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| 01:00 | 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTThe happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection.
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTUS wants to form international coalition in response to security concerns in the Red Sea
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| 02:00 | 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTHow come a seed can do nothing for months, or even years, before bursting into life?(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTHow is China's Polar Silk Road impacting Iceland?
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTSome are calling the deal at the COP conference in Dubai "historic". Are they right?(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTHow will Ukraine ensure the billions needed to rebuild the country are properly spent?
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| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTWe celebrate our very own Jim Maxwell who has been part of ABC for fifty years.
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTFollowing failed trials, researchers are worried we won’t get an HIV vaccine before 2030.(R)
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| 03:00 | 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTHow the Netherlands is making a serious attempt to tackle something we can all feel(R) 03:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32GMTWitness History goes back in time to play Tetris(R) 03:50GMTAs World Questions head to Zambia, we asked a listener to go behind-the-scenes(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTJournalist Isla Traquair was stalked by her neighbour in the idyllic English countryside(R) 03:50GMTIn 2009 a tsunami killed 149 people. Lumepa Hald tells the story of destruction and loss(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTVashti Bunyan had given up music for good – 30 years later she became an underground hit(R) 03:50GMTIn 1975, the king of Saudi Arabia was shot by his nephew(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTThorgy Thor has spent her career trying to bring together drag and classical music(R) 03:50GMTIn 1973, the poet and prominent communist tried to flee persecution in Chile(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTA handwritten map is all Mamadou Barry had to guide him from Guinea to Egypt(R) 03:50GMTThere was an international outcry in 2014 when three journalists were imprisoned in Egypt(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTTwo singing stars talk about their new festive albums.
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| 04:00 | 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTHow Vandana Verma Sehgal and Sophina Kio-Lawson help women stay safe online.
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTInside the creative mind of one of the world's most celebrated theatre directors
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMT30 years after South Africa's momentous changes what’s happened to the hope and promises?
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTWhich celebration dish is your favourite?
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTThe mysterious twilight world of Celtic traditions and folklore that continue today
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTHow did the planet cope with the hottest year on record? And what are we doing about it?(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTKyiv is determined to fight on even as ammunition runs low and foreign funding is held up 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTCan a group of emerging economies change the existing global economic hierarchy? 04:50GMTIn 2009, world champion runner Caster Semenya faced questions about her gender(R)
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| 05:00 | 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTAuthorities in Gaza blame Israeli airstrikes for deaths. 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTHow come a seed can do nothing for months, or even years, before bursting into life?(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe assaults are affecting global trade and increased the risk of rising prices worldwide 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTJames Gallagher delves into the science to find out exactly how much sitting is too much?(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTColorado's Supreme Court made the ruling after finding Trump had engaged in insurrection 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTThe top internet trends for 2023.(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTUN draft resolution stalled as negotiators try to find a text wording to avoid a US veto. 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTFollowing failed trials, researchers are worried we won’t get an HIV vaccine before 2030.(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTUS indicates it will back amended resolution on aid increase 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTVolcanic eruption lights up Iceland.(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTHer job is to “deliver bitter truths.” Tanya Puri is a private detective. #MyIndianLife(R) 05:50GMTWe investigate a nutritional conundrum – can chocolate ever be better for you than salad?
