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🇮🇳 India's tiger mums keeping kids safe from big cats - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 🇮🇳 India's tiger mums keeping kids safe from big cats - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- These women have an unusual job, they keep their children safe from tiger attacks.
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They live in the Indian state of Maharashtra and started escorting children on the school run because of tiger encounters.
“Tigers roam around day and night.”
They have inspired the Forest Department to implement a similar initiative in 105 villages across the state.
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- What is the Strait of Hormuz and what role does it play in global trade? - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Around 3,000 ships a month would normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East.
It's the world's busiest oil shipping channel - about 20% of the world’s oil is carried through it.
It is deep enough for the biggest crude oil tankers and used by the Middle East’s major oil and gas producers - Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
But the war has severely reduced sea traffic through the area.
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- Why some Iranian footballers have stayed in Australia - BBC World Service
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- 10:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Last week, during their opening match of the AFC Asia Cup football tournament, Iran’s women’s football team refused to sing the national anthem.
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The move was seen as an act of defiance, as it came shortly after American and Israeli strikes had killed Iran’s supreme leader. The players were subsequently called “wartime traitors” on Iranian state television.
After being knocked out of the tournament on Sunday, several players decided to stay in Australia. Despite heavy surveillance from Iranian authorities, they escaped their hotel and were issued humanitarian visas by the Australian government.
BBC Persian reporter Ghoncheh Habibiazad explains why the players took this action and the consequences the decision may have for them and their families. We also find out more about the significance of football to Iran’s leaders.
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- Inside the police raid that saved a seven‑year‑old - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- ‘Lover Boy Only’ captured the attention of the dark web after kidnapping a seven-year-old boy.
An extraordinary team of undercover agents infiltrated the darkest corner of the internet to rescue the child, bringing hope where none seemed possible.
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Despite their success, the investigators know they are up against a problem far larger than any one team or country can solve.
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The Darkest Web follows a global team of undercover officers as they penetrate the most hidden corners of the internet to stop those who exploit and harm children.
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- Can China future-proof its economy as global crises grow? - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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- 20:56
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The US-Israel war with Iran is raising fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East and shaking global energy markets while China is trying to protect its slowing economy from new shocks.
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Oil and gas prices have surged amid concerns that fighting could disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy routes. That’s a major concern for Asia, which depends heavily on Middle Eastern energy, and especially for China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.
At the same time, Beijing has set its lowest economic growth target in more than three decades as it grapples with weak domestic demand, deflation and an ageing population.
Once seen as the engine of global growth, China is now trying to “future-proof” its economy by boosting technological self-reliance and reducing its vulnerability to global shocks.
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- China’s extreme weight loss camps - BBC World Service
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- 11:54
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Military-style weight loss camps in China are getting popular.
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You sign up voluntarily for a month and follow a strict daily routine, with intense exercises, mandatory trips to the scales and rules on snacking.
Some people have called them “fat prisons”. So what’s it like to go to one? TL Huang from Australia tells us about her experience. We hear about the downsides of these kinds of “fat camps” from British nutritionist and personal trainer Luke Hanna. And Wanqing Zhang from the BBC’s Global China Unit explains why more people in China are signing up to them.
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Producers: Mora Morrison, Chelsea Coates and Julia Ross-Roy
Video producer: Baldeep Chahal
Editor: Verity Wilde
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- China’s military-style weight loss camps - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 13:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Military-style weight loss camps in China are getting popular. You sign up voluntarily for a month and follow a strict daily routine, with intense exercises, mandatory trips to the scales and rules on snacking. Some people have called them “fat prisons”.
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So what’s it like to go to one? TL Huang from Australia tells us about her experience. We hear about the downsides of these kinds of “fat camps” from British nutritionist and personal trainer Luke Hanna. And Wanqing Zhang from the BBC’s Global China Unit explains why more people in China are signing up to them.
00:00 Introduction
01:13 Meet TL Huang who went to a camp
01:41 Family pressure and fat‑shaming
02:46 First impressions of the camp
03:32 A full day’s schedule
04:44 How she coped mentally
05:22 Why she called it a “fat prison”
06:18 Health expert explains ...
