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2024-12-14

  Returning home to Syria

Kate Adie introduces stories from Syria, Ukraine, France, Ghana and Saudi Arabia.The speed at which President Assad was deposed was a shock to many, including the BBC's Lina Sinjab. She had been forced to leave her home country in 2013, after being det...
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2024-12-07

  Sudan and the story of Mama Nour

Kate Adie presents stories from Sudan, South Korea, Kazakhstan, South Africa and Ireland.Lyse Doucet recently gained rare access to Sudan, where she met the remarkable Mama Nour. A steely woman, orphaned in childhood, she now provides refuge for other ...
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2024-11-30

  The story of a Russian deserter

Kate Adie introduces dispatches on Russia, Germany, Hong Kong, India and Sweden.A Russian soldier who once responsible for guarding Russia's nuclear weapons reveals why he fled the army. In a secret meeting, at an undisclosed location, he tells Will Ve...
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2024-11-23

  Life in the shadow of a melting glacier

Kate Adie presents stories from Pakistan-administered Gilgit Balistan, Brazil, the United States, the Faroe Islands and AustriaThe remote mountain villages of Pakistan-administered Gilgit Baltistan are on the frontline of climate change. Some have alre...
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2024-11-16

  North Korea and Russia's flourishing friendship

Kate Adie presents stories from China, Ukraine, Australia, Panama and Lithuania.Reports of North Korean troops being deployed to join the Russian offensive in Ukraine has compounded fears in Kyiv about its ability to win the war. And it’s proving a hea...
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2024-11-09

  Donald Trump’s Sweeping Victory

Kate Adie presents stories from the US, Lebanon, Spain, Morocco and GreenlandDonald Trump won a resounding victory in the US election, heralding an imminent return to the White House. This was achieved through a new coalition of support - especially am...
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2024-11-02

  What next for Georgia?

Kate Adie presents stories from Georgia, the US, Benin and Egypt.In Georgia, tens of thousands of people took to the streets this week amid claims of election violations, highlighting the rift between voters hoping for closer ties to Europe and those w...
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2024-10-26

  Is Russia meddling in Moldova?

Kate Adie presents stories from Moldova, Russia, the US, Cuba and Indonesia.In Moldova, a knife-edge victory for the Yes vote in the country's referendum on EU membership came as a shock to many. Chisinau and the EU have accused Russia and its proxies ...
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2024-10-19

  Israel, Gaza and a wish list for the future

Katie Adie presents stories from Israel and Gaza, the USA, Ivory Coast and Bolivia.At a UN school in Gaza, a teenage girl passed a handwritten note to BBC journalists listing her hopes for a more peaceful future. More than a decade on, Jeremy Bowen rem...
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2024-10-12

  The Amazon’s record forest fires

Kate Adie introduces stories from Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Singapore, Oman and Vietnam.The Amazon rain forest in Brazil has suffered its worst fires in two decades, with most started illegally by humans looking to exploit the land for ...
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