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Drug wars in Belgium

Gunfire, drug wars and shootouts in residential areas — Brussels is seeing a wave of drug-related violence. In districts like Anderlecht, fear amonst inhabitants is growing. At the same time, cocaine ...

Categories
Crime, Society
Production
2025-06-05
Duration
00:02:16
Languages
English
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Cocoa in eastern DR Congo fuels conflict and peace

For a decade, the ADF, a Congolese militia, targeted cocoa fields to fund their fight. But after a joint operation between Congolese and Ugandan troops pushed ADFrebels out of a fertile area near Beni...

Categories
Conflicts
Production
2025-06-05
Duration
00:03:55
Languages
English
Editor's Choice

Five potential flashpoints when Merz meets Trump

The newly elected German Chancellor is preparing for his first meeting with US President Donald Trump. Friedrich Merz will meet Trump for lunch at the White House before the two men go before the pres...

Categories
Politics, Society
Production
2025-06-04
Duration
00:03:10
Languages
English
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Ukrainian strikes dare deep, wreck Russian bombers

Millitary experts call Ukraine's drone swarms on Russian long-range bombers a major blow to Russian morale....

Categories
Conflicts
Production
2025-06-04
Duration
00:02:26
Languages
English
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Cologne: unexploded World War II bombs successfully defused

More than 20,000 residents were evacuated from Germany's fourth largest city, Cologne, as experts attempted to defuse three unexploded bombs from the Second World War. It was the largest bomb-related ...

Categories
Society
Production
2025-06-04
Duration
00:02:00
Languages
English
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Nato members prepare to up their investment in security

In only a few weeks NATO leaders will be meeting in Brussels to discuss upping their defense spending to five percent of GDP. Some are already pledging that amount, but others are not even spending tw...

Categories
Business, Politics
Production
2025-06-04
Duration
00:03:08
Languages
English
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A smart app in Kenya enables communication for the deaf community

In Kenya, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based app has made communication possible for people who cannot hear. The app translates speech and text into sign language videos....

Categories
Digital World, Science, Society, Technology
Production
2025-06-03
Duration
00:01:59
Languages
English
Editor's Choice

New Ukraine military recruitment program targets young men

Ukraine's government has launched a new initiative aimed at encouraging men younger than the minimum draft age of 25 to voluntarily join the armed forces. The program offers short-term service options...

Categories
Conflicts
Production
2025-06-03
Duration
00:04:02
Languages
English
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International Harvard students in limbo

As the Trump administration cracks down on international students in the US, Harvard’s foreign students are concerned. ...

Categories
Politics
Production
2025-06-02
Duration
00:02:17
Languages
English
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US double tariffs on steel and aluminium

US President Donald Trump has doubled tariffs on foreign steel to 50 percent. He's aiming to protect hous country's steel producers. But experts are warning of another increase in a global trade war....

Categories
Globalization, Trade
Production
2025-06-02
Duration
00:01:55
Languages
English