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

 

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First funerals take place for Australia shooting victims

Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, is charged with fift... more

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4 hrs Ago


#244

Trump defends chief of staff after tell-all interview

Susie Wiles, one of the most powerful people in Donald Trump's team, gave a rare insight i... more

16 hrs Ago

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16 hrs Ago


#243

Police say one Bondi attacker was Indian citizen

Australian police say one of the Bondi attackers, Sajid Akram, was an Indian citizen. He a... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#242

Trump sues the BBC

President Donald Trump has filed a multi-billion dollar lawsuit in Florida, accusing the B... more

Yesterday

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30:48

Yesterday


#241

Australia: thousands attend Bondi Beach vigil

Thousands of people have attended a special vigil on Bondi Beach in Sydney for victims of ... more

15 Dec 2025

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26:19

15 Dec 2025


#240

Anger in Australia after 'evil' Hanukkah shooting

As Australians reel from a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration, some are questioning... more

15 Dec 2025

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31:06

15 Dec 2025


#239

The Global Story: The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law

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

14 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:24

14 Dec 2025


#238

Australia: Twelve killed in gun attack targeting Jewish community

Police in Australia say 12 people have died in an antisemitic terror attack at Bondi Beach... more

14 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:17

14 Dec 2025


#237

US vows retaliation for Islamic State group attack

President Donald Trump has promised retaliation against the Islamic State militant group a... more

14 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:57

14 Dec 2025


#236

The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected

A pop-up cafe in Tokyo is giving people with dementia a place to volunteer as well as a se... more

13 Dec 2025

28 MINS

28:06

13 Dec 2025


#235

Democrats release photos of Trump from Epstein estate

Republicans accuse the Democrats of playing politics with release of photos from the estat... more

13 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:31

13 Dec 2025


#234

Thousands at risk after flooding in Gaza

The UN says a powerful storm is sweeping through Gaza, leaving 800,000 people in danger fr... more

12 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:38

12 Dec 2025


#233

US exerts more pressure on Venezuela

A day after US troops seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Washington has impo... more

12 Dec 2025

29 MINS

29:33

12 Dec 2025


#232

Venezuelan opposition leader speaks to BBC

María Corina Machado, Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winner, speaks after her first public ... more

11 Dec 2025

29 MINS

29:27

11 Dec 2025


#231

US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast

US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid escalating tensions. P... more

11 Dec 2025

28 MINS

28:25

11 Dec 2025


#230

Cancer-causing gene found in donor sperm across Europe

A sperm donor who unknowingly harboured a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the ri... more

10 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:43

10 Dec 2025


#229

Zelensky open to wartime election

After pressure from Washington, President Zelensky has said he will seek to change Ukraini... more

10 Dec 2025

28 MINS

28:03

10 Dec 2025


#228

Australia bans social media for under-16s

In a world first, millions of Australian children and teenagers are prevented from accessi... more

09 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:03

09 Dec 2025


#227

Trump approves sale of advanced AI chips to China

The US chipmaker, Nvidia has been authorised to sell advanced AI chips to China - in a maj... more

09 Dec 2025

29 MINS

29:09

09 Dec 2025


#226

Syria one year on from liberation

A year after the fall of the brutal Assad regime in Syria, tens of thousands of people hav... more

08 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:48

08 Dec 2025


#225

Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia

Tensions escalate again between Thailand and Cambodia after violent clashes on the border.... more

08 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:15

08 Dec 2025


#224

The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance

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

07 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:45

07 Dec 2025


#223

India's deadly nightclub fire

More than 20 people have been killed in a fire at a nightclub in the Indian state of Goa. ... more

07 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:58

07 Dec 2025


#222

The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby

We hear about an extraordinary story of love, friendship and a teenage promise fulfilled o... more

06 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:28

06 Dec 2025


#221

Trump awarded Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw

Fifa President Gianni Infantino awarded Donald Trump with the football federation's first-... more

06 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:21

06 Dec 2025