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From Our Own Correspondent

Pascale Harter introduces insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers around the world.

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Venezuela: Maduro's downfall
Reactions to the capture of Venezuela's President - and his record while in power
10 Jan 2026,23 mins
Rebuilding a life amid Syria's ruins
In the wreckage of Ghouta, a man goes about restoring his home - and his future
03 Jan 2026,23 mins
Iranian women's marathon struggle
Defiance of Iran's mandatory hijab rules spreads in public spaces and at sporting events
27 Dec 2025,23 mins
Ukraine's defiance in Pokrovsk
At Ukrainian bases and arms factories in the east, self-reliance is the new watchword
20 Dec 2025,23 mins
Syria's first year without Assad
Flags and fireworks at the celebrations couldn't conceal the challenges ahead
13 Dec 2025,23 mins
Trump, Honduras and a presidential pardon
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted and jailed for drug trafficking and then set free
06 Dec 2025,23 mins
Nigeria's epidemic of school kidnappings
Armed jihadist groups and criminal gangs have abducted hundreds of children for ransom
29 Nov 2025,23 mins
The story of Abdelrahman and the oud
How a boy from Gaza was treated in a hospital in Jordan - and on his way back home
22 Nov 2025,23 mins
The shadow of Islamic State in Syria
In the Kurdish-run camps for IS fighters' families, the group's ideology is still alive
15 Nov 2025,23 mins
Jamaica counts the cost of Hurricane Melissa
The worst storm in the island's modern history has torn through its western farmlands
08 Nov 2025,23 mins
Argentina's Milei wins big
How the chainsaw-wielding 'anarcho-capitalist' cut through in midterm elections
01 Nov 2025,23 mins
Sudan: growing up in a civil war
Across Khartoum, signs of the childhoods blighted by the conflict
25 Oct 2025,23 mins
Trump's Middle East victory lap
The "diplomatic tornado" of a whirlwind trip of the region on Air Force One
18 Oct 2025,23 mins
Ukraine's death messenger
What is it like to break the worst possible news to soldiers' families - time after time?
11 Oct 2025,23 mins
Dubai's hidden sex trade
The dangers beneath the glamour of a glittering city
04 Oct 2025,23 mins
The iron gates of Bethlehem
Palestinian lives in the occupied West Bank
27 Sep 2025,23 mins
Europe's migrant challenge
Ten years after Merkel's welcome: how Europe went from "We can do this" to "Keep Out"
20 Sep 2025,23 mins
Israel's ultimatum over Gaza City
A shattered landscape awaits Palestinians leaving areas targeted for military action
13 Sep 2025,23 mins
China's vision of a new world order
Xi Jinping called China ‘unstoppable’ as he walked with Russia and North Korea's leaders
06 Sep 2025,23 mins
Ukraine and the battle for the Donbas
Reports from the frontline in Ukraine and Alligator Alcatraz in the US.
30 Aug 2025,23 mins
Putin, Trump and the art of no deal (yet)
How was the Alaskan summit perceived in Russia? Is a peace deal any closer?
23 Aug 2025,23 mins
Afghanstan's hidden lives
We hear the story of two Afghan women who have seen their dreams crushed.
16 Aug 2025,23 mins
Ukraine's summer camp for children of the missing
The summer camp helping children whose parents have gone missing during the war
09 Aug 2025,23 mins
Gaza: a turning point?
Jeremy Bowen reflects on the prospects for Palestinian statehood in the light of history.
02 Aug 2025,23 mins
Syria's sectarian faultlines
Sectarian violence erupts again, despite the president's promise to protect minorities
26 Jul 2025,23 mins
Ukraine's war games
Kill Russian soldiers, win points:how the Ukrainian army's reward scheme is gamifying war
19 Jul 2025,23 mins
Kenya's Gen Z protests
Youth led protests erupt again in Kenya over lack of oppounites and poor governance.
12 Jul 2025,23 mins
Israel's anti-war activists
Israeli protesters highlight the plight of Palestinians in Gaza and demand an end to war
05 Jul 2025,23 mins
Iranians anxious over what comes next
Many Iranians fled to Turkey after Israel's attacks but are unsure about returning.
28 Jun 2025,23 mins
Israel strikes Iran's nuclear sites
Voices from Iran reveal a country - and a regime - under pressure amid Israel's attacks
21 Jun 2025,23 mins