Global News Podcast Podcast
The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens.
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
Episodes to download
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Deadly bomb blast in Moscow
Sun 2 Aug 2026
Three people are killed in explosion at a restaurant in the Russian capital
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The Happy Pod: The joy of rowing solo in the Pacific
Sat 1 Aug 2026
32-yr-old Kelsey Pfendler became the first US woman to row solo from California to Hawaii
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Fifa scraps controversial investment plan
Sat 1 Aug 2026
Gianni Infantino says he will not sell football World Cup stakes to private investors
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60,000 migrants arrive in Spanish territory in 24 hours
Fri 31 Jul 2026
Spain's prime minister condemns the influx of thousands of people from Morocco into Ceuta
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Hamas says it will lay down its arms in Gaza
Fri 31 Jul 2026
Palestinian group accepts plan by President Trump's Board of Peace
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US launches 'heavy' strikes on Iran
Thu 30 Jul 2026
Iran continues to hit American targets and allies despite 'heavy' overnight US attacks
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President Trump suggests AI restrictions
Thu 30 Jul 2026
White House considers controls on artificial intelligence after OpenAI systems go rogue
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Fifa faces backlash over proposed World Cup sell-off
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Criticism is growing of Fifa's plans to sell stakes in its football competitions
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Fighting between the US and Iran flares up again
Wed 29 Jul 2026
US targets groups aligned with Tehran after attack by Iran's revolutionary guards
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Many trapped in Japanese mall after earthquake
Tue 28 Jul 2026
A powerful earthquake has struck Kumamoto in southern Japan and many people are trapped
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'France faces most severe crisis since the Second World War'
Tue 28 Jul 2026
President Macron issues a stark warning as wildfires continue to rage
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Wildfires in France and Spain force mass evacuations
Mon 27 Jul 2026
Firefighters warn they are still not in control of a major wildfire near Bordeaux
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German police shoot dead Berlin Pride attack suspect
Mon 27 Jul 2026
After a manhunt the suspect Abdul Ballout was killed in a Berlin suburb allotment
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The Global Story: British CPAC - Can MAGA politics be exported to the UK?
Sun 26 Jul 2026
The conservative conference that helped make Donald Trump has come to the UK.
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A vehicle ploughs into a gay pride event in Germany
Sun 26 Jul 2026
At least one person has been killed after a vehicle drove into a crowd in Berlin
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The Happy Pod: My best friend turned out to be my brother
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Dave and Andrea met by chance at work before they found out the life changing news
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ICC chief prosecutor dismissed over sexual misconduct claims
Sat 25 Jul 2026
International Criminal Court member states vote overwhelmingly to remove Karim Khan
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First human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine
Fri 24 Jul 2026
Volunteer gets jab for Bundibugyo strain that's hit the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Anger in Venezuela one month on from earthquakes
Fri 24 Jul 2026
Families demand answers as they search for thousands that are still missing
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Houthis in Yemen target Saudi oil exports
Thu 23 Jul 2026
Rebels say they have attacked two tankers to create new chokepoint
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US signs landmark nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia
Thu 23 Jul 2026
Critics warn the energy deal could allow the Gulf state to build its own nuclear weapon
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OpenAI says new systems went rogue
Wed 22 Jul 2026
ChatGPT-maker said AI agents escaped their controlled environment to solve a task
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Zelensky sacks Ukraine's army chief
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Oleksandr Syrskyi dismissed after backlash over the removal of Ukraine's defence minister
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Baby traffickers convicted in Indonesia
Tue 21 Jul 2026
Indonesian child trafficking ring was led by a 70 year-old woman
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New threat to global oil supplies
Tue 21 Jul 2026
Iran-backed Houthis announce blockade of Saudi shipping in Red Sea
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Burnham becomes UK's seventh PM in a decade
Mon 20 Jul 2026
New prime minister says Britain needs to show the world it can regain stability
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Spain shatter Argentina's World Cup dream
Mon 20 Jul 2026
Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina stops them winning successive World Cup finals
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Jeffrey Epstein, Howard Lutnick, and the disgraced former prince
Sun 19 Jul 2026
A whistleblower unveils exclusive allegations about Lutnick and Epstein’s business ties
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Iranian drone attack kills two US soldiers
Sun 19 Jul 2026
Two American troops killed and one missing after Iranian attack in Jordan
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The Happy Pod: Portugal’s last circus elephant rehomed
Sat 18 Jul 2026
"Julie" has retired to an elephant sanctuary after 40 years with a circus