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- 'I was a champion boxer but couldn't tell my mum' - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Ramla Ali is a champion British-Somali boxer and has achieved more than most people do in a lifetime - but she's had to fight for every step of it. 🥊
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Ramla was just a baby when her older brother was killed by a stray grenade in the garden of their home in Mogadishu during the Somali civil war.
Fearing for their lives, her parents fled the country, making a perilous boat crossing to Kenya, where Ramla almost died.
The family eventually settled in London. Growing up, she was bullied and struggled with her weight. Hoping to build her confidence, her mother signed her up to a gym, where she discovered a boxercise class. Soon she was boxing at every opportunity.
Knowing her parents would not approve, she kept it a secret - even as she began winning national titles and becoming one of the best boxers in the UK.
She would go on to help reinst...
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- How the Middle East changed in just one week - Global Eye, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 29:49
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- This week, #BBCGlobalEye is brought to you from Beirut, Lebanon, one week after the United States and Israel launched strikes into Iran - an action that set off a string of attacks which plunged the whole region into war.
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The United States and Israel have struck key targets across Iran, leading to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. As the conflict stretches into its second full week, Carine Torbey reports on how the Middle East reached this tipping point.
Plus, an exclusive behind-the-curtain insight into reporting from BBC Persian, one of the World Service’s largest language services. BBC Persian is accessed by 24 million people around the world - the majority in Iran - even though it is blocked and routinely jammed by Iranian authorities. Nawal Al-Maghafi finds out how the BBC Persian team verify videos and voices from Iran, despite not being allow...
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- Who is Iran’s new supreme leader? - BBC World Service
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- 8:59
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Iran’s state media has announced that Mojtaba Khamenei will be the country’s new supreme leader.
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He’ll replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint American and Israeli strike last week.
The 56-year-old has largely kept a low profile. He has never held government office and only a limited number of photos and videos of him have ever been published.
In this episode, you’ll hear what we know about Iran’s new supreme leader, and what this change in leadership could mean for the future of the war between Iran, Israel and the US.
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- What’s the impact of war on the climate? - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 24:23
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Have you ever thought about the carbon footprint of battle: the bombs, the jets, the destruction of buildings? Do conflicts like the US-Israel war with Iran increase the emissions that warm our planet?
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War leaves a visible trail of damage: lives and families devastated; homes and communities reduced to rubble.
But there is also a climate cost of armed conflict, and it’s an issue that Climate Question viewers have been asking about.
So in this edition of The Climate Question, host Graihagh Jackson chats to two leading experts about the carbon emissions from jet fuel, munitions and maintaining supply lines, as well as rebuilding conflict zones after fighting ends. They discuss Gaza and Ukraine, as well as the current war in the Middle East.
Graihagh also finds out about the huge climate impact of maintaining armies and bases during peacetime. ...
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- Inside the hunt for a ‘mastermind’ behind dark web abuse rings - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A man known as ‘Lubasa’ was responsible for five of the biggest child abuse forums on the dark web.
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His arrest in 2019 marked the team’s largest dark web data capture ever, providing thousands of leads to authorities.
Lubasa was sentenced to 266 years’ imprisonment.
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The Darkest Web follows a global team of undercover officers as they penetrate the most hidden corners of the internet to stop those who exploit and harm children.
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- What next for the Syrian detention camps? - The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 29:18
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- After the fall of the so-called “caliphate", tens of thousands of women and children from around the world - followers of the group as well as its victims - ended up in a handful of camps in north-eastern Syria.
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Once run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, those camps are now in the process of being closed down by the Syrian authorities.
This three-part series explores the trauma that led to the prolonged existence of these camps and what the future might hold for their residents. In part one, we zoom in on the tent city of al-Hol.
00:00 Introduction
02:32 The al-Hol camp - overview and history
07:20 Inside the tent city
15:08 The residents
21:49 The children
23:35 IS and its shame
27:15 Radicalisation
Contributors: Mina al-Lami, Jiyar Gol, Barry Marston & Mohammed Al-Jumaily
Producesr: Krisz...
