#570How can Nigeria stop its kidnap crisis?In November gunmen seized more than 300 pupils and a dozen teachers from a Catholic school... more16 Dec 202524 MINS24:0416 Dec 2025
#569Is it last orders for the wine industry?Changing tastes, climatic conditions, health warnings, economic factors are all creating a... more09 Dec 202524 MINS24:0509 Dec 2025
#568Will Australia’s social media ban start a global trend?On 10 December 2025, Australia will become the first country in the world to ban under-16s... more02 Dec 202524 MINS24:0602 Dec 2025
#567Is Cyprus moving closer to reunification?The eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invade... more25 Nov 202524 MINS24:0225 Nov 2025
#566Is the new Pope woke?Cardinal Robert Prevost made history earlier this year, when he became the first American ... more18 Nov 202523 MINS23:5618 Nov 2025
#565Is the world ready for more climate migration?From floods in Pakistan to droughts in the Horn of Africa, extreme weather events are alre... more11 Nov 202523 MINS23:5811 Nov 2025
#564Is trouble brewing for the worldwide tea industry?Matcha, a long-time popular drink in Japan, has gone global. Major chains now serve it, an... more04 Nov 202523 MINS23:5904 Nov 2025
#563Is the UN Security Council still relevant?In the aftermath of World War Two, the charter that founded the United Nations was signed,... more28 Oct 202522 MINS22:5828 Oct 2025
#562Can Benin win back its diaspora?Benin has long tried to highlight its role in the transatlantic slave trade through monume... more21 Oct 202523 MINS23:0021 Oct 2025
#561Can Gen Z shape a new Nepal?At the beginning of September 2025, within 48 hours, Nepal’s government had been toppled, ... more14 Oct 202523 MINS23:0014 Oct 2025
#560Is Trump building a crypto economy?Donald Trump once dismissed cryptocurrencies as a scam. But since returning to office, his... more07 Oct 202523 MINS23:0207 Oct 2025
#559Why are more people getting Lyme disease?Lyme disease is a bacterial infection passed on to humans by infected ticks. Symptoms can ... more30 Sep 202522 MINS22:5830 Sep 2025
#558Why does Mexico owe the US water?The major rivers of the Rio Grande and the Colorado run through both the United States and... more23 Sep 202522 MINS22:5923 Sep 2025
#557Is it time to copyright your face?Deepfakes are videos, picture or audio clips made with artificial intelligence to look rea... more16 Sep 202522 MINS22:5816 Sep 2025
#556Is time up for TikTok in the US?In January, the popular Chinese social media app TikTok went offline for its 170 million A... more09 Sep 202522 MINS22:5609 Sep 2025
#555How much of a threat is satellite warfare?“There is no longer any debate that space is a war fighting domain,” These were the words ... more03 Sep 202522 MINS22:5903 Sep 2025
#554Is Japan moving to the right?A far-right party which came to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic recently showed it... more26 Aug 202523 MINS23:0026 Aug 2025
#553Can Indonesia afford free lunches?Children in Indonesia are now receiving free school meals — part of a bold new plan by Pre... more19 Aug 202522 MINS22:5919 Aug 2025
#552How are drones changing the landscape of modern warfare?When the war in Ukraine began back in February 2022, the remote-controlled unmanned aerial... more12 Aug 202522 MINS22:5912 Aug 2025
#551What does Syria’s recent conflict tell us about al-Sharaa’s presidency?In July, a brutal highway hijacking in southern Syria sparked tit-for-tat clashes between ... more05 Aug 202522 MINS22:5805 Aug 2025
#550How has one leaked phone call shaken Thai politics?What lies behind the clashes on the Thai Cambodian border is a fractured friendship betwee... more25 Jul 202522 MINS22:5625 Jul 2025
#549What will Chile’s latest telescope tell us about the universe?In Chile, a powerful new telescope has just given a taster of what we can expect from it l... more22 Jul 202522 MINS22:5922 Jul 2025
#548Is AI eroding our critical thinking?More and more of the tasks we perform in our daily lives are been guided by artificial int... more15 Jul 202523 MINS23:0015 Jul 2025
#547Can Brazil’s supercows feed the world?Brazil’s Zebu cattle, or “supercows” are bred for size, strength, and meat quality. Every ... more08 Jul 202523 MINS23:0008 Jul 2025
#546Does Trump care about Taiwan?Ahead of last year’s US Presidential elections, Donald Trump was asked if he would defend ... more01 Jul 202522 MINS22:5801 Jul 2025
#545How crucial is the Strait of Hormuz to global oil supplies?The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the most important energy corridors in the world. It i... more25 Jun 202522 MINS22:5925 Jun 2025
#544Are we closer to a European army?During a speech to the Spanish parliament earlier this year, the country’s Prime Minister ... more17 Jun 202523 MINS23:0117 Jun 2025
#543Have we seen a breakthrough in preventing genetic diseases?The creation of a landmark gene editing drug used to treat a baby with a rare genetic muta... more10 Jun 202522 MINS22:5910 Jun 2025
#542Are diamonds forever in Botswana?The economic fortunes of the Southern Africa country of Botswana were transformed back in ... more03 Jun 202522 MINS22:5903 Jun 2025
#541Can we stop killer fungi?Fungal diseases are becoming more common, more dangerous, and more difficult to treat. The... more27 May 202523 MINS23:0027 May 2025