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Shaina Oppenheimer reports from Israel asking why young Jewish Israelis are more likely to identify with the political right than Gen Z voters in many other countries.

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October 2026
Nadine Yousif reports from Canada, where growing tensions over Alberta's place within the federation are fuelling a debate about identity, sovereignty and political power.
Sandra Maksimovic reports on Serbia's student-led anti-corruption protests. Plus: the growing debate over AI safety.
September 2026
Anna Holligan reports from Malta, where a landmark verdict in the murder case of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has reignited questions about corruption and accountability.
We report from Indonesia on a devastating environmental crisis and BBC Eye investigates allegations of abuse at some of Indonesia's Islamic boarding schools.
João Fellet reports on the deep divisions in Brazil ahead of the election and investigates El Salvador's controversial crackdown on gang violence, what lies behind the headlines?
Yemisi Adegoke reports on Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis and meets some of the girls who survived an abduction four years ago and are now back at school in defiance of their kidnappers.
August 2026
Mahjooba Nowrouzi reports from Afghanistan on the fate of the young women footballers in exile. And BBC Eye has rare access inside Afghanistan's Taliban leadership.
Aleem Maqbool reports from Cape Coast on slavery's legacy in Ghana, and BBC Eye is given exclusive access to Interpol’s anti-trafficking unit in Sierra Leone.
Nawal al Maghafi journeys across Iran to areas rarely accessed by international journalists, speaking to Iranians across the political and social divide about the war.
July 2026
Kurumi Mori reports on Japan's changing identity, and BBC Eye talks to Ukrainians civilians abused in Russian-occupied Ukraine, tracking down those likely responsible.
In the aftermath of a political earthquake in Hungary, Stephanie Hegarty explores whether the downfall of Viktor Orbán could be a warning sign for populist leaders everywhere.
Shawn Yuan is in Mexico investigating the story of one of the world's most wanted fugitives - a man accused of fuelling the global fentanyl crisis, while BBC Eye goes inside the online manosphere.
April 2026
BBC Eye follows Kenyans at the centre of a legal battle to track down their British soldier fathers. And Selin Girit reports on Turkey's reaction to a widening regional conflict.
Farhat Javed reports on Pakistan's role in the US-Iran ceasefire, and we hear how routine visits for medical treatment in Pakistan have led to children becoming infected with HIV.
The Eye team investigates Chinese disciplinary schools promising to ‘fix’ problem children at a devastating cost and Mariko Oi is in Singapore.
March 2026
BBC Eye reveals how soaring global demand for eels has fuelled a vast illegal trade worth billions and Rebecca Henschke reports from Indonesia on how the archipelago’s natural wealth is under threat.
The accounts of women repressed by the Iranian government during the 2022 protests and Katy Watson reports on Australia's first of its kind social media ban for under 16s, three months on.
We follow Puntland forces on the front line in far-eastern Somalia and Kalkidan Yibeltal has rare access to Jonglei state in South Sudan, where conflict threatens a fragile peace.
Carine Torbey is in Lebanon reporting on the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran in an extraordinary week when longstanding tensions finally erupted into open conflict.
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