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The Global Story Episodes

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    Why the Royal visit to the US is dividing Brits

    King Charles will visit Washington DC amid growing tensions between the US and the UK.

  2. I wargamed Iran for the Pentagon - here is how it could end

    What are the risks and rewards of the different military options?

  3. JD Vance’s Iran test

    Can the vice-president help secure the US’ interests in Iran, and those of his MAGA base?

  4. Has Trump pushed Cuba to the brink of collapse?

    Could the US‑imposed near‑total oil blockade topple Cuba’s government?

  5. Is the Iran war helping Putin?

    While the US and the world look away, is the Russian president getting what he wants?

  6. Meta and YouTube lose in a landmark trial

    A jury found the tech companies intentionally built addictive platforms

  7. The cities built on scamming us all

    How sophisticated crime syndicates are duping unsuspecting foreigners

  8. Are we heading for World War Three?

    Will the US-Israel war with Iran spiral out of control and how can it be stopped?

  9. The Venezuela model for regime change

    How do ordinary Venezuelans feel about the country’s future?

  10. Trump's Iran options

    Pressure mounts on the President to "wind down" the Iran war. What could that look like?

  11. Netanyahu is not dead. So why did the internet think he was?

    Is Iran the first AI slop war?

  12. The war in Lebanon, explained

    The BBC’s correspondent in Beirut on how we got here and what’s next

  13. Listener Q&A on Iran

    BBC world affairs editor John Simpson answers your questions on the US-Israel war on Iran

  14. How does war affect a child’s brain?

    Veteran war reporter Fergal Keane on PTSD among children in conflicts worldwide.

  15. Was the air strike on an Iranian school a war crime?

    What we know so far about the strike - and what the legal consequences could be.

  16. How the Oscars went international

    The Academy Awards are increasingly nominating films made outside of America.

  17. Why is Donald Trump obsessed with the Chagos Islands?

    Trump, Starmer, and the mysterious islands fracturing the 'special relationship'.

  18. Iran: Is diplomacy dead?

    A former State Department official on the chances of a negotiated peace with Iran

  19. Are oil prices determining the course of the Iran war?

    How the oil crises of the 1970s might help us make sense of the current moment

  20. Spain stands up to Trump

    Pedro Sanchez’s anti-war and pro-immigration views have caused clashes with the US leader.

  21. Do Trump and Netanyahu have conflicting end goals on Iran?

    Israel and the United States are currently aligned. Will it last?

  22. Could Iran be the next ‘forever war’?

    We compare this week to previous US interventions in the Middle East.

  23. Iran under attack: The view from inside

    As the bombing continues, Iranians contemplate an uncertain future

  24. Iran war: Chaos engulfs the Gulf

    How the US-Israel war with Iran is disrupting the region

  25. What next for Iran?

    Iran’s supreme leader has been killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes

  26. Mexico’s most wanted cartel boss is dead. Is it enough for Trump?

    Our correspondent in Mexico on the fallout of the killing of “El Mencho”.

  27. Is a peace deal with Putin possible?

    Top Putin expert Fiona Hill on the chances of a Ukraine peace deal

  28. Ukraine’s defiance, four years on

    Perspectives on the war from those living on Ukraine’s front line

  29. Inside Iran after the crackdown

    A rare look inside the country reckoning with a brutal crackdown and the prospect of war.

  30. The new race to the Moon

    Nasa's Artemis II launch this spring marks the beginning of a new space race.

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