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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 and business all have a huge role to play in keepin…
Published on 1 month, 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 concessions: surrendering the Donbas region and slashin…
Published on 1 month, 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 restart testing nuclear weapons. So if the global a…
Published on 1 month, 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 the number compared to 2019. What's behind this w…
Published on 1 month, 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 the resolution, but Hamas rejects it along with pl…
Published on 1 month, 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 people were killed. But Hasina is in exile in India.…
Published on 1 month, 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 organised by Israeli-backed human trafficking networks? …
Published on 1 month, 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 officials suspended.It's shone a spotlight on a growin…
Published on 1 month, 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 out corruption, he now finds himself entangled in …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why is Iran's capital facing the worst drought in recorded history?
Episode 1354
Iran's capital is facing its worst drought in recorded history. The President warns the only option may be to evacuate Tehran. Some commentators call that idea 'a joke'. But water cuts have begun - a…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago