BBC News

13/07/2025 12:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Newshour

Russia's top diplomat visits North Korea

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has offered Moscow his full support on the war in Ukraine during talks with the visiting Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.

BBC News

13/07/2025 13:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The Documentary

The ark of the dry lands

How a seed bank in Morocco is protecting around 150,000 different seed-types and using them to create new varieties resistant to drought or disease, without pesticides.

BBC News Summary

13/07/2025 13:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

The Climate Question

Will climate change affect my holiday?

Hotter? Drier? Less snow? Could the changing climate make a difference to where and when we travel, or the cost of our holidays... and how should the travel industry adapt?

BBC News

13/07/2025 14:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The Arts Hour

Best-selling crime writer Karin Slaughter

Nikki Bedi talks to best-selling US author Karin Slaughter about her new book, We Are All Guilty Here and is joined by cultural critic, Zing Tsjeng.

BBC News

13/07/2025 15:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Assignment

Rehoming France’s immigrant workers

France’s last foyers, housing for immigrant workers, are set for demolition. Some residents are worried they will lose their communities, their culture and the little they have.