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08/12/2025 01:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Waking up with a different voice
What’s it like to wake up with a brand new voice? We investigate foreign accent syndrome
08/12/2025 05:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
UNHCR: Syria is in urgent need of more assistance
It is one year since since the fall of the Assad regime
08/12/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The big political issues of the day.
Zelensky arrives for Downing St talks
Sir Keir Starmer hosts leaders to discuss peace plan.
08/12/2025 14:01 GMT
One year since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria
Syrians celebrate one year since a lightning rebel offensive took power
Ukraine talks in Downing Street
European leaders discuss the latest Ukraine proposals. But is anybody listening?
A round-up of the day's top news with Johnny I'Anson and Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty.
08/12/2025 21:01 GMT
Syria celebrates a year since the fall of Assad
Syrians celebrate ending fifty years of dictatorship - but what does the future hold?
Syria celebrates first anniversary of fall of Assad
Syrians are celebrating the end of a fifty-year dictatorship.
Europe alone?
As Starmer hosts Merz, Macron and Zelensky, Trump suggests they've been sidelined.