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Tree of diplomacy
How botany has kept the US and China talking for decades
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
What makes a man?
Fiona from Kenya reflects on raising her son and the kind of man she hopes he’ll become
The first Ultimate Frisbee World Championship
Finnish teenager Maini Schildt played in the first Ultimate Frisbee World Championship
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Three months since the outbreak was declared more than 1,900 people have died from Ebola
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The Spanish-American War 1898
How a war that began in Cuba saw the US acquire the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
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Afghanistan: five years after the Taliban takeover
The girls now barred from school - and the female judges and lawyers now unable to work
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Should we be scared of AI viruses?
Researchers have announced synthetic viruses designed by artificial intelligence.
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The politics around China’s own ‘manosphere’
China has a growing “manosphere” but it looks nothing like the West
16/08/2026 05:01 GMT
Palestinian homeowner describes stressful week
Israeli settlers have besieged Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank
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Israeli settlers continue siege of occupied West Bank homes
Palestinian homeowner speaks of eight days siege ordeal in Qusra
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Russia and Ukraine exchange drone and missile strikes
Attacks targeted Kyiv and commercial warehouses outside Moscow.
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Leaving home
What should you be able to cook when you leave home for the first time?
16/08/2026 09:01 GMT
The world's largest wildlife crossing
Can a major engineering project help save Califonia's mountain lion population?
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Ukraine and Russia’s recruitment war
Ukraine and Russia both face challenges recruiting fighters
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14 million deaths or zero deaths? The impact of the USAID cuts
The complexities of calculating lives saved and lives lost.
16/08/2026 11:01 GMT
Experiences of drought
Failing crops and angry alligators – how a lack of rain is affecting people worldwide
16/08/2026 11:30 GMT
Victoria Falls: Wilderness on the edge
How to preserve one of the natural wonders of the world
16/08/2026 12:01 GMT
Rescue efforts continue in Indonesia
At least 51 casualties from the earthquake so far
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
16/08/2026 17:01 GMT
Is air conditioning the answer to extreme heat?
Air con is increasingly seen as a lifeline not a luxury. What about its climate impact?
16/08/2026 17:30 GMT
The creator of France's 'Untouchables' houses
Inclusive homes where accident survivors live alongside non-disabled people
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Africa's first film city
Prayers, palace talks and big dreams: tracking Lagos's ambitious film city, Kebulania
16/08/2026 19:01 GMT
Light entertainment
This week’s solar eclipse has us investigating the science of blocking sunlight
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Brazil's campaign for president begins
We're live in Sao Paulo
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