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How the myth of democracy fuels the US forever wars
26 mins; June 05, 2025
Why is the Dominican Republic deporting Haitian migrants?
24 mins; June 04, 2025
Why is Trump cracking down on Chinese students?
23 mins; June 03, 2025
How Israel’s military industry profits from war in Gaza
24 mins; June 02, 2025
What did Elon Musk get from DOGE – and what’s next?
23 mins; June 01, 2025
Brief: Israel kills Palestinians seeking food, Hamas responds to US
5 mins; June 01, 2025
Another Take: The children abandoned by South Korea’s adoption policy
22 mins; May 30, 2025
Who could be Poland’s next president?
21 mins; May 29, 2025
How the Afghan village hit by a 10,000kg bomb is coping now
24 mins; May 28, 2025
Who is behind Tren de Aragua?
23 mins; May 27, 2025
Why the US and Israel are pushing to privatize aid to Gaza
22 mins; May 26, 2025
Inside Project Esther’s plan to silence pro-Palestinian activism
23 mins; May 25, 2025
Brief: Israel kills 9 of doctor's 10 children, shoots at diplomats
5 mins; May 25, 2025
Another Take: Voices from the George Floyd protests
27 mins; May 23, 2025
Josh Paul resigned over Gaza. What comes next?
23 mins; May 22, 2025
Murdered live on TikTok - Mexico’s femicide crisis
22 mins; May 21, 2025
The US v the ICC: Why is Trump going after the court?
22 mins; May 20, 2025
Why is Donald Trump fixated on South Africa?
23 mins; May 19, 2025
What does the end of US sanctions mean for Syrians?
23 mins; May 18, 2025
Brief: New Israeli offensive in Gaza kills more than 300 in three days
6 mins; May 18, 2025
Another Take: Eurovision 2024 - Divided over Israel
18 mins; May 16, 2025
Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X. Kendi looks to the future
24 mins; May 15, 2025
On Nakba Day, Trump tours the Gulf as Gaza starves
22 mins; May 14, 2025
How could Pope Leo XIV reshape the Catholic Church?
19 mins; May 13, 2025
Will budget cuts cause the end of the UN as we know it?
21 mins; May 12, 2025
Is there a cure for the loneliness epidemic?
20 mins; May 11, 2025
Brief: Israel approves plan for Gaza displacement, Iran-US talks resume
6 mins; May 11, 2025
Another Take: Will Diddy’s downfall shift the US music industry?
24 mins; May 09, 2025
Can India and Pakistan avoid a fourth war over Kashmir?
20 mins; May 08, 2025
What does Israel's escalation with the Houthis mean for Yemen?
23 mins; May 07, 2025
25 years of Putin: what can we expect next?
22 mins; May 06, 2025
Why was a Gaza 'Freedom Flotilla' ship attacked?
22 mins; May 05, 2025
How are Chinese TikTokers fighting Trump’s trade war?
24 mins; May 04, 2025
Brief: Civilian aid ship bound for Gaza attacked, Israel bombs Syria
5 mins; May 04, 2025
Another Take: Behind Columbia University’s months of tension
24 mins; May 02, 2025
Could Trump tip Australia’s 2025 election?
24 mins; May 02, 2025
Why has Trump’s Russia-Ukraine deal stalled?
24 mins; April 30, 2025
What happens to the children of deportees from the US?
23 mins; April 29, 2025
After deadly attack in Kashmir, what’s next for India and Pakistan?
24 mins; April 28, 2025
Canadians head to the polls as Trump looms over the election
25 mins; April 27, 2025
Brief: UN out of food in Gaza, Pope laid to rest
5 mins; April 27, 2025
Another Take: A crackdown on press in Kashmir
19 mins; April 25, 2025
UK court defines 'woman'; trans women left in limbo
24 mins; April 24, 2025
Could a US-banned pesticide be behind mass sterilization?
23 mins; April 23, 2025
US-Iran nuclear talks resume: What’s at stake now?
23 mins; April 22, 2025
What's next for the Catholic Church after Pope Francis?
23 mins; April 21, 2025
What does the US military want in Guam, Japan and Hawaii?
24 mins; April 20, 2025
Brief: Six weeks without aid in Gaza, US bombs Yemen
6 mins; April 20, 2025
Another Take: The meaning of Easter in Palestine
22 mins; April 18, 2025
Why does the Trump administration refuse to bring Abrego Garcia back to the US?
