The Truth
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 673
- Years Active
- 2025
South Africa’s Ramaphosa meets Trump amid Afrikaner ‘Genocide’ claims
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets Donald Trump in Washington, DC, amid tensions over Washington’s resettlement of Afrikaners, who the US president claims are the victims of “genocide”. Ra…
01:11:52 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
The US v the ICC: Why is Trump going after the court?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is facing one of the deepest crises in its history. United States President Donald Trump sanctioned lead prosecutor Karim Khan earlier this year, grinding the c…
00:21:36 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
The West vs. China: A battle for the Pacific
In The Battlefield, tensions between the United States and China over the Pacific escalate, affecting the lives of Pacific Islanders. Key figures like former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani and tour g…
00:24:56 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Saladin: The Righteousness of the Faith
Saladin, one of the best-known generals of the Middle Ages, led the Muslim military’s campaign during the Third Crusade. And won. In hindsight, he was renowned in both the Muslim and Christian world…
00:39:25 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Total Golden Dome cost to be $175 billion: Trump
At an event in the Oval Office, President Trump announced some details of his plan for a "Golden Dome" missile defence system for the North American continent.
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00:21:11 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Why is Israel expanding its war on Gaza?
Israel expands its military operation in Gaza with increased bombardment by air and more troops on the ground. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says why -- he wants to take control of the en…
00:28:01 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Why is Donald Trump fixated on South Africa?
The administration of US President Donald Trump has granted refugee status to 49 white Afrikaners, echoing a debunked conspiracy theory about “white genocide” in South Africa. The move comes after Tr…
00:22:47 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Why isn't the world paying attention to Sudan?
The United Nations has called this the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world. Killings, rapes and famine are affecting millions of people. What will happen to the people …
00:25:20 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
What it takes to save a child evacuated from Gaza
25,000 children have been injured in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023, according to the United Nations. And, according to The World Health Organization, about 2,500 children in Gaza require ur…
00:19:36 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Europe's political centre holds in weekend of elections
All eyes were on Romania's presidential runoff. It was a crucial vote for the NATO member, and the centrist victory has been welcomed by the European Union and Ukraine. In Poland, the governing party…
00:28:21 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
What does the end of US sanctions mean for Syrians?
What would the end of US sanctions mean for Syria? The handshake between US President Donald Trump and interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was a dramatic shift, signaling the end of 46 years of …
00:23:32 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
Excavating the Past: Uncovering Iraq’s Mass Graves
Forensic experts in Iraq meticulously work to identify the remains from mass graves, uncovering the fates of thousands who disappeared during decades of conflict. With rare access to excavation sites…
00:25:01 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
The UN says global hunger has hit a new high
A world dangerously off course - the stark warning from the United Nations after finding more than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024. And fears are growing for its future, as major donor …
00:27:01 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
US policy shifts on Syria, Yemen, Iran – but not Israel
The US-Israeli plan to get humanitarian aid into Gaza, amid the use of starvation as a weapon of war, enables Israel to "force the ethnic cleansing of a huge part of Gaza’s population”, argues Matt D…
00:24:02 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
How to achieve a lasting ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine?
It took three years to get officials from Ukraine and Russia in the same room. But president Vladimir Putin who proposed the meeting, didn’t go to Istanbul and the talks ended in less than 90 minutes…
00:28:41 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Will Trump do something to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza?
United States President Donald Trump's tour of the Middle East this week is his first international trip since he started his second term. Conspicuously absent from his itinerary, however, was Washin…
00:23:27 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Has Donald Trump taken US-Gulf relations to a new era?
Trillions of dollars were pledged during the US president’s three-nation tour of the Gulf this week. The US is preparing to lift decades-long sanctions on Syria, and could be close to a nuclear deal …
00:28:51 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X. Kendi looks to the future
A hundred years after the birth of Malcolm X, and in the shadow of a second Trump presidency, Ibram X. Kendi – author of the international bestseller How to Be an Antiracist – returns to the meaning …
00:23:32 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Will artificial intelligence replace teachers in classrooms?
The rise of artificial intelligence has schools racing to respond to tools like ChatGPT. While some fear it may replace teachers and erode human connection, others see it as a chance to transform and…
00:25:07 |
Sun 01 Jun 2025
“I'm killing those kids, my tax money is doing that” Omar El Akkad on West’s role in Gaza
How will history judge the West’s complicity in the Gaza genocide? With Israel’s assault nearing its second year, the divide between those condemning the violence and those remaining silent continues…
00:35:00 |
Sun 01 Jun 2025
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