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Inside the war in Lebanon
Despite a ceasefire, Israel’s still at war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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The electric car boom in South East Asia
How Thailand and Vietnam are seeing rapid growth in EV sales and manufacturing
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My childhood prophecy: You must become a chess champion
Chess.com co-founder Danny Rensch's obsession with chess deepened after a trance session
Exposing King Albert II's secret child
In 1999, teenager Mario Danneels wrote a book which exposed a royal scandal in Belgium
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Searching for Soldier Dad
5. Answers
A shock court appearance and we put questions to the British Army
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Putin and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing
President Putin of Russia is in China days after the US President visited.
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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet in Beijing
The visit by the Russia President follows that of the US President last week.
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China-Russia meeting
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has met Xi Jinping at China's Great Hall of the People.
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Daniel Noboa, Ecuador President: A war on gangs
Caitriona Perry speaks to President Noboa about the fight against international gangs
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Trump v The US Federal Reserve
Trump's pick for the US Fed chair risks rebuke from the president if rates do not fall
When Krishna Menon met Stalin
A rare meeting between an Indian diplomat and Joseph Stalin took place in 1953
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The Columbian Exchange
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the spread of animals, crops and diseases after 1492.
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Why Britain keeps losing prime ministers
Britain has had six leaders in 10 years. Why might Keir Starmer be the next forced out?
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Grateful 'for a couple of hours of normal life'
Tari Lang on teenage love, fear and making yoghurt during 1960s Indonesian dictatorship
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Ebola: Is lack of testing the problem?
Why the Ebola outbreak was able to spread so quickly
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Trump leaves, Putin enters
The Russian leader meets with President Xi after the US President's visit to Beijing
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Arsenal fans celebrate Premier League title
We hear from fans around the world
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Raúl Castro to be indicted in the US
We have the latest from our correspondent in Havana
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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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Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is declared a health emergency
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Former Cuban president Raul Castro indicted in US
The former leader is charged over fatal downing of two planes in 1996
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Why did Bolt's CEO fire whole HR team?
Ryan Breslow defends his decision saying they 'created problems that didn't exist.'
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