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The Global Story Episodes

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    Was World War Two worth it? Some US conservatives have doubts

    Tucker Carlson debates whether Britain should have fought Hitler.

  2. Are we really living in unprecedented times?

    Journalist John Simpson reflects on how history upends what we think is permanent

  3. What’s really happening with plague in Russia?

    Questions grow over the Kremlin’s transparency about a possible health risk

  4. Why French teenagers are fighting for their education

    A mass student movement draws global attention over France’s future

  5. The warnings before 7 October

    Israel’s leader is under scrutiny over alleged security and intelligence failings

  6. Smart glasses or ‘pervert glasses’?

    Meta is among the tech companies investing billions in smart glasses. Who for?

  7. America’s global hunt for execution drugs

    Why is America struggling to carry out the death penalty?

  8. How white South Africans became the face of Trump’s refugee policy

    Afrikaners got fast-tracked to the US. How has their life in America panned out?

  9. Inside the Flydubai attack that could upend Israeli elections

    A cockpit stabbing puts Israeli security under scrutiny

  10. Is Meta dying?

    Meta looks to AI as a new film puts the company’s past decisions under scrutiny

  11. Did a farmer foil a plot to attack a UK military base?

    As the police investigate, the details raise more questions than answers

  12. The Super El Nino: what happens when it hits us?

    Climate scientists say this year’s El Niño could be the worst on record. Are we prepared?

  13. Katseye, America and the dark side of K-pop perfection

    What happens when K-pop’s gruelling formula meets the American music industry?

  14. Is a free press at serious risk in Trump’s America?

    What can America learn from the rest of the world about protecting journalists?

  15. Inside China’s push to become the world’s AI superpower

    Will AI overshadow Xi Jinping and Trump talks at the White House?

  16. Why the world wants American surrogates

    High-profile cases raise questions about America’s status as a global surrogacy hub.

  17. Searching for Russia’s missing soldiers

    The woman counting Russia’s true death toll.

  18. Dave Ramsey: Iran, tariffs and affordability

    Ahead of the midterms, talk show host Dave Ramsey says it is not politicians who can help

  19. Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, and the politics of staying silent

    How the war in Gaza became a dividing line for pop stars

  20. Will the Houthis tank the global economy?

    Who are the Iran-backed group threatening to seize control of a vital oil-shipping route?

  21. The Canadians who want out of Canada

    In Canada’s wealthiest province Alberta, voters are deciding whether to become independent

  22. Can the US and China stop AI from killing us all?

    Will rival superpowers co-operate to reign in AI’s risk to humanity?

  23. Did America win the ‘war on terror’?

    How the fallout from 9/11 is still shaping the world in unintended ways

  24. How the AfD is rewriting German history

    Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wants to teach children less about Hitler.

  25. Why America's allies are sanctioning West Bank settlers

    The UK is banning trade with West Bank settlements. How will the US respond?

  26. Can Dubai’s luxe image survive the war with Iran?

    As Iranian strikes hit Dubai, the city fights to control the narrative.

  27. Was Saudi Arabia involved in 9/11?

    Twenty-five years on from 9/11, grieving families are fighting for answers.

  28. How the world sees Lindsay Clancy

    The US is an outlier in its approach to prosecuting infanticide. Why?

  29. Is the AI backlash actually a Chinese psy-op?

    When is foreign interference really to blame, and when is it a scapegoat?

  30. Is the world giving up on the US dollar?

    Economist Kenneth Rogoff argues that that the era of dollar dominance may be ending

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