Global News Podcast podcast

Global News Podcast

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

 

#252

Jesse Jackson dies at 84

The American civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson, who twice ran for the Democratic nominati... more

6 hrs Ago

32 MINS

32:03

6 hrs Ago


#251

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump of Epstein 'cover up'

Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, and her husband, the former president B... more

17 hrs Ago

28 MINS

28:33

17 hrs Ago


#250

UK weighs up faster rise in defence budget

The UK is considering significant increases to its military spending, to three per cent of... more

Yesterday

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26:31

Yesterday


#249

Israel lays out conditions for any Iran nuclear deal

Israel's prime minister has demanded the removal of all enriched uranium from Iran as part... more

Yesterday

27 MINS

27:17

Yesterday


#248

The Global Story: Epstein’s global network: What the files reveal

Two weeks after the latest release of the Epstein files, the headlines keep pouring in. In... more

15 Feb 2026

27 MINS

27:42

15 Feb 2026


#247

Russia 'used frog toxin' to kill Alexei Navalny

European countries say tests show Russia's Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a substance de... more

15 Feb 2026

26 MINS

26:07

15 Feb 2026


#246

The Happy Pod: The model redefining beauty norms

We meet a Ghanaian woman who is challenging stereotypes of beauty and disability by modell... more

14 Feb 2026

27 MINS

27:28

14 Feb 2026


#245

Canadian PM in Tumbler Ridge for shooting vigil

The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and opposition leaders have laid flowers at a me... more

14 Feb 2026

31 MINS

31:33

14 Feb 2026


#244

Transatlantic relations under spotlight at Munich conference

A crucial security conference in Munich has heard the German chancellor stating that the r... more

13 Feb 2026

28 MINS

28:16

13 Feb 2026


#243

BNP set to win election in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is claiming a "sweeping victory" after indications that i... more

13 Feb 2026

26 MINS

26:48

13 Feb 2026


#242

Climate boost as China's CO2 emissions fall

China may still be the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, but CO2 levels have been... more

12 Feb 2026

26 MINS

26:14

12 Feb 2026


#241

Polls open in first Bangladesh election since uprising

Voters cast their ballots in Bangladesh for the first time since authoritarian leader Shei... more

12 Feb 2026

28 MINS

28:07

12 Feb 2026