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Rescuing Palmyra’s treasures and 80 years since VE Day
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
China and US agrees tariff cuts
The prohibitive triple-digit tariffs between both countries have reduced significantly
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Syria: Return to ruins
After 13 years of civil war, what awaits Syrians returning to their homes?
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The blind Holocaust survivor who caught a fugitive Nazi
Lothar Hermann found out his neighbour was ‘architect of the Holocaust’ Adolf Eichmann
Intervision Song Contest
In 1980, Finnish singer Marion Rung won Intervision, the USSR's answer to Eurovision
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Serbian singer-songwriter Luke Black
Creating music inspired by video games, and life after Eurovision
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Donald Trump heading to Middle East
He's touring the gulf region with economic and political deals on his agenda.
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US President due to arrive in Saudi Arabia
Donald Trump begins his 3-day tour of Gulf nations in Saudi Arabia today.
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Donald Trump visits Middle East
Mr Trump is due in Saudi Arabia, the start of his first major tour in this Presidency.
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Helping Chile’s stolen children
How a small NGO is helping people in Chile to trace their birth families
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The US-Gulf relationship
As the US president arrives in Saudi Arabia, we look at the deals that could be secured
Tesla and Edison: Electricity rivals
In 1915, two rival electricity pioneers were told they would share a Nobel Prize
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American playwright Neil LaBute
Nikki talks to writer Neil LaBute about his play How to Fight Loneliness.
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How I discovered the ozone hole and saved millions of lives
Jonathan Shanklin never sought the limelight. But then he made a world-changing discovery
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Unstoppable: Inge Lehmann
How seismologist Inge Lehmann rewrote geophysics by discovering Earth’s inner core
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Donald Trump begins tour of Middle East
The President landed in Saudi Arabia on his first major overseas trip of his second term
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Why is Trump in the Middle East?
Donald Trump has begun his first major international tour of his second term as president
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US and Saudi Arabia sign $142bn arms deal
US President Trump is meeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
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UN: Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war'
The head of UNRWA says blocking food deliveries to Gaza is a war crime
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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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The impact of online abuse
Young people from marginalised groups tell of the online abuse they receive.
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Trump touts $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit
The US and Saudi Arabia say they have signed commercial deals worth $142bn
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US & Saudi Arabia announce huge investment deals
Arms and AI included in a flurry of deals.
13/05/2025 23:01 GMT
