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Was the G20 summit a success without the US?
Episode 1364
Africa's first ever G20 summit - and the first boycotted by a member, the United States. Its host, South Africa hails it as a success with a declarat…
3 months, 1 week ago
Are people switching off from the climate change debate?
Episode 1363
Division at the COP30 climate change summit in Brazil - a more difficult message to tell to the world than progress. Scientists, politicians, media a…
3 months, 1 week ago
Is Trump negotiating Ukraine's future to favour Russia?
Episode 1362
The Trump administration has crafted a controversial 28-point peace framework with Russia to end the Ukraine war. The plan demands some painful conce…
3 months, 1 week ago
How is the rising military spending changing warfare?
Episode 1361
Annual military spending is rising globally at its steepest level since the Cold War. And after a break of more than 30 years, the US says it might r…
3 months, 1 week ago
What's behind the worsening global hunger crisis?
Episode 1360
The World Food Programme is warning more than 300 million people face critical levels of hunger next year. The United Nations body says that's double…
3 months, 1 week ago
Why are Palestinians divided over Trump’s Gaza peace plan?
Episode 1359
US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan wins UN Security Council backing. A mixed reaction from Palestinians: the Palestinian Authority welcomes …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Will Sheikh Hasina face justice in Bangladesh?
Episode 1358
Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for ordering the crackdown on last year's student-led uprising. 1,400 pe…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Are Israeli-backed human trafficking networks transferring people out of Gaza?
Episode 1357
South Africa is investigating how 153 Palestinians from Gaza arrived without proper documentation. It's raised fears: Was the chartered flight organi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Is sports betting out of control?
Episode 1356
It's one of the biggest betting scandals in sporting history.Turkish football is facing a gambling crackdown that's seen hundreds of players and offi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
What does Ukraine’s corruption scandal mean for morale — and its donors?
Episode 1355
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is confronting his most serious political test since Russia’s invasion. Elected in 2019 on a promise to root …
3 months, 2 weeks ago