From Our Own Correspondent Podcast
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.
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The Ayatollah and Israel
Saturday
Iran's Supreme Leader has avoided going to war - could tensions with Israel change that?
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A perilous moment between Israel and Iran
Sat 13 Apr 2024
Iran's threat to retaliate for the strike in Damascus raises fears of regional war
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Returning to Rwanda
Sat 6 Apr 2024
Thirty years on from the genocide, Rwandans share stories of survival and reconciliation.
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Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
Sat 30 Mar 2024
What are the prospects for wider peace between Israel and the Palestinians, beyond Gaza?
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Surviving 'chemical detention' in Belarus
Thu 28 Mar 2024
A Soviet-era form of house arrest keeps the lives of hundreds of prisoners in limbo.
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Putin: Russia’s modern-day Tsar
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Our correspondent meets Putin's VIP supporters in the hall where Tsars were once crowned.
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No escape from Haiti
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Thousands of Haitians flock to the border seeking supplies and to escape gang violence.
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Life after the Lord’s Resistance Army
Sat 16 Mar 2024
How forgotten victims of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo are trying to heal.
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Channel migrant deaths on the rise
Thu 14 Mar 2024
While channel crossings in small boats are down, the number of people dying is rising.
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Haiti: ‘There’s nothing but the gangs’
Sat 9 Mar 2024
A first-hand account of how the gangs stormed the airport and two prisons in Haiti
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Nigeria’s growing economic crisis
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Soaring food and fuel prices have provoked anger and protests across Nigeria
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Gaza’s Humanitarian Nightmare
Sat 2 Mar 2024
Ceasefire talks are overshadowed by more than 100 Palestinian deaths in an aid delivery
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Trump edges closer to Republican nomination
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Donald Trump gains momentum with victories in the South Carolina and Michigan primaries
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Ukraine: Two Years of War
Sat 24 Feb 2024
Exploring the lives of Ukrainians and Russians two years after Putin's invasion began.
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Talking and listening in an insecure world
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Behind the scenes at the Munich conference where news broke of Alexei Navalny's death.
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Reporting Gaza
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Jeremy Bowen reflects on the challenge posed by very limited media access to the war zone.
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Fear of Famine in Ethiopia
Thu 15 Feb 2024
The deadly mix of drought and war has left millions of people without enough food
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Who will govern Pakistan
Mon 12 Feb 2024
With most results now declared in Pakistan's general election, there is no clear majority
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Who will govern Pakistan?
Sat 10 Feb 2024
With most results declared in Pakistan's general election, there is no clear majority.
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America’s Endless Fentanyl Epidemic
Thu 8 Feb 2024
The synthetic opioid poisoning young lives on both sides of the US-Mexico border
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French Farmers and the 'Siege of Paris
Sat 3 Feb 2024
Farmers surrounded Paris this week, to protest falling incomes and rising bureaucracy.
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Rebranding Indonesia's politicians
Thu 1 Feb 2024
From strongman to cuddly grandpa figure: how Prabowo Subianto's image has been remade
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Ayodhya: a defining moment for India
Sat 27 Jan 2024
A grand new Hindu temple sits on a disputed site, exposing India's religious fault-line.
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Taiwan’s defiant message to China
Sat 20 Jan 2024
Taiwan's pro-sovereignty party won the presidential election, sending a signal to Beijing.
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Japan: Learning Lessons from Earthquakes
Sat 13 Jan 2024
Amid the aftermath in Wajima, there are signs Japan has learned to live with earthquakes.
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Running Out of Road For A Two-State Solution
Sat 6 Jan 2024
Political options prove elusive in the Middle East, ahead of US Secretary Blinken's visit
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The Changing Face of Modern China
Sat 30 Dec 2023
Our correspondent on the transformation he's seen in Beijing since arriving 20 years ago.
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A Pivotal Moment in Ukraine's War
Sat 23 Dec 2023
Faced with waning support in the West, Ukraine is adapting its strategy in the war.
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Poland’s Political Drama
Sat 16 Dec 2023
Poland's election gripped the nation as voters turned away from 8 years of populist rule.
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Hope and Disillusion in South Africa
Sat 9 Dec 2023
Fergal Keane returns to South Africa thirty years after the fall of apartheid