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- 🐴 'Horses set me free!' - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Shadia found freedom, happiness and strength in horse riding. 🐴🇯🇴
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Born with paralysis in her lower limbs, she never allowed her physical limitations to define her horse riding journey - but her will to succeed did.
In Jordan, horse riding is considered expensive for many. But that didn’t stop her. Shadia was determined not only to ride, but to have her own horse, to feel true freedom.
For Shadia, riding is more than a sport, it’s a place where limits disappear, where there are no differences and no barriers. Just strength, balance, and belief.
“What makes horse riding special for me is that when I'm on a horse, I feel that my path is the same, that I’m equal.”
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- The $70 million Brazil bank heist - Witness History podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 8:59
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- In 2005, Brazil was shaken by one of the largest bank robberies in world history - a meticulously engineered heist involving an 80-metre tunnel, months of secret digging, and a fake landscaping company called “Synthetic Grass.”
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In this episode of Witness History, federal police chief Antonio Celso Dos Santos recounts how detectives uncovered the elaborate plot, identified the gang members, and attempted to recover the millions stolen from the Central Bank of Fortaleza.
It was a case involving hundreds of suspects, specialist diggers, false identities, and a tunnel reinforced with wood, electric lighting and even air-conditioning. But it was also a story of violence, kidnapping, and the high personal cost of participating in organised crime.
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- How does Trump's base feel about war with Iran? - The President’s Path podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 24:20
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- On February 28, 2026, President Trump issues US strikes alongside Israel, on Iran. The future, for now, is unclear – but it’s certain there will be enormous global consequences.
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On this episode: Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda and Bernd Debusmann look at President Trump’s role in the intensifying conflict in the Middle East. As the conflict deepens, they examine the changing messaging from the Trump administration, the American public’s feelings about it – and the potential long-term impacts on US relations with its allies.
Every weekend, The President’s Path explores the state of US politics — in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover what’s on the minds of those closest to power. You can contact us at: path@bbc.co.uk
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Trump’s strikes on Iran
02:39 Mixed messaging from ...
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- Pakistan players' impact on the BBL is "immeasurable" - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- With the likes of Haris Rauf and Muhammad Rizwan playing in the Big Bash League, the ABC's Aaron Bryans explains the impact Pakistan players have had on Australian franchise cricket.
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- Can AI replace manga artists in Japan? - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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- 13:37
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- As generative AI upends industries around the world, the creators of Japan’s popular manga comics are debating whether the technology is a threat or opportunity.
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Some think AI can help with labour shortages and boost productivity, but many artists and publishers fear copyright infringement, falling incomes and the devaluation of human artistry.
In this episode of Asia Specific, host Mariko Oi speaks with a Tokyo-based manga artist Peppe, AI consultant Darren Boey and Takeshi Kikuchi from the Manga Research Institute about how AI is changing this popular art form.
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Peppe’s journey from Italy to manga artist in Japan
02:10 Peppe reacts to AI-generated manga
02:57 Why many manga artists are worried about AI: Takeshi Kikuchi
04:29 AI companies and copyright: where do they stand?
05:25 How tech firms are respo...
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- How the US-Israel war with Iran got so big so fast - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 8:46
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- What’s happening here in Iran, is having an impact across the Middle East and beyond.
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To understand why so many countries are affected by the US-Israeli war with Iran, we need to look at some maps.
00:00 Mapping the US-Israel war with Iran
00:19 Where is Iran?
00:50 Iran and the Gulf countries
01:10 How the 1979 Islamic revolution changed Iran
01:20 How Iran became arch-enemies with the US and Israel
01:43 Iran’s nuclear programme
02:00 US military presence across the region
02:15 Iran’s missiles range and drone technology
02:37 The “axis of resistance”: Iran’s network of militias
03:35 President Donald Trump announces Operation Epic Fury
04:05 US-Israel strikes Iran and kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
04:54 Why is Iran attacking other countries in the Middle East
03:52 Why Israel and Hezbollah a...
