The Global Story

**This episode contains descriptions of abuse and violence** In November, the Italian parl... more

Europe is facing the prospect of ‘civilizational erasure’. That is the official view of th... more

This week, Syrians have been celebrating the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad re... more

**This episode contains discussion of bullying and suicide** Australian teens are bracing ... more

After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members in Washingto... more

Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, is widely expected to award Donald Trump the inaugural... more

When China began cracking down on the spiritual movement Falun Gong in the 1990s, its lead... more

President Donald Trump has pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras... more

Are we living through the slow death of reading - replaced by an addictive screen culture ... more

Last June, Israel and the United States carried out coordinated strikes on nuclear and mil... more

Pope Leo is on his first official visit abroad, and there are already signs he’s willing t... more

The backlash over the opening of Shein’s first brick and mortar store in Paris this month ... more

Miss Universe 2025 has been rocked by controversies and chaos, from stage falls and contes... more

A ceasefire took effect in Gaza just over six weeks ago, and although both sides have accu... more

American, Ukrainian and European negotiators met in Switzerland on Sunday to discuss a US-... more

The US is essentially boycotting this weekend’s G20 summit in South Africa over accusation... more

** This episode contains some very distressing details, including of killings, sexual viol... more

The American lawyer, oil lobbyist and master strategist Don Pearlman is said to have chain... more

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – MBS – will be welcomed at the White House on his first ... more

In the last 72 hours, comments from President Trump and his administration have sparked fr... more

**This episode contains themes of sexual abuse and grooming** Calls to release all the Ep... more

Donald Trump has spent this year trying to negotiate a deal to end the war in Ukraine. So ... more

The BBC has this week been rocked by a series of controversies, leading its Director Gener... more

For much of the 21st century, our social lives have been shaped, at least in part, on the ... more

President Donald Trump has warned that he will target Nigeria if the government there "con... more

The man Donald Trump has called a "great leader", and who has long provoked admiration in ... more