Bonus: Evan Gershkovich - a year since my friend was jailed in Russia
The Wall Street Journal reporter, who is the first US journalist charged with spying in Russia since the Cold War, has now been imprisoned f...
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20 of 444 episodesIs the future of journalism in crisis?
Over the past year thousands of journalists have lost their jobs as mass media news organisations struggle to make ends meet. Ad revenue is...
Bonus: Hidden reality of frontline combat through the eyes of Ukraine's soldiers
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. In a new BBC documentary, a single Ukrainian infantry company find themselves in a life or de...
Bonus: Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. Sam Bankman-Fried was the golden boy of cryptocurrency. He was dubbed the king and saviour of...
Bonus: The curse of the world's fastest growing economy
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. When Guyana discovered huge offshore oil reserves in 2015, it transformed the prospects of a...
Bonus: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. On this episode, we’re covering two very different stories. After the Islamic State group cla...
How can Boeing win back trust?
The plane maker’s safety record is in the spotlight after a series of incidents. In January an unused door blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 opera...
Should we be afraid of TikTok?
The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok effectively banned. It would give the social media giant's...
Can Haiti break free from its history?
The Haitian government declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday. It follows the storming at the weekend by gangs of two prisons, with...
What's fuelling the war in Sudan?
At the Munich Security Conference in February a senior UN official described the war in Sudan as “not a forgotten crisis, but a wholly ignor...
Getting ready for an older population
The population of the world has been rising for over 200 years but some time later this century it’s predicted to peak. Demographers don’t k...
Is Senegal’s democracy under attack?
President Macky Sall of Senegal is facing mounting pressure after the decision to postpone the scheduled 25 February presidential election t...
Do green policies and farmers have to clash?
Europe has been swept by a wave of protests by farmers, many of whom blame environmental policies for increasing their hardship. In Germany,...
China’s economy: How worried should we be?
China has tightened financial industry rules as it tries to halt a deepening sell-off in the world's second largest economy. Nearly $6tn has...
Will artificial intelligence erode our rights?
Artificial intelligence is increasingly impacting all of our lives. Proponents say the technology has the potential to cure diseases, reduce...
The changing face of Taiwan
Taiwan’s voters have chosen pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their next president, a result which has angered China. It means Mr Lai...
What will decide the 2024 US election?
On Monday voters in Iowa begin the nationwide process of deciding which candidates will be on the ballot in November’s US presidential elect...
Is the world losing faith in democracy?
2024 will be the world’s biggest election year ever. From the United States to the UK, Taiwan to India, South Africa to Mexico, it’s estimat...
Is time running out for Ukraine?
This week is crucial for the future of Ukraine. After promises of open-ended support, the US and the EU are now struggling to agree on new f...
Is COP failing?
The Paris climate agreement in 2015 aimed to limit global warming to 1.5C. But have politics and lobbying got in the way of urgently needed...
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