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In South Korea, what presidential candidates are wearing is a hot topic.
People use fashion to express themselves. Many of us think carefully about what we put on and how others will view our outfits, whether we choose an iconic hat or a monochrome look. But for politicians and their spouses, every look is carefully calculated to send a specific message.
South Korea is having a snap election which means that image consultants are quietly shaping the new public faces of leadership, from tie colours to jumpers to hairstyles. Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office for putting the country under martial law for six hours in December. Polls have placed Lee Jae-myung of the main opposition Democratic Party as the frontrunner among six candidates, followed by Kim Moon-soo from the ruling PPP.
We chat with Rachel Lee from our team in Seoul - sheâs been speaking to some of those image consultants about what they do. Also, Stacy Wasiche, a fashion blogger from Kenya, runs us through the latest political fashion trends and how itâs different depending on what country you look at.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Mora Morrison and Emily HorlerEditor: Harriet Oliver
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From Taylor Swift to Michael Jackson, thereâs been countless superstar musicians who have called out their record labels for how much theyâre being paid for their music. For musicians at the start of their careers it can be even more challenging to make money. The emergence of streaming sites like Spotify has made understanding publishing a bit more complicated. So how does it all really work?
BBC Newsbeat reporter Riyah Collins talks us through how musicians make their money - from royalties, touring and streaming. Mary Spender, a singer-songwriter here in the U.K. shares her experience with earning money from her music.
Plus we also hear from Kenyan TV host, KenRelBis, whoâs launched a free music distribution platform to help local artists.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Iqra FarooqProducers: Emily Horler and Maria Clara MontoyaVideo Journalist: Baldeep Chahal Editor: Verity Wilde
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US president Donald Trump has claimed that white farmers in South Africa are being executed en masse. But this is simply not true.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation went to Washington last week hoping for a boost and a reset after months of bitterness with the Donald Trump administration. Instead they got brutal, high-stakes diplomacy, peppered with insults, which played out to millions across the world in real time. This included Trump showing a video which supposedly proved âgenocideâ was taking place against white farmers.
BBC journalist Nomsa Maseko breaks down where this false claim came from, how people in South Africa have responded to it, and what impact it could have on the future of relations between the two countries. We also hear why some white Afrikaners are taking up the offer of refugee status in the US.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: William Lee AdamsProducers: Mora Morrison and Emilia JanssonEditor: Verity Wilde
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After cutting off the supply of aid to Gaza for more than two months, Israeli officials have allowed some trucks to enter. But despite over a hundred aid trucks carrying essential products like flour and baby food into Gaza, the United Nations says itâs only a âdrop in the oceanâ. There have also been significant delays to distributing the aid, lasting days in some cases.
The UN estimates that one in five Gazans face starvation and that an average of 600 trucks a day are needed to start tackling the humanitarian crisis there.
From Jerusalem, the BBCâs Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell explains why Israel has started to allow aid into Gaza and how much has got through so far. We hear what itâs like in Gaza right now and aid workers from MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres and the International Committee of the Red Cross tell us about the challenges they are facing when distributing aid to Palestinians on the ground.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: William Lee AdamsProducers: Julia Ross-Roy, Chelsea Coates and Emily HorlerEditor: Verity Wilde
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If so, President Trump thinks youâre a âstupid personâ.
The royal family of Qatar wants to gift America a private jet. Critics say the gift is essentially a bribe to give Qatar influence with the U.S. And theyâve pointed out that, during his first term, President Trump accused Qatar of funding terror groups. On 21st April, it was formally announced that the US Defence Secretary had accepted the plane. BBC reporter, Nathalie Jimenez breaks it all down for us.
It also got us thinking, what are the rules surrounding gift giving to politicians in other countries around the world? Weâll hear from five BBC reporters about what the rules are like in the countries they report on.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: William Lee AdamsProducers: Emily Horler and Benita BardenVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Julia Ross-Roy
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One of the biggest unions in the world representing a diverse range of creative professionals, including actors and voice artists, has filed a complaint against the makers of the video game Fortnite over its Darth Vader character. Epic Games used generative AI to recreate the voice of the Star Wars villain, after the late actor who played him in the film franchise signed over the rights in 2022. But Sag-Aftra says the gaming company should have negotiated with them first - and is worried the rise in AI could lead to job losses.
BBC tech reporter Liv McMahon tells us more about the row between the union and Epic Games and explains why the growing use of generative AI is being met with backlash in the entertainment industry. We also hear from Larry Cutler, the co-founder of Baobab Studios, a multiple Emmy-award-winning animation studio that has worked on games like Roblox and Fortnite, to find out how voice cloning technology works.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: William Lee AdamsProducers: Mora Morrison and Chelsea Coates Editor: Verity Wilde
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Skin-lightening is a multi-billion-dollar industry and impacts many women, and men, around the world. Within the African context, women in Nigeria use skin-whitening products the most: according to the World Health Organization 77% of women use them regularly. The situation is so bad that Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (Nafdac) declared a state of emergency in 2023.
