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24/05/2025 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
EU promises to defend itself from US tariff threat
EU vows to defend interests after US tariff threat.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
24/05/2025 01:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
England's 2025: A defining year for Bazball?
Could 2025 be a defining year for the England Men's Test team?
24/05/2025 02:01 GMT
Outlook Mixtape: When daddy kept his cool
The story of three defiant daughters on adventures sparked by their fearless fathers
Vivian Maier: Secret street photographer
The secret street photography of a US nanny in the 1950s and 1960s
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Brazilian farmers are (very) online
Rural pride goes viral in Brazil, but is it masking deeper environmental issues?
Is the UN underestimating the global fall in fertility?
How one graph shows the conservative side of the United Nations’ population estimates
24/05/2025 05:01 GMT
US threatens 50% tariff on all European Union goods
The EU's trade chief calls for a deal based on "respect" with the United States
24/05/2025 06:01 GMT
UN Chief : Gaza war in "cruellest phase"
As aid trickles in, the UN says thousands need medical treatment outside Gaza.
24/05/2025 07:01 GMT
Ukraine and Russia achieve biggest prisoner exchange since 2022
Russia and Ukraine have each handed over 390 soldiers and civilians
24/05/2025 08:01 GMT
Living with prostate cancer
Men in the US and UK discuss their diagnosis, treatment, fears and hopes for the future.
24/05/2025 08:30 GMT
The female Afghan bodybuilder
The women in Afghanistan who refuse to stay unseen and unheard
Analysis on what is happening in American politics
We go behind-the-scenes with the team from Americast podcast
24/05/2025 09:01 GMT
Scratching the surface
Katie Smith scours the world’s surface – including diving deeper with Alessia Zecchini
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Can the UK-EU reset deal move Britain on from Brexit?
James Landale analyses the UK’s new deal with the EU
24/05/2025 11:01 GMT
What makes us nostalgic?
Recalling a past that wasn’t
24/05/2025 12:01 GMT
Russia, Ukraine conduct biggest prisoner swap to date
The biggest exchange of prisoners to date has continued for a second day
24/05/2025 13:01 GMT
Live Sporting Action
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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What does Japan’s rice crisis say about its economy?
Japan is releasing emergency supplies of rice to tackle high prices and empty shelves
24/05/2025 18:30 GMT
The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking about mental health
The man travelling the world with a cuddly duck to get others to open up
24/05/2025 19:01 GMT
Ziddi Girls director Vasant Nath
Nikki Bedi is ed by Indian writer and director Vasant Nath and critic Rhianna Dhillon
24/05/2025 20:01 GMT
Gazan doctor loses nine children in Israeli strike
A Bulgarian doctor in Gaza says the doctor’s husband is in a “life-threatening” condition
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James BKS
James BKS says meeting his father, Cameroonian legend Manu Dibango, was inspirational
24/05/2025 23:01 GMT
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TikTok and the digital pimps: Eye Investigates
Debula Kemoli investigates the sexual exploitation of girls on TikTok live streams