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Irish crime boss Christy Kinahan, who is being pursued by authorities around the world, has had his UAE residence permit cancelled.

This week Bellingcat's Peter Barth joined us to go behind the scenes of his latest investigation into a cold case murder. This talk specifically dove into his methodology for public record requests an...

The military junta in Mali has increasingly relied on drones to fight against separatists and an al-Qaida-backed insurgency. While state-run media have hailed these “surgical strikes” on “terrorists,”...

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Evidence collected by Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique contradicts Mali's claim that drone strikes are precise and only target terrorists.

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Journalists and other experts tell us how, in the age of AI, technology is transforming the work of visual forensics. “We might have to be a little bit more imaginative,” Emily Tripp, of Airwars, says...

Bellingcat uncovers a Myanmar wildlife trafficker linked to endangered species sales, prompting account removals by Meta, WeChat, TikTok and YouTube.

This week Bellingcat's Michael Colborne and Pooja Chaudhuri joined us to share their experience of using network analysis techniques to study transnational hate groups. We spent the hour discussing us...

On a June night in 1996, in a basement apartment in Boston’s Chinatown, a killer put a pistol to the back of a young man's head and pulled the trigger.

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On a June night in 1996, in a basement apartment in Boston’s Chinatown, a killer put a pistol to the back of a young man's head and pulled the trigger.

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The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Bellingcat investigator Kolina Koltai and New Zealand-based reporter Michael Wright about their cross-border investigation tracking down the alleged owner of ...

Cargo vessel reported to have transported weapons destined for Russian mercenaries has been shuttling between West African ports since March.

Satellite images show new road constructed in Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas, part of a US Customs and Border Protection "Smart Wall" installation.

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This week Bellingcat's Kolina Koltai and The Press' Michael Wright joined us to discuss their recent investigation into the website LeakedBB. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on August 13th 2026...

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