Best Ready Set Drone Podcasts (2025)

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Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death | Global News Podcast 9:42

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A court in Dhaka has sentenced the former Bangladeshi prime minister to death after she was found guilty of ordering security forces to kill protesters. She has also been convicted of crimes against humanity. Sheikh Hasina was found guilty of allowing lethal force to be used against protesters, 1,400 of whom died during the unrest last year. The BB…

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US to label Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as terrorists | BBC News 4:08

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Cartel de los Soles, a group the US alleges is led by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, will be designated a terrorist organisation, the US State Department has said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Sunday that the US intends to consider the group a Foreign Terrorist Organisation from 24 November.Maduro will effectively be designa…

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Are DR Congo and M23 rebels nearing a peace deal? 33:02

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The DR Congo and the M23 rebels sign a framework agreement in Qatar for a peace deal to end fighting Will Nigeria's seemingly endless academic staff strikes end? And Nigeria's Eagles to miss the World Cup after defeat by DR Congo's Leopards Presenter: Nyasha MichelleProducers: Sunita Nahar and Joseph Keen in London with Madina Maishanu in Abuja.Tec…

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Why did Donald Trump reverse his position on Epstein files? | BBC News 4:20

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US President Donald Trump has urged lawmakers in his own party to vote to release files relating to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump wrote on Sunday that Republicans in the House of Representatives should vote in favour of a bill that would compel the US government to publish all the documents on Epstein "because we have nothi…

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What polling reveals about voters and net zero 15:35

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The Liberals and Nationals have now officially dumped the net zero emission target from their climate and energy policy. It keeps the Coalition together, but what do voters think? Today, pollster, former Labor strategist and director of the RedBridge Group, Kos Samaras on whether it’s a winning strategy. Featured: Kos Samaras, director of the RedBr…

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What next after ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death | BBC News 3:41

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Bangladesh's former prime minister has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on student-led protests which led to her ousting. Sheikh Hasina was found guilty of allowing lethal force to be used against protesters, 1,400 of whom died during the unrest last year. Hasina was tried in absentia by the International Crime…

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Fast-track asylum deportations to be announced by UK government | BBC News 8:52

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce sweeping reforms to the UK’s asylum policy when she addresses MPs today. The changes will include fast-tracking the deportation of illegal migrants, an overhaul of human rights law and plans to end multiple appeals against removal.Mahmood also threatens to stop granting visas to people from three African…

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Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over brutal protests crackdown | BBC News 8:04

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Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death. A special tribunal found she was responsible for ordering a violent crackdown on student-led protests last year, during which the UN estimates up to 1,400 people died, most by gunfire from security forces.Hasina was tried in her…

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Donald Trump urges Republicans to vote to release Epstein files | BBC News 3:23

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US President Donald Trump has urged lawmakers in his own party to vote to release files relating to the late convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The president wrote on Sunday night that Republicans in the House of Representatives should do so "because we have nothing to hide". The reversal of his recent position follows a slow drip feed…

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What’s in the UK government’s new illegal immigration plan? | BBC Newscast 31:24

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Today, UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood speaks to Laura about the government’s new immigration plans.Under the plans, people who are granted asylum will need to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently. Plus, refugee status will be cut from five year to two-and-a-half years and then regularly reviewed thereafter.Laura, Paddy and H…

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How could AI fix fashion’s fit problem? | BBC News 6:25

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With inconsistent sizing costing the global fashion industry billions annually in returns, retailers are desperately searching for a solution. New AI technology, pioneered by a former Savile Row tailor, is trying to target the sizing issue at its source: the production line. In womenswear the rate of returns can be about 50%, leaving both the brand…

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Are Trump’s tariffs wrecking the US economy? 15:34

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Donald Trump’s been all over the place with his tariffs, but the US is now bringing in billions of dollars in revenue from them. Months since the tariffs were first announced and after dire warnings from economists, how is the American economy really faring? Today, Penny Goldberg, professor of economics at Yale University, on why the US economy has…

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Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently in UK under asylum reforms | BBC News 6:05

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People granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently, under plans due to be announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday. The major shake-up to asylum policy comes as the government seeks to reduce small boat crossings and asylum claims. Under the plans, people who are granted asylum will o…

