Global News Podcast by BBC World Service
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Singapore has some of the harshest drug laws in the world and the government. Trafficking illegal narcotics can result in decades in prison and even a death sentence. But do they really deter drug crimes?
The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide, one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world.
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Previous episodes
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5921 - Bonus: The Global Story - Does Singapore's death penalty deter drug crime?Sun, 17 Nov 2024
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5920 - Biden meets Xi Jinping as concerns over a US-China trade war growSun, 17 Nov 2024
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5919 - The Happy Pod: How saving an otter changed our livesSat, 16 Nov 2024
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5918 - Netanyahu aide accused of changing 7 October documentsSat, 16 Nov 2024
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5917 - A left-wing landslide in Sri LankaFri, 15 Nov 2024
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5916 - One dead after attack on Brazil's Supreme CourtFri, 15 Nov 2024
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5915 - Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of the permanent displacement of Palestinians in GazaThu, 14 Nov 2024
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5914 - Republicans win House in major boost for Trump agendaWed, 13 Nov 2024
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5913 - Blinken calls for longer pauses in fighting to let aid into GazaWed, 13 Nov 2024
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5912 - Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over abuse scandalWed, 13 Nov 2024
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5911 - Israel has missed US deadline to boost Gaza relief – aid groupsTue, 12 Nov 2024
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5910 - Saudi Arabia accuses Israel of genocideTue, 12 Nov 2024
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5908 - COP29 climate talks open in shadow of Trump victoryMon, 11 Nov 2024
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5907 - Hezbollah defeated, says Israeli ministerMon, 11 Nov 2024
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5906 - Climate change: Your questions answeredSun, 10 Nov 2024
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5905 - Tens of thousands demonstrate in Valencia over floodsSun, 10 Nov 2024
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5904 - The Happy Pod: The million dollar prize winners saving the planetSat, 09 Nov 2024
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5903 - Alleged 'Iranian plot' to assassinate TrumpSat, 09 Nov 2024
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5902 - Amsterdam mayor condemns 'hit and run' attacks on Israeli football supportersFri, 08 Nov 2024
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5901 - Biden promises a 'peaceful and orderly transition'Fri, 08 Nov 2024
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5900 - European leaders meet a day after Trump's winThu, 07 Nov 2024
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5899 - What next for Trump as Harris concedes defeatThu, 07 Nov 2024
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5898 - Donald Trump confirmed as 47th US PresidentWed, 06 Nov 2024
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5897 - Donald Trump declares victory in US presidential electionWed, 06 Nov 2024
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5896 - US Election Special: What we know so farWed, 06 Nov 2024
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5895 - US exit polls show democracy and the economy are the top issues in the electionTue, 05 Nov 2024
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5894 - US voters head to the polls in knife edge electionTue, 05 Nov 2024
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5893 - Final push as Harris and Trump visit swing statesMon, 04 Nov 2024
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5891 - Pro-EU leader ahead in tight Moldovan vote amid claims of Kremlin interferenceSun, 03 Nov 2024
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5890 - Bonus: The Global Story - The other races that could shape the US electionSun, 03 Nov 2024
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5889 - US election: Harris and Trump duel in battleground statesSat, 02 Nov 2024
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5888 - The Happy Pod: Marrying the man who saved my lifeSat, 02 Nov 2024
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5887 - Donald Trump woos Arab-American voters in MichiganSat, 02 Nov 2024
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5886 - Spain floods: death toll rises to over 200Fri, 01 Nov 2024
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5885 - Spain mourns as dozens of people remain missing after flash floodsFri, 01 Nov 2024
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5884 - Rescuers race to find Spanish flood survivorsThu, 31 Oct 2024
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5883 - Spain battles deadliest flood disaster in decadesThu, 31 Oct 2024
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5882 - Spain floods: dozens killed in ValenciaWed, 30 Oct 2024
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5881 - Almost 100 people are dead or missing in Gaza after an Israeli air strikeWed, 30 Oct 2024
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5880 - Hezbollah names a new leaderTue, 29 Oct 2024
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5879 - Gaza fears as Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agencyTue, 29 Oct 2024
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5878 - Greenhouse gases hit new record highMon, 28 Oct 2024
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5877 - Georgian PM rejects voter fraud claims as president calls mass rallyMon, 28 Oct 2024
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5876 - Bonus: The Global Story - Canada, India, and their diplomatic death spiralSun, 27 Oct 2024
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5875 - Biden hopes Israeli strikes on Iran end retaliationSun, 27 Oct 2024
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5874 - The Happy Pod: The gloves that hug premature babiesSat, 26 Oct 2024
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5873 - Israel conducts air strikes on military targets in IranSat, 26 Oct 2024
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5872 - Online abuser who targeted thousands of children worldwide is jailedSat, 26 Oct 2024
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5871 - Former Ugandan rebel jailed for 40 years for war crimesFri, 25 Oct 2024
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5870 - UN warns world could warm by a massive 3.1C this centuryFri, 25 Oct 2024
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