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- Why the Strait of Hormuz matters to us all - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 9:29
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow gap of water in the Middle East between Iran and the Arabian peninsula. About 3,000 or so ships sail through the Strait each month - that’s about 80 ships a day. About 20% of the world’s oil and gas passes through it. But now, it’s an active war zone.
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As the US and Israel continue strikes on Iran, and Iran launches missiles at Israel and nearby Gulf states in retaliation, key shipping routes are being disrupted as well as oil and gas production in the region.
Iran says it has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz, and that it would "set fire" to any ships trying to pass through it.
In this episode we explain how this war could affect the wider world and why closing the Strait of Hormuz could lead to higher prices for petrol, food and electronics for us all.
Kayleen Devlin from BBC Verify tells us what’s ha...
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- Chinese Cowboy shares journey as an immigrant in today's America - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A Chinese international student becomes a Texas cowboy - despite the uncertainty in immigration policies, Bruce Wang found himself a community and built himself a new life in the US.
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- The Hundred: Haris Rauf leads Pakistan players on auction list - Stumped podcast, BBC World Service
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- 17:30
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Haris Rauf has been put forward as a 'marquee' player in the auction for The Hundred.
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The list of players for the Hundred auction - the England and Wales franchise cricket competition - has been confirmed. It features 16 players from Pakistan, 14 men and two women.
The ECB and the 8 Hundred teams recently issued a statement after BBC Sport reported the four franchises with owners linked to the Indian Premier League wouldn’t consider players from Pakistan. They said: "All eight teams commit to selection being based solely on cricketing performance, availability, and the needs of each team. The ECB is committing to ensuring there is no place for discrimination, and has regulations in place to take robust action to tackle any such conduct. Players must not be excluded on the ground of their nationality”.
On this edition of Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Aaron Br...
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- Why humans rely on bees - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 12:00
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe have more than doubled in the last decade. And that matters more than you might think.
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Bees pollinate 75% of the crops we eat, from apples and tomatoes to carrots and raspberries. So if bee populations decline, our food system feels it too. So what’s actually driving the drop in wild bees? BBC climate & science correspondent Georgina Rannard breaks it down for us. We also hear from a beekeeper in Sierra Leone about protecting bees on the ground – and what simple changes could help them thrive closer to home.
*Thanks to one of our viewers who spotted a mistake in our episode - Georgina says that worker honey bees are all male, but in fact they are all female. Our fact checkers didn't spot it in the edit.
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- Wild bees are in trouble (and we could be too) - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 14:47
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe have more than doubled in the last decade. And that matters more than you might think.
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Bees pollinate 75% of the crops we eat, from apples and tomatoes to carrots and raspberries. So if bee populations decline, our food system feels it too. So what’s actually driving the drop in wild bees?
BBC Climate & Science correspondent Georgina Rannard breaks it down for us. We also hear from a beekeeper in Sierra Leone about protecting bees on the ground – and what simple changes could help them thrive closer to home.
*Thanks to one of our viewers who spotted a mistake in our episode - Georgina says that worker honey bees are all male, but in fact they are all female. Our fact checkers didn't spot it in the edit.
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Bee quiz begins
03:30 Why bees are important for humans?
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- Police uncover secret abuse files buried in the woods - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- ‘Twinkle’ was the administrator of a child abuse dark web site with hundreds of thousands of members.
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After he was arrested at his home in Portugal, he led police to an area of woodland where he had buried his hard drives.
The material found helped sentence him to 21 years in prison.
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The Darkest Web follows a global team of undercover officers as they penetrate the most hidden corners of the internet to stop those who exploit and harm children.
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- Iran: How are Iranians feeling? - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 12:33
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The conflict between Israel and the US against Iran continues to escalate.
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At least one thousand civilians have been killed in Iran since the US-Israeli attacks began on Saturday, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
There is uncertainty about what happens next. As Iran enters its fifth day into the conflict, how do Iranians feel about it? Ghoncheh Habibiazad, who is a journalist for the BBC Persian Service, tells us how people who she’s spoken to in Iran are feeling. And we hear from Iranians outside the country for their hopes for Iran.