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Donald Trump says he intends to sue the BBC for up to $5 billion | BBC Newscast 32:08

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Laura and Paddy discuss President Donald Trump’s decision to continue with legal action.The BBC apologised to the president, saying it had unintentionally given "the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action" and said it would not be broadcast again. However, they would not pay financial compensation.Chief N…

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Rising Israeli settler attacks in occupied West Bank | BBC News 3:51

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There has been an increasing number of attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages and farms in the occupied West Bank. The United Nations has recorded the largest number of monthly incidents, since it began monitoring, twenty years ago. There were more than 260 attacks in October, and this year's olive harvest has been particularly marred …

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UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays | BBC News 5:07

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People granted asylum in the UK will only be allowed to stay in the country temporarily, in a major change of policy to be announced by the home secretary on Monday. Shabana Mahmood is expected to declare that the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, as she seeks to reduce asylum claims and small boat crossings. Under the plans, those …

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UN to investigate reported mass killings in Sudan | BBC News 8:44

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The United Nations Human Rights Council has unanimously approved an independent fact-finding mission into the alleged massacre in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher. The civil war has killed more than 150,000 people and about 12 million have had to flee their homes. We speak to the BBC's global affairs reporter in Nairobi, Richard Kagoe. Subscribe to t…

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Is Donald Trump losing the support of some Republicans? | BBC Americast 34:32

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Fifty year mortgages, recent aid for Argentina, high food prices, a focus on foreign affairs, and Trump telling Fox News that the U.S. needs foreign workers because it doesn’t have enough “talented people”… Americast looks at why some Republicans within the MAGA movement are questioning Trump’s commitment to his campaign promise of “America first”.…

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How hackers are using AI and how to protect yourself | BBC News 26:11

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As companies, governments and organisations race to harness artificial intelligence they are increasingly adopting a new generation of tools - the AI agents. Software systems can be trained to carry out tasks on our behalf, often autonomously, and could transform how we work, how we search, what we create - even how we defend ourselves. But with ev…

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Donald Trump calls for FBI probe into Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Clinton | BBC News 3:41

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President Donald Trump said Friday that he will direct US Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's involvement with former President Bill Clinton and other prominent Democrats and financial institutions.Trump said he was demanding a probe into "Jeffrey Epstein's involvement and relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid …

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Mass killings probe in Sudan will hold culprits to account, UN says | BBC News 4:55

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An independent fact-finding mission will investigate reported mass killings in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, the UN announced on Friday. More than 150,000 people have been killed and about 12 million have had no choice but to flee their homes. El-Fasher was captured last month by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group following an 18-m…

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Inside the corruption investigation engulfing Zelensky allies in the Ukrainian government | BBC News 24:16

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Ukraine has been rocked by a major corruption scandal surrounding the country's energy sector, amidst ongoing Russian attacks on electricity infrastructure. An alleged $100m scheme, involving money laundering and kick backs, has led to the resignation of senior ministers and engulfed prominent allies of Volodymyr Zelensky. But despite the president…

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South Sudan: Why was a powerful vice-president fired? 32:21

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked his Second Vice-President Dr Benjamin Bol Mel, who was seen as a possible successor. So with First Vice-President Riek Machar under house arrest charged with treason, how will this latest move by the president affect political stability in the country? Africa finally has its own drug-regulation body fol…

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Russian drone slams into block of flats in deadly wave of strikes across Kyiv | BBC News 5:08

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A Russian drone has rammed through a block of flats in eastern Kyiv, during a wave of strikes throughout the Ukrainian capital that has killed six people and wounded 35 others. One Kyiv resident said the drone had pierced the building, exploding on the other side. Condemning Russia's overnight attacks as vile and calculated, President Volodymyr Zel…

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Is Keir Starmer’s leadership in question? | BBC Newscast 27:56

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Adam is joined by Chris, Faisal and Ailbhe Rae, Political Editor of The New Statesman to wrap up the week.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNewsBy BBC News

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Four killed in wave of Russian strikes across Kyiv, officials say | BBC News 3:46

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Four people have died and dozens more have been wounded in a wave of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Condemning the strikes as vile and calculated, Zelensky said about 430 drones and 18 missiles had been launched and dozens of high-rise buildings damaged. Kyiv's energy infrastructure was badly h…

