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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

 

#259

The Global Story: The AI model that’s ‘too powerful’ to be released to the public

Anthropic - one of Silicon Valley’s leading AI firms - recently announced that they have b... more

7 hrs Ago

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27:32

7 hrs Ago


#258

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz a day after declaring it open

Iran says its forces are in full control of the Strait of Hormuz and passage through the v... more

21 hrs Ago

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28:16

21 hrs Ago


#257

The Happy Pod: Filling the empty chair left by my best friend

We meet the man helping to tackle loneliness by offering strangers somewhere to sit and ch... more

Yesterday

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26:30

Yesterday


#256

US and Tehran dispute the future of Iran's uranium

President Trump has again insisted that Tehran is ready to hand over its enriched uranium ... more

Yesterday

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26:18

Yesterday


#255

Tens of thousands of Lebanese return home after ceasefire

A 10-day pause in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah has led to tens of tho... more

17 Apr 2026

26 MINS

26:04

17 Apr 2026


#254

Ceasefire in Lebanon begins

A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into effect after it was brokered b... more

17 Apr 2026

26 MINS

26:48

17 Apr 2026


#253

Pope Leo: 'world ravaged by handful of tyrants'

In unusually forceful political remarks, Pope Leo has said the world is "being ravaged by ... more

16 Apr 2026

28 MINS

28:35

16 Apr 2026


#252

BBC in Iran as mediation efforts continue

The BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet gains rare access to report from I... more

16 Apr 2026

27 MINS

27:33

16 Apr 2026


#251

Iran warns it will block Gulf and Red Sea

Iran warns that it will block trade through the Red Sea as well as the Gulf and the Sea of... more

15 Apr 2026

26 MINS

26:43

15 Apr 2026


#250

Three years of war in Sudan

Sudan marks the third anniversary of its civil war. The fighting has led to a de facto par... more

15 Apr 2026

30 MINS

30:08

15 Apr 2026


#249

China calls US blockade of Iranian ports 'dangerous'

China has described the US blockade of Iranian ports as "irresponsible and dangerous". The... more

14 Apr 2026

32 MINS

32:27

14 Apr 2026


#248

US Vice President suggests talks with Iran could resume

JD Vance says progress was made in discussions with Iran at the weekend and the ball is in... more

14 Apr 2026

27 MINS

27:12

14 Apr 2026


#247

Pope: 'I will not debate war with Trump'

Pope Leo has said he has "no intention to debate" Donald Trump, after the US leader critic... more

13 Apr 2026

28 MINS

28:44

13 Apr 2026


#246

Péter Magyar wins the Hungarian election by a landslide

Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, has promised closer ties with the European Union ... more

13 Apr 2026

26 MINS

26:57

13 Apr 2026


#245

The Global Story: The medications that can trigger sex and gambling addictions

A BBC investigation has heard from hundreds of people who say they developed sex and gambl... more

12 Apr 2026

27 MINS

27:33

12 Apr 2026


#244

'Historic' US Iran talks end without deal

Marathon talks between senior US and Iranian officials on ending the Middle East conflict ... more

12 Apr 2026

24 MINS

24:55

12 Apr 2026


#243

The Happy Pod: From a small town, to the moon

The mayor of Ingersoll beams with pride at the Canadian town being represented on Artemis ... more

11 Apr 2026

27 MINS

27:23

11 Apr 2026


#242

Artemis II splashdown

Nasa's four Artemis astronauts: commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission speci... more

11 Apr 2026

29 MINS

29:24

11 Apr 2026


#241

JD Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Iran

Islamabad warns that the gap between the negotiating positions of the US and Iran remains ... more

10 Apr 2026

24 MINS

24:34

10 Apr 2026