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Presenter: Iqra Farooq
Producers: Emily Horler, Chelsea Coates and Maria Clara Montoya
Editor: Verity Wilde
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- How a bullied British Somali girl became a champion boxer - Lives Less Ordinary, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 40:29
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- A British-Somali champion boxer, UNICEF ambassador and model, Ramla Ali has achieved more than most people do in a lifetime — but she has had to fight for every step of it.
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She was just a baby when her older brother was killed by a stray grenade in the garden of their home in Mogadishu during the Somali civil war. Fearing for their lives, her parents fled the country, making a perilous boat crossing to Kenya, where Ramla almost died.
The family eventually settled in London. Growing up, she was bullied and struggled with her weight. Hoping to build her confidence, her mother signed her up to a gym, where she discovered a boxercise class. Soon she was boxing at every opportunity.
Knowing her parents would not approve, she kept it a secret — even as she began winning national titles and became one of the best boxers in the UK.
She would go on to help ...
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- How K-pop’s thinness pressure affects young fans - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- K-pop stars are often under intense pressure from agencies, media, and fans to maintain extremely thin bodies, and this constant emphasis on weight and appearance can influence younger fans to internalise unrealistic beauty standards and pursue unhealthy levels of thinness themselves.
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Across Asia, body weight plays a powerful role in everything from fashion to K-pop to social media.
The expectation to stay slim strongly influences how many young people view themselves, with social media often amplifying extreme dieting and narrow beauty standards.
And the body positivity movement that took off in Western countries hasn't taken hold in the same way across Asia.
Rachel Lee from the Asia Specific team discusses cultural pressures around body size and the forces shaping these ideals.
If you’re struggling with body image or eating concerns, ...
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- Why isn't China doing more for Iran? - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 23:04
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- China is Iran's biggest oil buyer and has long been diplomatically close to the Islamic Republic, so how has Beijing reacted now that Tehran is under attack?
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China has strongly condemned the US strikes on its strategic partner, but will Chinese support for Iran go beyond rhetoric?
And what does the conflict engulfing the Middle East say about China’s efforts to become a bigger diplomatic player in the region?
In this episode of Asia Specific, host Mariko Oi is joined by BBC China correspondent Laura Bicker and William Figuero, a China-Iran specialist at the University of Groningen to unpack how the world’s other superpower views the US-Israeli attacks on Tehran.
00:00 Introduction
01:15 China’s reaction to the US-Israeli attack on Iran
03:33 China and Iran alliance
06:03 Did China factor into the US decision to strike Iran? ...
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- Human-wildlife conflict: How to deal with animals killing humans - BBC World Service
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- 10:16
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- For centuries, people have lived side by side with animals in harmony.
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But with habitats shrinking, animals such as lions and elephants are having to travel further to find food, sometimes stumbling into human territory. Crops and property are destroyed as farmers lose their livelihoods. And when their path crosses with humans it can get violent - even leading to death. As humans are killed by the animals, their communities go out to get revenge on the species.
The BBC’s reporter Shingai Nyoka in Zimbabwe tells us about the situation in her country, and what governments across Africa are doing to ensure communities can live in harmony with the animals. Plus, we hear from WWF, an independent conservation organisation, and find out how it is dealing with human-wildlife conflict in Tanzania.
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- Why humans and wildlife are fighting for land - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 12:10
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- For centuries, people have lived side by side with animals in harmony. But with habitats shrinking, animals such as lions and elephants are having to travel further to find food, sometimes stumbling into human territory.
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Crops and property are destroyed as farmers lose their livelihoods. And when their path crosses with humans it can get violent - even leading to death. As humans are killed by the animals, their communities go out to get revenge on the species.
The BBC’s reporter Shingai Nyoka in Zimbabwe tells us about the situation in her country, and what governments across Africa are doing to ensure communities can live in harmony with the animals. Plus, we hear from WWF, an independent conservation organisation, and find out how it is dealing with human-wildlife conflict in Tanzania.
00:00 Introduction
01:46 What “human-wildlife conflict” actu...