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Should the UK ban social media for under 16s? | BBC Question Time 9:49

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Should the UK follow Australia's ban of social media for young people under 16 years old? The Question Time panel debate this audience question, featuring Labour's Alex Davies-Jones, Conservative Ken Clarke, Your Party's Zarah Sultana, and Reform UK's Danny Kruger.Catch up with the whole of the debate with BBC Question Time on iPlayer and Sounds no…

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BBC apologises to Donald Trump but refuses to pay $1bn compensation | BBC News 10:08

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The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode which spliced parts of a speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation.The corporation also said it would not show the programme again.Lawyers for Trump have threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the corporation issues a retraction, apolog…

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Is Keir Starmer in control of the narrative at Downing Street? | BBC News 40:50

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Today we look at the latest in claims of briefings coming out of Number 10.The prime minister's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney was not involved "directly or indirectly" in briefings against cabinet ministers and will not be leaving his job, sources have told the BBC.Some in government have blamed McSweeney for being the source of the briefings.McS…

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Reflecting on the Bataclan massacres in Paris 10 years later | Global News Podcast 11:11

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Tributes have been paid to the 130 people killed by Islamist attackers in a sequence of coordinated attacks across Paris in 2015.More than 400 people were injured, countless others suffered psychological trauma. The BBC's Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield was in Paris that night, as was the Global News Podcast's Jannat Jalil. They discuss their me…

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France remembers Bataclan attacks in Paris 10 years on | BBC News 9:40

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The French President Emmanuel Macron led commemorations in Paris to mark ten years since the Bataclan attacks in which 130 people were killed. On the evening of 13 November 2015, jihadist gunmen and suicide bombers conducted a sequence of co-ordinated attacks that culminated in a bloody raid on the Bataclan concert hall in eastern Paris. Overall 13…

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New documentary investigates Hitler’s DNA | BBC News 4:15

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Adolf Hitler suffered it seems from a genetic disorder that stunts normal puberty. Researchers have extracted his DNA from a swatch of fabric with Hitler’s blood from the sofa from which he killed himself. The results will be revealed this weekend in a Channel 4 Documentary titled Hitler’s DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/…

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Gabon's ex first lady and son get sentenced 31:47

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Wife and son of Gabon's ousted leader get 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial. Mauritania's president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Al-Ghazouani, recently sacked some senior government officials. Can he win the fight against corruption? And Zambia's ambitious plans to diversify from minerals to agriculture and livestock by 2030 Presenter: Nyasha …

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Should neo-Nazis be banned from protesting? 15:07

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How is it that a neo-Nazi rally targeting Jewish people was allowed to take place on the steps of the New South Wales parliament? Why is it that the same group of people, who want a 'white Australia', could be allowed to form a political party? Today, extremism expert Josh Roose explains the tactics neo-Nazi groups are using to skirt the law and co…

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Ros Atkins on... why the BBC's crisis didn't come out of nowhere | BBC News 4:33

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The chairman of the BBC has apologised for what he called an "error of judgement" in how a speech by Donald Trump was edited for an episode of Panorama. The BBC's director-general and its head of news resigned on Sunday after a leaked memo criticised the documentary. But this crisis didn't come out of nowhere - as the BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atki…

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Andrew pleads to make clear he wasn’t involved in allegations, Epstein emails show | BBC News 8:03

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The United States Congress will vote next week on forcing the release of all the case files in the Jeffery Epstein investigation. It comes hours after Democrats on the committee published emails written by the convicted sex offender that referenced President Donald Trump and the photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with the known Epstein victim…

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'Black Ops 7 blows all other Call of Duty games out the water' | BBC News 6:00

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The latest Call of Duty title has dropped and if the thoughts of its stars are anything to go by, "this one blows the others out of the water." Milo Ventimiglia, who plays David Mason, and Kiernan Shipka, who stars as "bad guy" Emma Kagan, have shared their thoughts on the process and story of creating Black Ops 7. They told BBC reporter Mel Ramsay…

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Trump signs spending bill to end longest shutdown in US history | BBC News 5:58

