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How mother tongue moulds us
What happens in our brains when we speak many languages?
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17/03/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Movie history: Seven Samurai and Casablanca
A globally influential Japanese movie and a Hollywood classic
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17/03/2026 01:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Was the air strike on an Iranian school a war crime?
What we know so far about the strike - and what the legal consequences could be.
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How to spend billions fast: Carney’s defence deadline
Inside Canada's sprint to hit Natos 2% by 31 March 2026
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Scarpetta: Creating the hero I needed as a child
The painful past behind writer Patricia Cornwell’s crime‑fighting icon
The nuclear mango deal
On 2 March 2006, India and the United States finalised a controversial nuclear deal
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Mariam Issoufou: Designing a museum
Architect Mariam Issoufou designs a new museum in Senegal
17/03/2026 05:01 GMT
Hundreds of people reported dead in Kabul
An airstrike blamed on Pakistan hit a packed drug rehabilitation centre
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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing hundreds in hospital strike
Pakistan denied striking any health facility
17/03/2026 07:01 GMT
People are feared dead or injured at a drug treatment centre in Kabul
Officials say the Pakistani attack killed is hundreds
17/03/2026 08:01 GMT
Making cities feel quieter
As urban noise increases, we look at how sound itself can be used to quieten things down
17/03/2026 08:30 GMT
Germany turns to India for skilled workers
There aren't enough people entering the labour market to replace those retiring
The L'Amicale Four
A Mauritian man jailed for two decades shares his story of what happened in Port Louis
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Director Baz Luhrmann on EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Baz Luhrmann on his labour of love, EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert
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How does war affect a child’s brain?
Veteran war reporter Fergal Keane on PTSD among children in conflicts worldwide.
17/03/2026 12:01 GMT
Speaking Scots helped me find my voice – and millions listen
Award-winning Scottish poet Len Pennie began writing to improve her mental health
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Israel claims to have killed more senior Iranian leaders
What could the death of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani mean for the war?
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Oil prices continue surge
Oil prices continue to rise as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut.
17/03/2026 16:01 GMT
Israel says it's killed Iran's security chief
Ali Larijani is one of the most powerful people in the Iranian regime
17/03/2026 17:01 GMT
Trump lashes out at Nato allies
He said that most NATO allies don't want to get involved in the war in Iran
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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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Screen time ‘rewiring our brains’
The effect of screen time on young children. Plus a listener tells us his AI voice story.
17/03/2026 21:01 GMT
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent urges President Donald Trump to “reverse course” on the conflict
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As oil price surges, will US fracking production increase?
Much of America's oil comes from fracking, but can production increase to meet demand?
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