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- Nepal's Gen Z protest: BBC reveals police order to fire - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Nineteen young people were killed when police opened fire on Gen Z protesters in Sept 2025 in Nepal. #BBCEye analysed over 4,000 videos to reconstruct how it happened.
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- Iran: What we know so far - BBC World Service
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- 11:12
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The US and Israel have launched a massive military operation in Iran, carrying out a series of strikes that have killed the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as hundreds of Iranians.
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Iran has also launched strikes in response, targeting Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and other countries and killing several civilians - and American military personnel - in the process.
In this episode we answer some of your most searched questions on this developing conflict - including why the US and Israel have attacked Iran, who Iran has attacked in response, whether petrol prices will go up and how long this conflict could last.
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- Venezuela: Oil, Power and Democracy - Global Eye, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 29:15
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- As Venezuela adjusts to an uncertain future, #BBCGlobalEye reports from inside the country, three months after the capture of former president Maduro by the United States.
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Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez walks a political tightrope amid uncertainty over Washington’s true motives for its presence in the country. Will Venezuelans see a transition to democracy? Noberto Paredes reports.
#BBCEye's latest forensic investigation analyses the mass protests in Nepal which turned deadly last year. Using more than 4000 videos and photographs, secret police documents and interviews, we piece together how a Gen Z social media trend rapidly evolved into a mass movement that caught the country's political establishment and security forces by surprise.
And in Venezuela’s second-largest city, Maracaibo, many residents hope the return of US oil companies will he...
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- These mushrooms make people see mini-humans 🍄 - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- These mushrooms make people see mini-humans.🍄
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"Lilliputian hallucinations" are named after the fictional little people from Lilliput in the 1726 novel Gulliver’s Travels.
“These are perceptions of tiny, often few centimetre-tall human, or fantasy like figures," says Colin Domnauer @eating_gaia from the University of Utah.
This unintentional psychoactive effect occurs when a specific species of mushroom, found in China, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea, is eaten undercooked.
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- Methane vs CO2: The shortcut to cooling the planet - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 24:16
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Did you know there’s a greenhouse gas that’s about 28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide? It’s called methane and cutting down on emissions could buy us time to stop the worst effects of climate change.
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The hosts of The Climate Question, Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar, chatted about methane in a previous show about possible “quick fixes” for global warming.
You had so many questions that we called in Professor Mark Maslin from University College London to help answer them.
Mark discusses why methane is such a powerful climate-warming gas, and how we could cut emissions from the food we eat, the way we recycle and the way we use fertiliser.
He says the fossil fuel industry also has a big role to play because methane escapes into the atmosphere from leaks in pipelines and the flaring of gas during oil production.
I...
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- Can you learn to love the foods you hate? - The Food Chain podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 25:02
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Most of us have foods we refuse to eat - think coriander, or maybe olives. But where do those strong dislikes come from, and is it possible to change them?
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In this episode of The Food Chain, Ruth Alexander sets out to find out whether you really can learn to love the foods you hate. From first encounters that go wrong to memories that linger, she explores why food preferences can feel so fixed, and whether anything might help shift them.
Ruth speaks to neuroscientist Dr Dana Small, professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair at McGill University, about what’s happening in the brain and body when we eat, and how unconscious reward signals shape what we come to like or avoid.
She also hears from psychologist Dr Rachel Herz, an expert on the science of smell and author of Why We Eat What We Eat, about the powerful role odour, memory and emotion play in food disli...
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- Can China reduce its emissions quickly enough? - BBC World Service #Shorts
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- China is installing solar panels and wind turbines so fast that it may have passed a milestone in the fight against climate change. It’s possible that Chinese greenhouse gas emissions may have peaked!
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The BBC’s Beijing Correspondent Laura Bicker discusses whether the world’s biggest polluter is moving fast enough to meet its green energy targets, and what that means for China and the rest of the world.
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- The invention of the labradoodle - Witness History podcast, BBC World Service
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- 8:55
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- 4 months ago
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- In 1989, Australian dog breeder Wally Conron created one of the world’s most popular crossbreeds - the Labradoodle.