The BBCâs Madina Maishanu has been speaking to a mother who has used skin-whitening products on all six of her children. Madina shares her story, and talks us through the cultural context of why people use these products. We also hear from aesthetician Zainab Bashir about the risks involved with skin-bleaching.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Iqra FarooqProducers: Mora Morrison, Maria Clara Montoya and Elena Angelides Video Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Verity Wilde
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Hundreds of thousands of students in Nigeria have been told they can retake their JAMB university entrance exam. Thatâs after nearly 80 per cent of them failed the test in March amid power cuts and computer glitches during the exams. The low pass rate sparked a national outcry, especially after the Minister of Education initially claimed it was caused by students cheating. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has now apologised - but what does the incident say about Nigeriaâs digital infrastructure?
The BBCâs Madina Maishanu explains what caused the technical issues, and why the exam board has now decided to allow retakes. We also hear from students across Nigeria about the impact the glitches have had on their hopes of getting into university.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: William Lee Adams, Chelsea Coates and Julia Ross-RoyEditor: Verity Wilde
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You might have seen videos on TikTok of guys with shaved heads and black sweatbands walking round Turkish airports, or sitting on planes on the way home. Turkey is becoming one of the most popular destinations to get a hair transplant. Turkish officials estimate the hair transplant market was worth $1billion in 2024. People travel there from all around the world, but especially the US and Europe, because itâs so much cheaper than getting it done in their home country.
Christopher Mizzoni, 22 (@chrishairjourney), travelled to Turkey in 2024 to get the first of two planned hair transplants. He explains what it was like and what difference itâs made to him. Ăzge Ăzdemir from BBC Turkish explains why prices are so much lower in Turkey than other countries and sets out some concerns about the industry.
And Chris DâSouza, a hair transplant surgeon and President of the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery tells us what the procedure involves.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Julia Ross-Roy, Mora Morrison and Emilia JanssonVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Verity Wilde
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More and more people are using snus. Maybe youâve noticed this where you live: people walking around with circular plastic tubs in their pockets and slipping small white parcels into their gums? There are two types: brown snus and white snus. Brown snus has been around for a while, and contains tobacco, whereas white snus is newer and tobacco-free; itâs a nicotine pouch. Some of the biggest brands are Zyn, Velo and On! and theyâre made by the big tobacco companies.
White snus is a booming market with âZynfluencersâ promoting it on social media. But itâs not only young people who are into it. According to one study in England, almost one in five professional male football players are using snus too.
BBC Health reporter Elena Bailey talks us through snusâs health impacts. Sweden has particularly high snus use among teenagers. According to Swedish government data, 27% of 15-year-old girls and 31% of 15-year-old boys have used it. Swedish radio journalist Matilda Skarehag explains why itâs so popular there. We also hear from Fanna Ndow Norrby who got addicted to snus.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Julia Ross-Roy and Mora MorrisonVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Verity Wilde
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One of the worldâs biggest sporting stars, Virat Kohli, has announced his immediate retirement from Test cricket via an Instagram post to his 270 million followers. Itâs got people talking about his impact and many tributes to his career have been shared online. But what does this mean for Indian cricket?
The BBCâs Luke Wolstenholme talks us through why Virat Kohli is such a big deal and the legacy he leaves behind. We also hear from Virat Kohli fans Anwaya Mane and Tanisha Crasto, who played Badminton for Team India in the Olympics.
Plus Baldeep Chahal from the What in the World team gives us a crash course in the history and rules of cricket.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Adam Chowdhury, Emily Horler, Benita Barden and Julia Ross-RoyEditor: Verity Wilde
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Big Ocean are the worldâs first K-Pop boy band with hearing loss. Each of the three members; Jiseok, PJ and Chanyeon, has a different level of hearing. They use hearing aids and cochlear implants to hear sounds and use lip reading for communication.
The band use metronomes that display lights and smartwatches that communicate the beat through vibrations to help them when dancing. And they have used AI technology trained with the members' voice data to help them hit the correct pitch.
As part of their first European tour, they came into the What in the World studio to chat to us about the challenges theyâve faced and overcome and how the deaf community has responded to them.
We also hear from Big Ocean fan or PADO (which means wave in Korean) Jade Dunne who is a musician and has progressive hearing loss, on how the band has inspired her.
Big Ocean incorporate Korean Sign Language, American Sign Language and International Sign into their choreography. Gavin Songer from the UK charity the National Deaf Childrenâs Society explains what other tech there is to help people with hearing loss experience music.
You can also watch the video of this interview on YouTube - search for What in the World or click here for our playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4eMOlGZclzdcHmv7s8BFQE6
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Benita Barden and Julia Ross-RoyVideo Journalist: Beatrice GuzzardiEditor: Verity Wilde
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India and Pakistan have largely seen each other as rivals since they got their independence from Britain in 1947.
Recently, tensions have erupted there again, and over the past week both sides have launched cross-border military strikes.
Itâs been over Kashmir - a Himalayan region which both India and Pakistan claim as theirs. Each administers part of it, and theyâve fought wars over it before. With this latest flare up, many are worried it could lead to another- and both sides have nuclear weapons.
