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Singapore has some of the harshest drug laws in the world and the government. Trafficking illegal narcotics can result in decades in prison and even a death sentence. But do they really deter drug crimes? The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide, one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world. For more, go to bbcworldservice.com/globalstory or search for The Global Story wherever you got this podcast.

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  Russia gives North Korea more than one million barrels of oil, report finds

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  Israel and US critical of ICC arrest warrant

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  ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu

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  Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai testifies for first time

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  MSF charity pulls out of Haiti's capital after attacks on staff

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  US confirms Ukraine used its missiles to strike Russia

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  Russia says Ukraine has launched long-range American missiles into its ter…

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  US pledges more support for Ukraine at UN meeting

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  Moscow responds angrily to Biden's Ukraine weapons decision

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  Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range US missiles

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  Biden meets Xi Jinping as concerns over a US-China trade war grow

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  The Happy Pod: How saving an otter changed our lives

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  Netanyahu aide accused of changing 7 October documents

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  A left-wing landslide in Sri Lanka

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  One dead after attack on Brazil's Supreme Court