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But the implications of what happens next is far more complicated than what Wally had in mind.
Conron had been challenged to produce a guide dog suitable for a blind woman whose husband was severely allergic to long-haired breeds. After years of failed attempts with poodles, his idea to cross a Labrador with a poodle resulted in the world’s first Labradoodle a a dog called Sultan.
But while Sultan thrived as a guide dog, the global explosion of Labradoodle breeding left Conron deeply uneasy. In this episode, he reflects on the unintended consequences of his creation and how a PR “gimmick” led to one of the world’s most sought-after breed.
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- Donald Trump’s Texas primary showdown - The President's Path podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 24:32
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- We’re months out from midterms, but there’s one Senate seat in Texas that’s got everyone talking.
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On this episode: Sumi Somaskanda, Courtney Subramanian and Fin Gomez look at one of the most talked-about Senate races shaping up: in Texas. For Republicans, it’s about who can win the President’s favour. For Democrats – success here could shape party strategy for months and years to come.
Every weekend, The President’s Path explores the state of US politics — in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover what’s on the minds of those closest to power. You can contact us at: path@bbc.co.uk
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Trump’s State of the Union
03:19 Texas primary: Cornyn v Paxton
10:03 Texas primary: Talarico v. Crockett
14.17 Democrats appeal to faith?
19:18 Other interesting primary race...
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- Georgia Voll: Alyssa Healy helped shape world cricket 🏏 - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Australia great Alyssa Healy is retiring - rising star Georgia Voll is tipped to fill her shoes.
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Georgia tells Stumped what Healy's done for world cricket.
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- Title
- Why queer romance shows are booming across Asia - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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- 17:52
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- LGBT+ dramas are booming across Asia, but does that mean there’s growing tolerance of same-sex relationships?
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What started as a niche genre in Japan known as Boys’ Love has grown into a huge industry spanning TV dramas, streaming hits and reality shows across the region.
While those Japanese stories focused on romantic relationships between men, in recent years countries like Thailand have expanded the genre to new Girls’ Love series, focusing on relationships between women.
Streaming platforms have helped push the trend even further.
Shows like The Boyfriend and Heated Rivalry have drawn international audiences and sparked conversations about representation and LGBTQ visibility.
In this episode of Asia Specific, host Mariko Oi speaks with Derek Cai and Nongnapat Patcham about the origins of the genre in Japan, how Thailand built ...
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- The case of the missing Emperor penguins - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 9:55
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Emperor penguins are icons of the penguin world. They are only found in the wild in Antarctica and breed and raise their babies on the ice.
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Because the Antarctic is so massive and difficult to explore, scientists rely on satellite images to detect colonies and the penguins’ activities.
Once a year penguins shed all their feathers on the ice and replace them with new ones. The feathers they leave behind can also be seen on satellites - but now scientists are worried. Recently they haven’t seen much evidence of this “mega moult”. BBC climate and science correspondent Georgina Rannard explains what this could mean for the Emperor penguin populations.
And finally, Ash from the What in the World team brings a few more animal stories she’s spotted this week, including an update on viral sensation Punch the Monkey, in Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan.
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- Georgia Voll on Healy, Australia v India rivalry & coffee - Stumped podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 12:28
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Australia's rising star and WPL winner Georgia Voll joins us on the programme.
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Australia great Alyssa Healy is playing in her final series before retirement as the blockbuster multi format series between Australia and India continues. One player who is tipped to follow in her footsteps is Australia's Georgia Voll, not only did the 22 year old guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the Women's Premier League title but she also made her highest T20 international score of 88 in the second T20 against India. Georgia joins us on the programme.
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Georgia Voll on life at the moment
01:41 How does Voll feel about being tipped as Healy’s successor?
03:30 Alyssa Healy’s impact on the global game
05:00 How different is batting in the fifty-over form of the game?
06:09 Does Australia’s athleticism in the field give them the upper han...
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- Pokémon is turning 30! - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Which is your favourite Pokémon? It's been 30 years since gamers were first introduced to Pikachu, Eevee, and Charmander.