24 mins; April 17, 2025
Held without justice: A look inside Israeli prisons
20 mins; April 16, 2025
Traveling to the US? Here's what you should know
24 mins; April 15, 2025
Two years into Sudan’s civil war: What lies ahead?
20 mins; April 14, 2025
What is Betar US and why is it targeting pro-Palestinian activists?
22 mins; April 13, 2025
Brief: Indirect Iran-US talks in Oman, Israel bombs hospital in Gaza
5 mins; April 13, 2025
Another Take: How much of Americans’ tax money funds war?
17 mins; April 11, 2025
Why is evidence of  Israel's war crimes in Gaza disappearing?
23 mins; April 10, 2025
Can Ecuador's next president stop the cartels?
23 mins; April 09, 2025
Why is Ukraine’s surrogacy industry booming under bombs?
19 mins; April 08, 2025
What’s behind Spain’s mass housing protests?
21 mins; April 07, 2025
How Trump’s tariffs are changing the rules of global trade
24 mins; April 06, 2025
Brief: Video shows Israeli killing of medics, Netanyahu to visit Washington
5 mins; April 06, 2025
Another Take: Muslims in France contend with a shifting center
22 mins; April 04, 2025
Why are Afghan activists facing deportation?
23 mins; April 03, 2025
Why Trump’s university crackdown is driving professors off US campuses
25 mins; April 02, 2025
Will Myanmar’s trapped survivors be rescued in time?
22 mins; April 01, 2025
Will Lebanon’s fragile peace hold after Israel’s strike on Beirut?
22 mins; March 31, 2025
The Copernic Affair: The professor accused of a Paris bombing
23 mins; March 30, 2025
Brief: Gaza marks Eid al-Fitr as Israel begins new ground operation
5 mins; March 30, 2025
Another Take: What’s behind the rise in anti-trans bills in the US?
23 mins; March 28, 2025
How is Gaza celebrating Eid al-Fitr?
24 mins; March 27, 2025
‘Signal gate’: How Trump officials’ chat on bombing Yemen hit Washington
24 mins; March 26, 2025
Will Tigray be caught in another devastating war?
22 mins; March 25, 2025
How Netanyahu’s political fate is tied to the war on Gaza
21 mins; March 24, 2025
Who are Africa’s ‘ghost reporters’ writing pro-Russian propaganda?
21 mins; March 23, 2025
Brief: New evacuation orders in Gaza, Israel strikes Lebanon
6 mins; March 23, 2025
Another Take: Remembering war in Sudan
20 mins; March 21, 2025
‘Tesla Takedown’: How Elon Musk's Trump alliance is triggering backlash
21 mins; March 20, 2025
What Trump’s Alien Enemies Act means for the US today
17 mins; March 19, 2025
What Israel’s shattered ceasefire means for Gaza
22 mins; March 18, 2025
What’s next after US strikes on Yemen?
23 mins; March 17, 2025
Why was Rodrigo Duterte arrested by the ICC?
24 mins; March 16, 2025
Brief: US attacks Yemen, Israel blockade of Gaza aid enters third week
5 mins; March 16, 2025
Another Take: Is a ‘new Nakba’ happening in Gaza?
21 mins; March 14, 2025
Why are students protesting in Serbia?
23 mins; March 13, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil and Trump’s war on pro-Palestinian activism
23 mins; March 12, 2025
With or without tariffs, China’s global rise is under way
23 mins; March 11, 2025
What is behind the clashes in Syria?
24 mins; March 10, 2025
Is the world ready for the next pandemic?
21 mins; March 09, 2025
Brief: Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha, Israel continues blocking aid
5 mins; March 09, 2025
Another Take: What’s Andrew Tate’s appeal?
24 mins; March 07, 2025
How can women navigate the tech ‘broligarchy’?
24 mins; March 06, 2025
Can the Arab plan for Gaza build a future for Palestinians?
23 mins; March 05, 2025
Can AI save endangered Indigenous languages?
20 mins; March 04, 2025
Can Europe defend Ukraine without the US?
22 mins; March 03, 2025
Syrian TV dramas during a post-Assad Ramadan
21 mins; March 02, 2025
Brief: Israel extends ceasefire under US terms, Hamas yet to respond
6 mins; March 02, 2025
Another Take: Are Hollywood executives complicit in Latinx exclusion?
26 mins; March 01, 2025
Another Take: A cold and dangerous winter
24 mins; February 28, 2025
Oscar-nominated film 'I’m Still Here' confronts Brazil’s past
20 mins; February 27, 2025
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