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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

 

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President Trump orders deployment of US troops in Portland

Extending his controversial use of the military in Democrat-led major US cities, Donald Tr... more

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The Happy Pod: Hope for people with Huntington's disease

For the first time ever, a successful treatment has been found for the devastating brain d... more

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21 hrs Ago


#244

UN set to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme

United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme look set to be reintroduced af... more

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#243

Netanyahu gives defiant speech to UN

In his address to the UN, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies Israel is committing ge... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#242

Former FBI director James Comey indicted on two criminal charges

The former FBI boss James Comey has said he is innocent and welcomes a trial after being i... more

26 Sep 2025

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26 Sep 2025


#241

Former French president Sarkozy is given five-year sentence

The former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail afte... more

25 Sep 2025

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25 Sep 2025


#240

Fatal shooting at Texas ICE facility

President Trump says US immigration staff are facing an unprecedented increase in attacks ... more

25 Sep 2025

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25 Sep 2025


#239

Kremlin: Russia is a real bear

Russia hits back at the US President Donald Trump, after he called the nation a 'paper tig... more

24 Sep 2025

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27:34

24 Sep 2025


#238

Trump says Kyiv can win back 'all of Ukraine'

President Trump has said Kyiv can 'win all of Ukraine back in its original form', marking ... more

24 Sep 2025

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32:25

24 Sep 2025


#237

Guterres opens UN Assembly accusing countries of 'flouting international law'

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has opened the eightieth General Assembly in N... more

23 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:23

23 Sep 2025


#236

Medical experts debunk Trump's autism-paracetamol link

Medical experts have condemned President Trump's unsubstantiated claims that taking parace... more

23 Sep 2025

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23 Sep 2025


#235

Israel reacts angrily to recognition of Palestinian statehood

France is to join other countries in recognising a Palestinian state at the United Nations... more

22 Sep 2025

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22 Sep 2025


#234

Trump hails Charlie Kirk as a 'martyr'

President Trump has hailed Charlie Kirk as an American martyr. More than 60,000 people att... more

22 Sep 2025

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31:33

22 Sep 2025


#233

The Global Story: Why Trumpworld is obsessed with free speech in Britain

President Trump is in the UK on a State visit, where he’s been hosted by the royal family ... more

21 Sep 2025

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21 Sep 2025


#232

UK expected to recognise Palestinian state

Britain is expected to take the unprecedented step of recognising a Palestinian state toda... more

21 Sep 2025

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30:37

21 Sep 2025


#231

The Happy Pod: Nurse revives 'drunk' raccoon

A nurse in the US state of Kentucky has gone viral after she saved a baby raccoon who beca... more

20 Sep 2025

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28:29

20 Sep 2025


#230

NATO intercepts Russian jets in Estonian airspace

NATO has intercepted Russian jets in Estonian airspace. The Kremlin denies that an incursi... more

20 Sep 2025

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29:37

20 Sep 2025


#229

Dozens killed while at prayer in Sudan

A drone strike on a mosque in Sudan's Darfur region has killed more than 70 people. The at... more

19 Sep 2025

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26:03

19 Sep 2025


#228

US blocks another UN Gaza ceasefire attempt

The United States has, for the sixth time since the start of the war in Gaza, vetoed a dra... more

19 Sep 2025

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30:26

19 Sep 2025


#227

Trump criticises Putin as his UK state visit ends

US President Donald Trump says his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "let me down" at a n... more

18 Sep 2025

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27:50

18 Sep 2025


#226

US TV host Jimmy Kimmel suspended over Charlie Kirk shooting comments

The American television network ABC has suspended late-night talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel,... more

18 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:34

18 Sep 2025


#225

King Charles welcomes Trump at Windsor Castle

US President Donald Trump is welcomed at Windsor Castle with an elaborate ceremony during ... more

17 Sep 2025

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28:20

17 Sep 2025


#224

Trump begins unprecedented second state visit to Britain

In an honour accorded to no US president before him, Donald Trump has arrived in Britain f... more

17 Sep 2025

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29:45

17 Sep 2025


#223

Rolling out the royal red carpet for Trump

In this special edition of the Global News Podcast, we're talking about 'tiara diplomacy'.... more

16 Sep 2025

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33:15

16 Sep 2025


#222

Israel launches ground offensive on Gaza City

Thousands have fled Gaza City down a single coastal road, to escape a new Israeli assault.... more

16 Sep 2025

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33:59

16 Sep 2025


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Trump launches crime crackdown in Memphis

The US President Donald Trump, joined by the Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee, has e... more

16 Sep 2025

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31:52

16 Sep 2025