Why is there violence in Ecuador?

International drug cartels are using banana shipments to smuggle out cocaine

• 15 mins

Why air pollution is keeping some people home

New research says breathing bad air can be as dangerous as smoking

• 15 mins

How much do we know about North Korea?

It’s a super secretive country, so what's really going on?

• 16 mins

Coups and Dynasties: Are Africa’s “nepo baby” leaders in trouble?

A series of coups has some leaders worried

• 14 mins

Eat, Pay, Love: How is Bali dealing with its badly behaved tourists?

One woman is using social media to call out people who break the rules

• 16 mins

Has THAT kiss become a tipping point for women in Spain?

The #SeAcabo movement shows talk about sexism has moved beyond the World Cup final

• 13 mins

Why are teachers bullied in South Korea?

People have been protesting after a teacher took her life

• 13 mins

How a scandal is forcing Germany to reckon with its Nazi past

A top politician has apologised for carrying an anti-Jewish pamphlet as a schoolboy

• 15 mins

Why are young people fighting for climate action in court?

We hear from some of the people at the centre of these cases

• 15 mins

How has Morocco’s earthquake impacted mountain villages?

Rescuers in the Atlas Mountains have been using their bare hands to dig for survivors

• 16 mins

Will decriminalisation change abortion for women in Mexico?

Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised abortion across the country

• 13 mins

WWE and UFC: Will the merger be a knockout?

A new organisation brings together professional wrestling and mixed martial arts

• 15 mins

Why was Storm Daniel so deadly in Libya?

After two dams failed, whole neighbourhoods of the city of Derna were swept away

• 13 mins

How has Mahsa Amini’s death changed Iran?

Protesters show a growing defiance

• 14 mins

Is Syria’s government pushing an addictive party drug?

Dubbed “the poor man’s cocaine”, Captagon is sweeping through the Middle East

• 13 mins

Palm oil versus the planet: What can be done?

A substitute could help counter deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia

• 14 mins

Do false online rumours on birth control have consequences IRL?

There are worries misinformation online may be contributing to abortion rates in Scotland

• 14 mins

India’s spy agency: What do we know about RAW?

That’s India’s equivalent of the CIA

• 11 mins

From BTS to Beyoncé - why do “world” tours skip Africa?

What do Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, BTS and Olivia Rodrigo’s “world tours“ have in common?

• 14 mins

Net zero: How do we get there?

...and how long will it take?

• 15 mins

Are your 20s the loneliest decade?

Yes, according to TikTok

• 13 mins

Deal! Hollywood writers end their strike

‘You can hear the sigh of relief’

• 10 mins

What's really inside your phone?

What's the tech and how does it get there?

• 14 mins

How do we get plastic out of our oceans?

And how does it get there in the first place?

• 11 mins

Why are thousands of people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh?

Most ethnic Armenians have fled the region since Azerbaijan seized it

• 12 mins

Why is there so much instability in the Sahel?

Coups, militant groups, and food insecurity all play a part

• 15 mins

The dark but luxurious life of El Chapo’s wife

Emma Coronel is the 'narco queen' at the heart of El Chapo’s drug cartel

• 15 mins

Why are young people calling on Ghanaians to #OccupyJulorbiHouse?

How did Ghana go from fastest growing economy in Africa to crisis in just four years?

• 14 mins

Why has it taken so long to arrest someone for Tupac’s murder?

27 years after the shooting, Keefe D has been arrested and charged as a suspect

• 13 mins

Israel-Gaza violence: The conflict explained

Israel says retaliation against the Palestinian militant group Hamas has only just begun

• 11 mins