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President Donald Trump has signed a spending bill to reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in US history.He signed the short-term bill into law just hours after the House of Representatives voted 222-209 to approve it on Wednesday night, and two days after the Senate narrowly approved the same bill.Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump sa…

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Punk activist Maria Alyokhina on detention and escaping from Russia | BBC Ukrainecast 29:37

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Maria Alyokhina, founding member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, joins Vitaly in the Ukrainecast studio to talk about her experience inside a Russian penal colony and her escape from the country disguised as a delivery driver.What does she make of the current Russian opposition movement, and will Russia always feel like home? She also talks ab…

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Can Starmer prevent a leadership contest? | BBC Newscast 31:51

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There has been extensive speculation about the extent to which Sir Keir Starmer was aware of the anonymous briefings attacking potential leadership challengers in his own party. Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he has "never authorised" attacks on his cabinet ministers, calling briefings against them "unacceptable".Adam and Chris are joined by Alex Fo…

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NHS manager who raped and abused young girls on Snapchat jailed for 28 years | BBC News 3:22

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An NHS manager who sexually abused and raped young girls after grooming them on Snapchat has been jailed for 28 years. Paul Lipscombe was sentenced after he admitted to sexual grooming, sexual assault and two counts of rape of a child under 13, in a case described as "shocking and terrifying" by detectives. Lipscombe, 51, who is believed to have ea…

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Trump urges Israel's president to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu | BBC News 6:35

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Israel's President Isaac Herzog has received a letter from US President Donald Trump formally urging him to "fully pardon" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has been standing trial for the past five years on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. He has denied any wrongdoing. Herzog's offic…

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Ukraine’s corruption scandal explained | Global News Podcast 8:03

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Ukraine’s Justice and Energy ministers leave their posts as the country is rocked by a damaging corruption scandal. Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies revealed that some of President Zelensky’s close associates were allegedly involved in a plot to skim around $100 million from the country’s energy sector. The BBC’s Diplomatic correspondent James La…

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Epstein alleged Trump 'spent hours' with one of his victims, in email released by Dems | BBC News 4:09

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A committee of lawmakers in the US have released over 20,000 pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, including some that reference US President Donald Trump.One is an email exchange dated April 2011 from Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died in 2019, to his associate Ghislaine Maxwell and reads "I want you to realize that that dog th…

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Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre | BBC News 8:06

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A man who escaped the last functioning hospital in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher before a reported massacre by paramilitary troops says he has lost all hope and happiness.Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed, a laboratory technician at the Saudi Maternity Hospital, spoke to a freelancer gathering interviews for the BBC from a displaced persons camp in Tawila some 70k…

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Sierra Leone steps up fight against kush 31:38

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Can new tougher measures announced by Sierra Leone's President Bio really be effective in combating kush, the illegal psychoactive blend of addictive substances that is devastating the country. What caused the fatal helicopter crash in Ghana that killed eight people, including two high profile government ministers? And why has Senegal dismissed the…

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What was the point of the longest US shutdown? 15:26

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More than one million workers sent home or working without pay, the poorest Americans left hungry and travel plans thrown into chaos. The longest government shutdown in American history is coming to an end, more than 40 days after it began. Today, political scientist Charles Hunt from Boise State University on why a small group of Democrats ended u…

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KATSEYE interview with BBC | BBC News 13:05

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Global girl group KATSEYE catch up with BBC News music correspondent Mark Savage to talk about their K-Pop training and Netflix's Pop Star Academy.Plus their rise to fame, how they handle online hate and their bid to become the biggest girl group in the world.The six-piece, who were recently nominated for best new artist at the Grammy Awards, also …

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Protesters break into COP30 venue in Brazil | BBC News 3:04

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Protesters carrying signs reading "our forests are not for sale" broke through security lines of the COP30 climate talks on Tuesday night in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists saw United Nations security staff running behind a line of Brazilian soldiers shouting at delegates to immediately leave the venue. The UN told BBC News that the incident caused …

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Investigation into deadly suicide attack in Pakistan | BBC News 3:55

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Authorities in Pakistan are trying to identify an attacker following a suicide attack outside a court in Islamabad. At least 12 people were killed and 27 others were injured, the country's interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said. According to Naqvi, a bomber was planning to attack the district courthouse but was unable to get inside, and he said author…