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INDIA

Hannah McCarthy on the trials and tribulations of India's former royal family.

0:05:04May 3, 2026

US

Carole Coleman on the billion dollar plan to tackle invasive species threatening the Great Lakes in the United States.

0:04:59May 3, 2026

POLAND

Liam Nolan on how the release of Polish-Belarusian journalist is part of a bid by authorities in Minsk to get the United States to ease sanc...

0:05:46May 3, 2026

UKRAINE - LEBANON - CANADA

Emmanuelle Chaze visits Chornobyl on the 40th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. Sally Hayden provides an eye-witness accoun...

0:17:08Apr 26, 2026

HUNGARY - ITALY - FRANCE

Rob Cameron reports on the shockwaves in central Europe after Prime Minister Viktor Orban is swept from power. Josephine McKenna reports fro...

0:13:44Apr 19, 2026

UKRAINE - AUSTRALIA - INDIA

Countries in the Middle East are looking at Ukrainian startups that have been developing technologies to combat drone attacks. Just four mon...

0:16:36Apr 5, 2026

TUNISIA - FRANCE - UK

In Tunisia, more than a thousand civilian commercial vessels remain stranded north of the Strait of Hormuz; in France, the sitting socialist...

0:14:38Mar 29, 2026

HUNGARY - LEBANON - ITALY

In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is fighting his toughest election since returning to power in 2010; in Lebanon, we hear about the ha...

0:15:54Mar 22, 2026

LEBANON - LAOS - VATICAN

In Lebanon, more than one million have been displaced due to Israeli air strikes and land incursions; In Laos, the Government is celebrating...

0:16:24Mar 15, 2026

JAPAN - SPAIN - SYRIA

In Japan, restrictions may limit the first female Prime Minister; vigilance is required in Tenerife after a cluster of small earthquakes; an...

0:17:23Mar 8, 2026

UKRAINE - CUBA - TURKEY

In Ukraine, Kharkiv marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion; in Cuba, fuel shortages, hyperinflation and mass emigratio...

0:15:30Mar 1, 2026

INDIA - UK - CAMEROON

In India, a scourge of toxic air pollution has caused top athletes to withdraw from tournaments in Delhi; the planned refurbishment of the B...

0:15:08Feb 22, 2026

VENEZUELA - CANADA - MAYOTTE

In Venezuela, the promised release of political prisoners is being closely watched; there is consternation over Donald Trump's threat to pre...

0:16:12Feb 15, 2026

Ukraine, Libya, Slovakia

Russian strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine leave tens of thousands struggling in freezing winter. In Libya the assassination on Sai...

0:16:21Feb 8, 2026

DENMARK - FRANCE - LEBANON

In Denmark, Tom Carstensen reports on negotiations underway between the United States, Denmark and Greenland; Isabel Conway reports from the...

0:17:24Feb 1, 2026

AUSTRAILIA - EUROPE - SYRIA

Australia's parliament voted for gun reforms and tougher action on hate speech While some European nations have already decided to join US p...

0:14:06Jan 25, 2026

CANADA - FRANCE - UK

Canada plans to create a 300,000 strong civil defence force as the country worries about defense. Drug-related turf wars in Marseille has le...

0:16:05Jan 18, 2026

CZECH REPUBLIC - CAMEROON - INDIA

Geopolitical tensions leave the leaders of Central Europe with a delicate balancing act. An uptick of online harassment and abuse against fe...

0:16:11Jan 11, 2026

JAPAN - NIGERIA - DENMARK

Japan face increasing tensions with China over the status of Taiwan; The Nigerian public has a mixed reaction to an airstrike on their count...

0:17:00Jan 4, 2026

MAURITANIA - UK - TUNISIA

Thousands of refugees fleeing violence in Mali are sheltering in a makeshift camp in the desert of Mauritania. The UK is planning for at lea...

0:14:28Dec 28, 2025