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTHow is China's Polar Silk Road impacting Iceland?(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTMany were killed during an airstrike on a residential block housing two families.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTSeveral big firms have paused Red Sea shipments after recent attacks by Houthi rebels
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe campaign for the former president to be re-elected has suffered a courtroom setback
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTIsraeli air strikes including on the city of Rafah and clashes with Hamas continue.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTUS-backed resolution could pass Security Council on Friday
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe vote was 13-0, with the United States and Russia abstaining.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTBiden says he did not ask for a Gaza ceasefire
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| 07:00 | 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTHamas says 90 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes at a refugee camp.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTLloyd Austin accused the Iranian-backed group of reckless and dangerous behaviour
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTThe court ruled Donald Trump was not an eligible candidate, citing "insurrection" clause
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTHow to deal with humanitarian aid entering Gaza reportedly a sticking point of truce.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTUN Security Council vote delayed for a further day
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTBombardment of Gaza continues as new UN resolution falls short of ceasefire
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| 08:00 | 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the son of an assassinated Maltese investigative journalist 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTRetailers around the world are losing billions of dollars to theft - what's being done? 08:50GMTIn 2009 a tsunami killed 149 people. Lumepa Hald tells the story of destruction and loss
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTThe people trying to improve this icon of our wasteful culture 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTA record low number of companies have chosen to go public this year 08:50GMTIn 1975, the king of Saudi Arabia was shot by his nephew
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s former prime minister 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWe're in Bolivia - the world's biggest exporter 08:50GMTIn 1973, the poet and prominent communist tried to flee persecution in Chile
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTToyota has unveiled a revolutionary electric car battery. 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWe look at the impact of the economic policy aimed at cooling rising prices 08:50GMTThere was an international outcry in 2014 when three journalists were imprisoned in Egypt
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTAn economist assesses the impact of technological advances on economic wellbeing(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTPakistan's first female architect on rebuilding her country after the 2022 floods 08:50GMTIn 1969, the singer Dafydd Iwan campaigned for official recognition of the Welsh language
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTThe West looking into ways to tap Russia’s state frozen assets to aid Ukraine
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTPresident Biden emphasises the "critical need" to protect civilians
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| 09:00 | 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTHow come a seed can do nothing for months, or even years, before bursting into life?(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTHow is China's Polar Silk Road impacting Iceland?(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTSome are calling the deal at the COP conference in Dubai "historic". Are they right?(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTHow will Ukraine ensure the billions needed to rebuild the country are properly spent?(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTVolcanic eruption lights up Iceland.(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTExperts and fans discuss the global appeal of the singer-songwriter megastar(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTA special show looking back at a year of clicks, comments and shares
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTKyiv is determined to fight on even as ammunition runs low and foreign funding is held up(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTJuan Villalba-Macías has risked his life to rescue animals from the clutches of poachers
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| 10:00 | 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTNelson Mandela's daughter talks about her father's funeral and Russia buries its past
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTNikki Bedi is on stage with creatives who are shaping the arts and culture of Argentina(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTTwo young Taiwanese share their lives and views in the run up to the election(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe solstice takes us on a journey through darkness and light.
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTHow did the planet cope with the hottest year on record? And what are we doing about it?
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe athletes that have made 2023 such an exciting and successful year for women’s sport
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTFour artists with ties to Tehran discuss Iranian experimental music(R)
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| 11:00 | 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTHow Vandana Verma Sehgal and Sophina Kio-Lawson help women stay safe online.(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTInside the creative mind of one of the world's most celebrated theatre directors(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMT30 years after South Africa's momentous changes what’s happened to the hope and promises?(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTWhich celebration dish is your favourite?(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTThe mysterious twilight world of Celtic traditions and folklore that continue today(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTA Ghanaian DJ's guide to Afrobeats tunes for the festive season
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTCan a group of emerging economies change the existing global economic hierarchy?(R) 11:50GMTWe investigate a nutritional conundrum – can chocolate ever be better for you than salad?(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTJournalist Isla Traquair was stalked by her neighbour in the idyllic English countryside 12:50GMTIn 2009 a tsunami killed 149 people. Lumepa Hald tells the story of destruction and loss(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTVashti Bunyan had given up music for good – 30 years later she became an underground hit 12:50GMTIn 1975, the king of Saudi Arabia was shot by his nephew(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThorgy Thor has spent her career trying to bring together drag and classical music 12:50GMTIn 1973, the poet and prominent communist tried to flee persecution in Chile(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTA handwritten map is all Mamadou Barry had to guide him from Guinea to Egypt 12:50GMTThere was an international outcry in 2014 when three journalists were imprisoned in Egypt(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTWhy cultivation of the opium poppy in Myanmar is expanding 12:50GMTIn 1969, the singer Dafydd Iwan campaigned for official recognition of the Welsh language(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTHow disposable and single-use items conquered the world
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTCan we continue to grow our economies without despoiling the earth?(R)
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| 13:00 | 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTHow come a seed can do nothing for months, or even years, before bursting into life?(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTJames Gallagher delves into the science to find out exactly how much sitting is too much?(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTThe top internet trends for 2023.(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTFollowing failed trials, researchers are worried we won’t get an HIV vaccine before 2030.(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTVolcanic eruption lights up Iceland.(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTWe hear from the World Food Programme, which is predicting famine if nothing changes
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTOpposition candidates question legitimacy of election
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| 14:00 | 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTUS climate envoy John Kerry defends the deal struck at the climate talks in Dubai
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTYemeni Houthi militia attacks on vessels making it 'too risky to sail through the Red Sea'
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTHamas leader in Egypt for talks, as pressure grows for a possible second Gaza truce
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTUS says ‘serious negotiations’ taking place on new Gaza truce
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTPrague gunman shot himself as officers approached him on roof
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTLive sport from around the world - including the English Premier League.
