on the rise
While channel crossings in small boats are down, the number of people dying is rising.
Mar 9, 2024 · 28 min
Haiti: ‘There’s nothing but the gangs’
A first-hand account of how the gangs stormed the airport and two prisons in Haiti
Mar 7, 2024 · 28 min
Nigeria’s growing economic crisis
Soaring food and fuel prices have provoked anger and protests across Nigeria
Mar 2, 2024 · 28 min
Gaza’s Humanitarian Nightmare
Ceasefire talks are overshadowed by more than 100 Palestinian deaths in an aid delivery
Feb 29, 2024 · 28 min
Trump edges closer to Republican nomination
Donald Trump gains momentum with victories in the South Carolina and Michigan primaries
Feb 24, 2024 · 28 min
Ukraine: Two Years of War
Exploring the lives of Ukrainians and Russians two years after Putin's invasion began.
Feb 22, 2024 · 28 min
Talking and listening in an insecure world
Behind the scenes at the Munich conference where news broke of Alexei Navalny's death.
Feb 17, 2024 · 28 min
Reporting Gaza
Jeremy Bowen reflects on the challenge posed by very limited media access to the war zone.
Feb 15, 2024 · 28 min
Fear of Famine in Ethiopia
The deadly mix of drought and war has left millions of people without enough food
Feb 12, 2024 · 29 min
Who will govern Pakistan
With most results now declared in Pakistan's general election, there is no clear majority