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Pakistan has been recognised around the world for its role as mediator at peace talks between the US and Iran – but at home the situation is far from peaceful. The imprisonment of former prime minister Imran Khan, marches on the country’s capital, the role of the military and fre ...  Show more

Distrust over online content is at an all time high in Nigeria. As elections approach, how can Nigerians separate the truth from the lies? And as economic statistics say one thing but the cost of living seems to tell a different story, Jonny Dymond and a panel and audience at the ...  Show more

The Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated the country’s politics for seven decades, just got a pasting at the polls—again. We ask why staid politics are getting <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/07/14/japans-politics-is-entering-a-messy-new-era?utm_campaign= ...

The rapid retreat of Iceland's glaciers and ice sheets as a result of human-induced climate change could be triggering increased volcanic activity, according to scientists. Our environment and climate correspondent Gloria Dickie joins a research expedition to understand the conne ...  Show more

The Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated the country’s politics for seven decades, just got a pasting at the polls—again. We ask why staid politics are getting swiftly messy. Iceland is a NATO member in a volatile region; at last it must consider raising its own army. An ...  Show more

Iceland boss spills the beans on shopping habits and why they’re threatening to boycott Brazilian food. And what is going on in the races to become mayor? The BBC’s Kathryn Stanczyszyn and James Vincent take us through this week’s local elections around the country. Today’s Newsc ...  Show more