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Lily Isaacs
Online safety laws fail to protect children from scammers

Fri 10 Apr 2026

Online safety laws fail to protect children from scammers
Ruth Michaelson
Donald Trump’s victory boast does not accord with reality

Thu 9 Apr 2026

Donald Trump’s victory boast does not accord with reality
Ruth Michaelson
Ceasefire deal gives Tehran the upper hand

Wed 8 Apr 2026

Ceasefire deal gives Tehran the upper hand
Bernard Gray
Hegseth’s military purge is nothing new

Mon 6 Apr 2026

Hegseth’s military purge is nothing new
Francisco Garcia
Jon Lee Anderson: ‘America’s treatment of Afghanistan was morally bankrupt’

Thu 2 Apr 2026

Jon Lee Anderson: ‘America’s treatment of Afghanistan was morally bankrupt’
Liz Cookman
Ukraine’s teen saboteurs groomed by Russia to target their homeland

Tue 31 Mar 2026

Ukraine’s teen saboteurs groomed by Russia to target their homeland
Francisco Garcia
The search for the missing victims of the Bosnian war

Mon 23 Mar 2026

The search for the missing victims of the Bosnian war
Isabel Coles
How gamblers are trying to rewrite the record of the Iran war

Thu 19 Mar 2026

How gamblers are trying to rewrite the record of the Iran war
Ruth Michaelson
The killing of Iran’s security chief marks a turning point

Wed 18 Mar 2026

The killing of Iran’s security chief marks a turning point
Kill talk: Pete Hegseth and the language of war

33 mins • S1, E352

Kill talk: Pete Hegseth and the language of war
Ruth Michaelson
US urged to release evidence it was responsible for school strike

Sun 15 Mar 2026

US urged to release evidence it was responsible for school strike
Erica Wagner
If ‘war is hell’, what exactly is Pete Hegseth fighting for in Iran?

Wed 11 Mar 2026

If ‘war is hell’, what exactly is Pete Hegseth fighting for in Iran?
Hugh Tomlinson
US weighs ‘boots on ground’ option as offensive drags on

Sun 8 Mar 2026

US weighs ‘boots on ground’ option as offensive drags on
Ruth Michaelson
Iranian regime uses web blackouts and threats to stay in control

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Iranian regime uses web blackouts and threats to stay in control
Andrew Tate and Polymarket have something in common

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Andrew Tate and Polymarket have something in common
Robin Pagnamenta
The boom in remote-controlled death

Thu 5 Mar 2026

The boom in remote-controlled death
Bernard Gray
Britain hasn’t the strength to stop a drone, let alone join Trump’s war in Iran

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Britain hasn’t the strength to stop a drone, let alone join Trump’s war in Iran
Rogue Brits: Fighting for Putin

39 mins • S1, E349

Rogue Brits: Fighting for Putin
Hugh Tomlinson
Trump pledged to end forever wars. Now he has embarked on a conflict fraught with risk

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Trump pledged to end forever wars. Now he has embarked on a conflict fraught with risk
Sara Weissel
Israelis head from synagogues to bomb shelters

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Israelis head from synagogues to bomb shelters
Ruth Michaelson
Trump vows ‘hour of freedom is at hand’ but opponents of Iranian regime fear only chaos will follow

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Trump vows ‘hour of freedom is at hand’ but opponents of Iranian regime fear only chaos will follow
Oliver Marsden
Pakistan says it is at ‘open war’ with the Taliban as airstrikes hit Afghan cities

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Pakistan says it is at ‘open war’ with the Taliban as airstrikes hit Afghan cities
Bernard Gray
A warning from the future: where Putin will set his sights after Ukraine

Sun 22 Feb 2026

A warning from the future: where Putin will set his sights after Ukraine
Russia is accused of poisoning Alexei Navalny

31 mins • S1, E313

Russia is accused of poisoning Alexei Navalny
Steve Bloomfield
Trump’s endless, opaque bombing obliterates all hope of a free Somalia

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Trump’s endless, opaque bombing obliterates all hope of a free Somalia
Ceri Thomas
Orphaned brothers will lose their youth waiting for Afghan inquiry

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Orphaned brothers will lose their youth waiting for Afghan inquiry
Fred Harter
The proposed British and French force in Ukraine is a symptom of an ailing multilateral system

Fri 9 Jan 2026

The proposed British and French force in Ukraine is a symptom of an ailing multilateral system
The Observer leader
Might is not right

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Might is not right
Michael McFaul
‘Ukraine is not losing the war, but it cannot fight forever’

Tue 30 Dec 2025

‘Ukraine is not losing the war, but it cannot fight forever’
Isabel Coles
Defiance and denial in besieged Sloviansk as residents resist surrender to Moscow

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Defiance and denial in besieged Sloviansk as residents resist surrender to Moscow
Ruth Michaelson
US launches ‘vengeance’ strikes against IS in Syria

Mon 22 Dec 2025

US launches ‘vengeance’ strikes against IS in Syria
Oliver Marsden
Riddled with bullet holes and grief, Sangin has no choice but to remember the British

Mon 8 Dec 2025

Riddled with bullet holes and grief, Sangin has no choice but to remember the British
Ceri Thomas
SAS leaders suppressed war crimes claims, Afghanistan inquiry hears

Wed 3 Dec 2025

SAS leaders suppressed war crimes claims, Afghanistan inquiry hears
Tom Fletcher
Darfur diary: the road to El Fasher

Tue 25 Nov 2025

Darfur diary: the road to El Fasher
Fred Harter
Mysterious drone sightings are causing alarm across Europe

Mon 17 Nov 2025

Mysterious drone sightings are causing alarm across Europe
Isabel Coles
‘The road is full of dead’: Sudanese leave one hell for another

Mon 3 Nov 2025

‘The road is full of dead’: Sudanese leave one hell for another
Bloodbath in Sudan

9 mins • S1, E1224

Bloodbath in Sudan
Liz Cookman
The new sex therapy for injured soldiers

Fri 3 Oct 2025

The new sex therapy for injured soldiers
Killian Fox
The big picture: the mothers of Beirut’s disappeared

Wed 1 Oct 2025

The big picture: the mothers of Beirut’s disappeared

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