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Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green was released in Japan on 27 February 1996.
"The first time I heard about Pokémon was when I was working for Game Freak. I thought, 'Wow, this is going to sell a lot of copies.' The players needed two Game Boy consoles to exchange the monsters with their friends," recalls Akihito Tomisawa, one of the games' developers.
When it was released internationally as Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, it sold more than 30 million copies.
And it didn't stop there. Then came the anime, the merch and of course the trading cards.
The BBC's Daniel Raza looks back at how Pokémon become a cultural phenomenon.
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- Fibremaxxing: Why are we now obsessed with cabbage? - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 9:29
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Vogue and Business Insider have declared 2026 the ‘year of the cabbage’.
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The vegetable has gone viral amid the rise of ‘fibremaxxing’ - with young people posting reels praising it for its versatility and trying to glamourise it with healthy gourmet-style meals. So, why has the humble vegetable had a rebrand? And what does it tell us about Gen Z finances?
BBC reporter Basma El-Atti explains the trend - and tells us about the fibre gap. And Zara Hiridjee, a nutritionist in the UK explains how much fibre we need, whether you can have too much and the different types of fibre you need in your diet.
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- Why everyone’s now obsessed with fibre (and cabbages) - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 11:36
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Vogue and Business Insider have declared 2026 the ‘year of the cabbage’. The vegetable has gone viral amid the rise of ‘fibremaxxing’ - with young people posting reels praising it for its versatility and trying to glamourise it with healthy gourmet-style meals. So, why has the humble vegetable had a rebrand? And what does it tell us about Gen-Z finances?
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BBC reporter Basma El-Atti explains the trend - and tells us about the fibre gap. And Zara Hiridjee, a nutritionist in the UK, explains how much fibre we need, whether you can have too much, and the different types of fibre you need in your diet.
00:20 Intro - The year of the cabbage
01:13 Cabbages taking over TikTok & Pinterest
02:13 Why cabbage is suddenly 'in'
03:24 A nutritionist on fibre intake
03:58 What happens if you eat too much fibre too fast
04:57 Whole‑food fibre vs supplem...
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- 'I got threats on social media when I came out' - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Willis Chimano is one of Kenya’s biggest pop stars. With the boyband Sauti Sol, he’s won a string of awards and even danced with President Barack Obama.
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But behind the success, Chimano had a secret: being gay in a country where gay sex is criminalised and people who identify as LGBT+ can experience violence and harassment.
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- Shot Like Enemies: Inside Nepal's Gen Z uprising - BBC World Service Documentaries
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- 41:30
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- On September 8th 2025, 19 young protesters were shot dead by police on the streets of Kathmandu. But how did a peaceful Gen Z protest turn into a tragedy? And who gave the order to open fire?
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The killings sparked outrage across Nepal, leading to widespread destruction and the fall of the government the following day.
Using an exclusive secret record of police radio leaked to our journalists, and over 4000 videos and photographs shot on the streets that day, #BBCEye pieces together a forensic account of the most dramatic two days in Nepal’s recent history - exploring how a Gen Z social media trend grew rapidly into a mass movement that caught the country's political establishment and security forces by surprise.
The film follows the story of Rakshya Bam, one of the organisers of the Gen Z protest and Shreeyam Chaulagain, a 17-year-old who was protesting in his ...
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- How does cartel violence impact young people in Mexico? - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 12:52
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- On Sunday Mexican security forces killed El Mencho, one of the country’s most wanted drug lords and the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). In response, members of the feared cartel have unleashed a wave of violence across 20 Mexican states.
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Jack Burgess, a BBC reporter who covers international affairs, explains what’s been happening. And Laura Garcia, a BBC reporter from Mexico, explains how cartels recruit young people and how everyday Mexicans have had to adapt to the threat of cartel violence.
The uptick in violence comes as Mexico prepares to host the World Cup, alongside the U.S. and Canada, between 11 June and 19 July. BBC Sport reporter Daniel Austin tells us how fans have been reacting and what it might mean for the football tournament.
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