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US seizes Venezuelan president Maduro
Wednesday
The US military have arrested the Venezuelan president. Learn news vocabulary.
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2025: The year's big news stories
Wed 31 Dec 2025
Neil and Pippa look at some of the biggest headlines from the year
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Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty
Christmas Eve 2025
Japan changes the law to stop parents giving their children names considered strange.
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Australia teen social media ban
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Australia's social media ban for under-16s has started.
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Our world in English: Love in a warzone
Mon 15 Dec 2025
Adela falls in love and moves to Kharkiv in Ukraine. Adapted from a BBC Eye documentary.
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Syria: One year since Assad's fall
Wed 10 Dec 2025
It's one year since Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was forced to leave the capital.
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Deadly fires in Hong Kong investigated
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Hong Kong leader orders investigation into deadly fires which killed at least 151 people
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First treasure recovered from $20bn sunken ship
Wed 26 Nov 2025
A ship that sunk in 1708 is thought to have $20bn worth of treasure on it
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Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina
Wed 19 Nov 2025
The former prime minister of Bangladesh has been sentenced to death
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COP30: Are climate talks effective at fighting climate change?
Wed 12 Nov 2025
International leaders gather for COP30 climate talks.
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Fastest glacier melt in modern history
Wed 5 Nov 2025
An Antarctic glacier shrunk by 50% in just two months.
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'Storm of the century' hits Caribbean
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Hurricane Melissa is the strongest hurricane in modern history to hit Jamaica
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Historic jewels stolen from Louvre
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Historic jewels, worth millions of euros have been stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris
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Hostages released in Gaza ceasefire agreement
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees were exchanged on Monday
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Solar and wind beat coal for first time
Wed 8 Oct 2025
More electricity has been generated through wind and solar power than coal for 1st time
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Taliban cut off internet
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Afghanistan's Taliban Government has cut internet services in the country
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Trump's unproven autism claim
Wed 24 Sep 2025
Donald Trump has made the unproven claim there's a link between autism and Tylenol.
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza: UN commission
Wed 17 Sep 2025
A UN commission of inquiry says that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.
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'God's influencer': First millennial saint named
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Catholic church names 15-year-old boy the first millennial saint.
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Heatwaves speed up ageing process, study says
Wed 27 Aug 2025
A study in Taiwan has found that peoples' biological age increases during heatwaves.
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Ukraine: Presidents discuss end to war
Wed 20 Aug 2025
President Zelensky met President Trump days after Trump met President Putin in Alaska
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Is prostate cancer over-treated?
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Charity Prostate Cancer UK says some people are being treated when they don't need to be.
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Hiroshima: 80 years since atomic bomb
Wed 6 Aug 2025
80 years ago the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
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Thailand-Cambodia conflict
Wed 30 Jul 2025
There have been military clashes at the Thailand-Cambodia border, with civilians killed.
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War in Gaza 'must end now', 28 countries say
Wed 23 Jul 2025
28 nations have demanded an end to the war in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages.
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India Air crash report doubts
Wed 16 Jul 2025
What caused the Air India crash? And why is the preliminary report being criticised?
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Texas hit by deadly floods
Wed 9 Jul 2025
Flash floods hit central Texas in the USA. Georgie and Phil discuss the story.
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Deadly heatwave hits Europe
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Many European countries are experiencing an extreme heatwave. Beth and Phil discuss.
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Israel-Iran ceasefire
Wed 25 Jun 2025
A ceasefire is in place after over a week of missile strikes between Israel and Iran.
