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Cybernetics
The origins and lasting influences of the study of communication in animals and machines
24/09/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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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.
Inside China’s push to become the world’s AI superpower
Will AI overshadow Xi Jinping and Trump talks at the White House?
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A women's revolt in Germany
A national debate over sexualised violence online has erupted in Germany
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Playing in front of people felt 'like an impenetrable wall'
An epic motorbike journey helped Steven Sherrill to come to terms with his musicianship
The gathering that helped shape decolonisation
In 1945, Manchester's Pan-African Congress helped shape the struggle against colonialism
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Culture shock
How moving abroad changes what you eat and cook
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Trump welcomes Xi to Washington
China’s President Xi Jinping is in Washington for a highly anticipated state visit.
24/09/2026 05:01 GMT
Xi arrives in Washington
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, is on his first visit to the White House since 2015.
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Chinese leader visits to US
President Trump has welcomed the Chinese Premier to Washington.
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How did Italian politics become stable?
Italy was once known for political instability, so how did that change?
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Trump meets Xi: What's at stake?
What both want from the visit and how the leaders' relationship could shape its outcome
Kinder Scout mass trespass
Walkers trespassed on Kinder Scout to demand access to the countryside in 1932
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The Media Show: Earl Spencer, the Palace and the Press
How did Earl Spencer's revelations about the royal family play out in the media?
24/09/2026 09:30 GMT
Syria’s justice in absentia
Can victims of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal reign in Syria find redress?
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Is a free press at serious risk in Trump’s America?
What can America learn from the rest of the world about protecting journalists?
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I've lost friends to volcanoes, but I still love them
When his supervisor fell into a lava flow on a visit to Kilauea, Hawaii, Dario saved him
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OpenAI agent hacks Australian government site
An OpenAI agent has hacked an Australian government website
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Trump welcomes Xi to the White House
A trade truce between Washington and Beijing has been extended by two months
24/09/2026 15:01 GMT
Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website
We explain what happened
24/09/2026 16:01 GMT
Trump welcomes Xi to White House
Trump says he and Xi will discuss "security, technology and super intelligence"
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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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Do you have the correct time?
How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems?
24/09/2026 20:01 GMT
Xi calls for China and US to cooperate despite differences
Xi Jinping, on a visit to the US, calls for China and US to cooperate despite differences
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What does China and the USA want from the state visit?
We find out what a trade truce could look like for China and the USA.
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Why are German voters turning away from mainstream parties?
John Simpson analyses the state of Germany’s government after regional election defeats