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTFour artists with ties to Tehran discuss Iranian experimental music(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the son of an assassinated Maltese investigative journalist(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTBP is the latest business to take the decision after attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTThe people trying to improve this icon of our wasteful culture(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTOperation Prosperity Guardian will protect vessels after attacks by Houthi rebels
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s former prime minister(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTGovernment says measure is a response to the Israel-Palestine conflict
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTToyota has unveiled a revolutionary electric car battery.(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTPlans for a new European Super League are met with a mixed reaction from clubs
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTAn economist assesses the impact of technological advances on economic wellbeing(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTShares in tech giants tumble as China limits video game spending
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| 16:00 | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe get the latest on the Israel-Hamas conflict
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTThe paramilitary forces have advanced into the city of Wad Madani, in al Jazira state
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTThe leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, is in Cairo for talks on a fresh ceasefire in Gaza
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTOur correspondent answers your questions on the ongoing Sudan conflict
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTToday the UN Security Council is voting on a resolution about humanitarian aid for Gaza
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| 17:00 | 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTUN security council to vote on ceasefire call
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTThe eruption started north of the fishing town of Grindavik
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMT350 thousand children are at risk in Wad Madani, according to Save the Children
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTWe meet the BBC team working on an emergency radio service for Gaza
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTThe attack is the worst mass shooting in Czech history
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| 18:00 | 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTJournalist Isla Traquair was stalked by her neighbour in the idyllic English countryside(R) 18:50GMTIn 2009 a tsunami killed 149 people. Lumepa Hald tells the story of destruction and loss(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTVashti Bunyan had given up music for good – 30 years later she became an underground hit(R) 18:50GMTIn 1975, the king of Saudi Arabia was shot by his nephew(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTThorgy Thor has spent her career trying to bring together drag and classical music(R) 18:50GMTIn 1973, the poet and prominent communist tried to flee persecution in Chile(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTA handwritten map is all Mamadou Barry had to guide him from Guinea to Egypt(R) 18:50GMTThere was an international outcry in 2014 when three journalists were imprisoned in Egypt(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTWhy cultivation of the opium poppy in Myanmar is expanding(R) 18:50GMTIn 1969, the singer Dafydd Iwan campaigned for official recognition of the Welsh language(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTHer job is to “deliver bitter truths.” Tanya Puri is a private detective. #MyIndianLife(R) 18:50GMTIn 2009, world champion runner Caster Semenya faced questions about her gender
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| 19:00 | 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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| 20:00 | 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTThe UN Security Council adopts a watered-down resolution aiming to get more aid into Gaza
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| 21:00 | 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTRussian private military companies, cultural clout and economic influence in Bangui(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTJames Gallagher delves into the science to find out exactly how much sitting is too much?
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| 22:00 | 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTUS wants to form maritime coalition to protect ships in Red Sea after Houthi attacks
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTUS wants more countries to join maritime security coalition in Red Sea
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTUS consumers are more confident about the economy according to a new report
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| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTPresident Biden signs executive order targeting banks supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine
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| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTJuan Villalba-Macías has risked his life to rescue animals from the clutches of poachers(R)
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