Now, India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire.
Whatâs the background to it all? We ask a load of BBC journalists, like Lyse Doucet and Arunoday Mukharji, to break down the history of it all.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Julia Ross-Roy, Adam Chowdhury, Rosabel Crean, Emily Horler, Benita BardenEditor: Verity Wilde
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White smoke from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on Thursday 8th May announced that a new Pope had been elected. Pope Leo XIV is the 267th Pope to be exact and the first American. He also has Peruvian citizenship.
In this episode weâre going to explain what we know about the new Pope, Robert Prevost, and his views. We find out what a Pope actually does. Also why are people so surprised that an American Pope has been elected?
And we hear from young Catholics around the world - who tell us what they want to see from Pope Leo XIV.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Iqra FarooqProducers: Julia Ross-Roy, Emily Horler, Maria Clara Montoya and Adam ChowdhuryEditor: Verity Wilde
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True crime series are hugely popular around the world. These are non-fiction TV shows and podcasts which look at victims of crimes and investigate the motives of the perpetrator, often covering grim topics like assault and murder. You might have heard of some of them like Serial, American Manhunt: OJ Simpson, The Menendez Brothers, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes and My Lover My Killer.
Why are they so popular? And what positive and negative effects can they have on the cases theyâre covering - and the people involved? Jacqui Wakefield from the BBCâs Global Disinformation Unit explains.
And Dr Julia Shaw, criminal psychologist and host of the BBC podcast Bad People, talks to us about how true crime might affect our brain and behaviour.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: William Lee-AdamsProducers: Emily Horler, Josh Jenkins and Benita BardenVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Verity Wilde
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Election season in Australia is drawing to a close with the re-election of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party. Around 18 million people in the country are eligible to vote, and many of them turned up to the polls as it is a legal obligation to do so. If you fail to turn up, you can face a fine. So whatâs it like to vote in an election, when you have to? And how is enforced? BBCâs Australia correspondent Katy Watson tells us how it all works.
Compulsory voting is popular across many countries in Latin America, with 13 out of the 33 countries in the region enforcing it. BBC reporter Maria Clara Montoya gives us the details.
We also hear from Shane Singh, a professor at the University of Georgia in the US, about the advantages and disadvantages of compulsory voting.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Iqra FarooqProducers: Mora Morrison, Emily Horler and Benita BardenEditor: Verity Wilde
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When you picture Bali, you might think of sandy beaches, laid-back surfers, ancient temples and lush green rice paddies. As a tourist hotspot, single-use plastic is common and it has a problem with disposing of plastic waste. A study from 2021 ranked Indonesia as the fifth biggest contributor of marine waste in the world.
Now, Baliâs governor has set an ambitious goal: to make the island waste-free by 2027. But how realistic is that? And what would it actually take to make it happen? Hanna Samosir, a reporter for the BBC in Jakarta, takes us through the story.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Emily Horler and Adam ChowdhuryVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Verity Wilde
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Shea butter, a rich silky fat loved for its versatility, is under threat. Itâs a key ingredient in everything from moisturisers to pharmaceuticals, and it has a huge global market. The shea trees where itâs extracted from grow from West to East Africa in a vast strip known as the "shea belt".
BBC Africaâs Anne Okumu has been to visit the Mount Kei Central Forest Reserve in Uganda, an area which used to be lush with wild shea trees, but has now been turned into a near-barren expanse dotted with stumps. She tells us why people have been cutting them down, and what this has to do with climate change. We also hear about what is being done to protect shea trees.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Iqra FarooqProducers: Mora Morrison, Adam Chowdhury and Benita BardenEditor: Verity Wilde
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Axolotls are only found in the wild in one place in the world; an area of wetland just outside Mexico City. They are one of the worldâs most endangered, and arguably most adorable, amphibians. Not just meme-worthy, they are also scientifically fascinating - they donât really age and they can regrow body parts, including their brains. Very few are left in the wild, but now scientists have released captive-bred axolotls back into the wetlands and found that they not only survived, but even put on a bit of weight. BBC science correspondent Victoria Gill talks us through the study and explains what scientists can learn from these amazing creatures. And Assistant Professor Prayag Murawala from the MDI Biological Laboratory in the US, describes what we know about how axolotls regenerate their own body parts. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducers: Chelsea Coates, Emily Horler and Julia Ross-Roy Editor: Harriet Oliver
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Sean "Diddy" Combs is one of the most successful music moguls in the history of rap. He has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. Prosecutors allege that he âabused, threatened, and coerced womenâ and that he created âa criminal enterpriseâ involving forced labour, kidnapping and bribery. Mr. Combs denies the charges and has pleaded not guilty.
Ahead of the trial later this month, Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty, host of the BBC podcast, Diddy on Trial, explains the charges and shares Diddyâs response. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Hannah GelbartProducer: William Lee Adams and Mora MorrisonVideo Journalist: Baldeep ChahalEditor: Verity Wilde
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