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Can Taiwan's microchips act as a 'silicon shield' against a Chinese invasion? – BBC Newsnight

Taiwan dominates global production of the microchips which are within almost every technological device we use. A disruption to these supply chains would cause incredible damage to China and the world, a fact which protects the island nation to some degree from a military attack. Newsnight’s Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban speaks to people in the industry as well as Taiwan’s Foreign Minister about whether the…

‘How do I survive?’: The renters and landlords losing out in the UK economic crisis – BBC Newsnight

For many in the UK, economic turmoil is being felt most sharply when it comes to housing. As interest rates rise, mortgage payments and rents are inevitably following suit. Newsnight got Radio 1 Newsbeat’s Cost of Living reporter Sam Gruet to meet some of the young people bearing the brunt of the economic crisis, for whom the goal of home ownership increasingly looks further away….

Nigerian doctors working in the UK say they’re being exploited – BBC Newsnight

Doctors recruited from some of the world’s poorest countries to work in UK hospitals say they’re being exploited and believe they’re so overworked they fear putting patients’ health at risk. A joint investigation by BBC Newsnight and File on 4 has found evidence that doctors from Nigeria are being recruited by a British healthcare company and expected to work in private hospitals under conditions not…

What’s behind the Iranian protest chant of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’? – BBC Newsnight

On September 16, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iranian morality police for allegedly breaking strict hijab rules. What followed were protests that’ve become the biggest threat to the country’s theocracy in more than a decade.    The Iran Human Rights’ group latest estimate suggests 201 people have been killed in the protests, including 23 children.    Many videos show people chanting the slogan of the rebellion, “Woman,…

Tensions rise as Russian men flee into Georgia – BBC Newsnight

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilisation has seen tens of thousands of men flee Russia into Georgia. Estimates suggest up to 10,000 men a day were making the journey at one point. Those who have made the trip have spent days waiting in a queue to cross the border, all to avoid fighting on the battlefield in Ukraine. But is the influx causing unease with…

Retaking Kharkiv: Is this a turning point in the war? – BBC Newsnight

Ukrainian forces have pushed back the Russian army in a rapid counter-offensive in eastern Ukraine. Hundreds of graves have been found in Izyum as the true horrors of the war are being slowly revealed. Kharkiv’s regional government say evidence from the mass graves amount to war crimes. But will President Putin become more unpredictable as a result? BBC Newsnight’s Chief Correspondent David Grossman examines how…

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