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The Vietnam War and the expansion of the EU
A collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service
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06/05/2025 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
OpenAI says non-profit arm will retain control of firm
Sam Altman said OpenAI would remain under the control of its for-profit board
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
06/05/2025 01:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Russia's Church in Texas
The Americans converting to Orthodox Christianity in Texas
06/05/2025 02:01 GMT
Radioactive: my great-grandad’s chemical confession
Uncovering my Jewish ancestor’s ties to the Nazis
Conclave: How a new pope is chosen
In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI was elected to be the next head of the Catholic Church
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Bishwajit Goswami: The art of Bangladesh's rivers
Artist Bishwajit Goswami creates a new installation celebrating Bangladesh’s rivers
06/05/2025 04:01 GMT
Canada's PM Carney to meet Trump
The US president has repeatedly said Canada should become the fifty-first American state
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Paramilitaries strike Port Sudan
The Rapid Forces have struck the Sudanese city for the third day in a row
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Huge explosions rock Port Sudan
The Rapid Forces have struck the Sudanese city for three consecutive days
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The classroom tablet revolution
In Malawi Myra Anubi looks at ways that technology is improving children’s education.
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Inside Spain's housing crisis
Millions of people in the country are struggling to find affordable homes
The invention of the automatic electric rice cooker
In 1955, entrepreneur and engineer Yoshitada Minami, revolutionised rice cooking.
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French director Louise Courvoisier’s film Holy Cow
Nikki talks to director Louise Courvoisier about her award winning film Holy Cow
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Black, Korean, stateless: A 'slickyboy’s' American dream
An outcast from birth and a petty thief by seven, all Milton wanted was to find his dad
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Unstoppable: Tebello Nyokong
Tebello Nyokong is deploying cutting-edge chemistry to revolutionise cancer treatment
06/05/2025 13:01 GMT
Newshour in Syria: Doctors say sanctions crush healthcare
A special edition from Damascus
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Merz elected German Chancellor - at second time of asking
Merz failed to win the initial parliamentary vote to become ’s chancellor
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Canadian PM Mark Carney meets President Trump
We have the latest from the White House
06/05/2025 16:01 GMT
President Trump hosts Canadian PM Mark Carney at White House
Relations between the two countries are at a historic low
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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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What you don’t see
One man describes his job as a in Ghana. And we say goodbye to Skype.
06/05/2025 20:01 GMT
Newshour in Syria: The man who collected bodies for the Assad regime
Our fourth special edition from Damascus
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Carney announces ‘constructive discussions’ with the US
He says Trump ‘willing to negotiate’ and drop tariffs after ‘very constructive' meeting
06/05/2025 23:01 GMT