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23/08/2026 00:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Happy Pod: AI helped find the siblings I didn’t know about
Avtar found a blog post by someone called Nicci, who turned out to be his half-sister.
23/08/2026 01:30 GMT
The health threat of rising temperatures
Older people have lower heat tolerance than previously thought
23/08/2026 03:30 GMT
23/08/2026 04:30 GMT
Special forces on trial
Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces?
23/08/2026 05:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
US-Canada are in a trade "war"
Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said the country is now at "war" with the US.
23/08/2026 06:01 GMT
Ukraine's former defence minister stands by his call for wartime elections
Mikhailo Fedorov stopped short of declaring political ambitions of his own.
23/08/2026 07:01 GMT
Trade "war" continues as Canada faces 50% tarrifs on a range of goods
Donald Trump has said Canada wants "the benefits of being a State, without being one".
23/08/2026 12:01 GMT
Ukraine's former defence minister repeats call for elections
Mykhailo Fedorov tells the BBC he still wants nationwide elections
23/08/2026 13:30 GMT
How do we save Africa's forests?
Environmentalist Wanjira Mathai on protecting some of the planet's most vital ecosystems
23/08/2026 15:30 GMT
The Vatican's AI Battle
Silicon Valley says it's ‘creating God’ with AI. The Catholic Church is watching closely.
23/08/2026 19:01 GMT
Fashionably late
An overdue library book sparks stories of late earthquakes, Martian meteorites and more
with Connor Phillips
Connor Phillips sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
23/08/2026 23:30 GMT
Is the era of the cancer vaccine upon us?
Has a personalised cancer vaccine become reality?
