Ebola virus: Are mass outbreaks history?
A decade ago, the world's eyes were focused nervously on West Africa when Ebola ravaged the region. It left 11,000 people dead in its wake. Now the epidemic is over, does the threat of its return loom...
24 Apr 202425min
Pope Francis: How 'woke' is he?
Ever since he rose to the top of the Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis has had a reputation in international media as a moderniser. His forthright defence of the environment, and unprecedented out...
23 Apr 202424min
Israel-Iran: A sigh of relief in the Middle East?
After weeks of tit for tat strikes between Iran and Israel, the dust appears to be settling on a confrontation that the whole world has nervously observed. But both sides have crossed what was previou...
22 Apr 202424min
Feeding Gaza: Why isn't more aid getting in?
Gaza is on the brink of famine. The UN says more than half the population – over a million people – could face catastrophic hunger. But the process of delivering aid is slow and dangerous. The BBC’s D...
19 Apr 202423min
Climate justice: We sued our government, and won!
The elderly Swiss women behind a landmark ruling. For nearly a decade, they argued that Switzerland’s weak climate policies violated their human rights. Their victory – the first of its kind in the Eu...
18 Apr 202424min
Sydney mall attack: How a social media frenzy unfolded
Following the knife attack in a shopping mall in Sydney, speculations and false allegations were spread online at an alarming rate. It even led to an innocent man being labelled as the attacker.Mark L...
17 Apr 202424min
India election: How to organise the biggest vote in history
India will host the world's biggest election this year when nearly one billion people will vote. Organisers have vowed to set up polling stations within 2km of every citizen, but India's vast size mea...
16 Apr 202424min
Iran-Israel attack: A turning point for the Middle East?
Israel says 99% of the missiles and drones fired by Iran on Saturday night were intercepted without hitting their targets. Iran said the assault was in response to a deadly attack on an Iranian diplom...
15 Apr 202425min
