Why some Western companies are staying in Rus...

Before the 2026 midterms, Timothy Garton Ash, emeritus professor of European studies at the University of Oxford and author of ‘Europe in 7½ Chapters’, described the elections as a crucial test of US democracy. Now, with the Democrats’ sweeping victory, could the tide be turning ...  Show more

Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia CEO. We look at what it means for the company, AI sector, stock market and the US government’s relationship with China. Plus, European leaders reject Vladimir Putin’s push to overhaul the continent’s security architecture as part of Ukraine pea ...  Show more

But does Moscow care about Western sanctions? Adam, Laura and the BBC's Lyse Doucet (in Ukraine) discuss the escalating crisis...Alok Sharma (the president of COP26) and film director Adam McKay talk climate and a bit of Hollywood... Also, why does the filmmaker want to have a pi ...  Show more

Since the invasion of Ukraine, the West has deployed massive economic restrictions on Russian trade. So why is Russia’s economy growing? A survivor’s story from the forgotten conflict in Sudan (10:47). And Turkey tries to rid its streets of stray dogs (17:56). Listen to what matt ...  Show more

We unpick the week’s torrent of headlines; an invasion may yet come but either way President Vladimir Putin has already harmed Russia. The country’s digital self-isolation project is quietly forging ahead; we examine its home-grown “tech stack” with everything from chips up to ...