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Haroon Mirza
Oonagh Cousins meets artist Haroon Mirza
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31/12/2025 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Zadie Smith
Nikki Bedi talks to writer Zadie Smith about her new essay collection, Dead and Alive
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Is the AI boom actually a bubble?
Could AI be the biggest market bubble since the dot-com crash?
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What can whales tell us about climate change?
From deep ocean to inner ear, scientists are uncovering how whales record our climate.
31/12/2025 03:01 GMT
My life-defining walk across the world with my best friend
Tom Turcich took his rescue puppy Savannah on a 48,000 kilometre walk
Radio Free Europe
Seventy-five years ago, RFE started broadcasting to audiences behind the Iron Curtain
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Kennedy and Khrushchev
5. The crisis: Day one
Spy plane pictures reveal the missile build up to the Americans. How will they respond?
31/12/2025 05:01 GMT
Protests spread across Iran
Protests and strikes in Iran are over inflation and currency devaluation
31/12/2025 06:01 GMT
Iranians protest over soaring cost of living
The Iranian government said it "recognises the protests" and would listen "with patience"
31/12/2025 07:01 GMT
Israel to bar 37 aid groups from Gaza
Israel said the groups had failed to hand over "complete" personal details of their staff
31/12/2025 08:01 GMT
Lady Gaga, global music icon and film star: the joy of music is to make people happy
Mark Savage speaks to American superstar Lady Gaga about fame, music and finding love
31/12/2025 08:30 GMT
What's it like being a delivery rider?
It's one of the busiest times of year for doorstep food deliveries
The longest musical composition
In 1999, Longplayer started playing and it will continue, without repeating, until 2999
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BBC Correspondents' Look Ahead to 2026
BBC correspondents discuss the events and trends set to shape 2026.
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The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia
31/12/2025 12:01 GMT
The Girl from Ipanema: the woman who inspired the hit
It all started with a regular stroll past a bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro
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EU objects to Gaza NGO ban
EU says new Israeli ban on 37 aid groups in Gaza will severely impact Palestinians
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Global economic predictions for 2026
We're almost at the end of the year - what could 2026 hold for the global economy?
31/12/2025 16:01 GMT
World welcomes 2026
Sydney in Australia welcomed 2026 with a spectacular fireworks display
31/12/2025 17:01 GMT
Israel to bar 37 aid groups in Gaza
Israel says the organisations failed to meet requirements under new registration rules
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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How can we eliminate malaria?
The big ideas and innovations that may help us one day eliminate malaria
31/12/2025 21:01 GMT
Will Israel’s NGO ban in Gaza impact the ceasefire deal?
Israel’s plan to revoke the licences of 37 aid organisations has been widely criticised
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How is streaming changing what we listen to and watch?
Why Netflix is showing its latest hit at the cinema and MTV is closing video channels.
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