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Feb 10, 2024 · 28 min
Who will govern Pakistan?
With most results declared in Pakistan's general election, there is no clear majority.
Feb 8, 2024 · 29 min
America’s Endless Fentanyl Epidemic
The synthetic opioid poisoning young lives on both sides of the US-Mexico border
Feb 3, 2024 · 28 min
French Farmers and the 'Siege of Paris
Farmers surrounded Paris this week, to protest falling incomes and rising bureaucracy.
Feb 1, 2024 · 28 min
Rebranding Indonesia's politicians
From strongman to cuddly grandpa figure: how Prabowo Subianto's image has been remade
Jan 27, 2024 · 28 min
Ayodhya: a defining moment for India
A grand new Hindu temple sits on a disputed site, exposing India's religious fault-line.
Jan 20, 2024 · 28 min
Taiwan’s defiant message to China
Taiwan's pro-sovereignty party won the presidential election, sending a signal to Beijing.
Jan 13, 2024 · 28 min
Japan: Learning Lessons from Earthquakes
Amid the aftermath in Wajima, there are signs Japan has learned to live with earthquakes.
Jan 6, 2024 · 28 min
Running Out of Road For A Two-State Solution
Political options prove elusive in the Middle East, ahead of US Secretary Blinken's visit
Dec 30, 2023 · 28 min
The Changing Face of Modern China
Our correspondent on the transformation he's seen in Beijing since arriving 20 years ago.
Dec 23, 2023 · 28 min
A Pivotal Moment in Ukraine's War
Faced with waning support in the West, Ukraine is adapting its strategy in the war.
Dec 16, 2023 · 29 min
Poland’s Political Drama
Poland's election gripped the nation as voters turned away from 8 years of populist rule.
Dec 9, 2023 · 28 min
Hope and Disillusion in South Africa
Fergal Keane returns to South Africa thirty years after the fall of apartheid
Dec 2, 2023 · 29 min
The UAE’s Air Pollution Problem
As COP28 gets underway, our correspondent reveals the impact of gas flaring in the UAE.
Nov 25, 2023 · 28 min
Crime and Punishment in Putin’s Russia
While peaceful anti-war protesters are jailed, convicted killers are freed to fight.
Nov 18, 2023 · 28 min
An Emergency Summit in Riyadh
Arab leaders gather in Riyadh to try and agree a position on the Israel-Gaza conflict
Nov 16, 2023 · 28 min
Cambodia’s sunken Mekong villages
Along the majestic Mekong river new dams are bringing power, but uprooting local people.
Nov 11, 2023 · 28 min
A Tribute To Hope
With peace a seemingly distant prospect, Fergal Keane reflects on the question of hope.
Nov 9, 2023 · 28 min
Acapulco in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis
Acapulco’s hurricane left nearly a million people without adequate food, water or power.
Nov 4, 2023 · 28 min
Shocked To The Core
Four weeks after the Hamas attacks, Israelis are wrestling with the consequences
Nov 2, 2023 · 28 min
Voices from Gaza and Israel
An Irish Palestinian talks about daily life in Gaza and an Israeli returns to his Kibbutz