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
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US military launches seventh night of Iran strikes
Sat 18 Jul 2026
Explosions have been reported in several Iranian cities, as US launches fresh strikes
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UK's Andy Burnham confirmed as new Labour leader
Fri 17 Jul 2026
New UK Labour leader Andy Burnham will become prime minister on Monday
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Trump accuses China of 'sinister election meddling'
Fri 17 Jul 2026
In a televised address, Donald Trump accuses Beijing of undermining the 2020 US election
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Italian officials found guilty over deadly bridge collapse
Thu 16 Jul 2026
Former motorway chief given jail term over Genoa bridge disaster which killed 43
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Zelensky fires popular defence minister
Thu 16 Jul 2026
Ukrainians describe sacking of defence minister as a "shot in the foot"
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US military launches wave of attacks against Iran
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Trump warns military strikes will intensify if Tehran does not cooperate in peace talks
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Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Donald Trump says he's no longer planning to charge ships for using the Strait of Hormuz
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ICE officer kills a Colombian man in Maine
Tue 14 Jul 2026
Public outcry after US immigration agents use deadly force for second time in a week
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US reinstates naval blockade on Iran
Tue 14 Jul 2026
Donald Trump unveils a new levy on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz
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Trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin
Mon 13 Jul 2026
UK regulators approve human testing of a jab which targets the deadly Bundibugyo strain
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Bangkok bar fire kills at least 27
Mon 13 Jul 2026
Thai officials investigate an explosive fire which tore through a bar in the capital
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The Global Story: Citizen Vigilante and Elon Musk’s war on ‘woke’ films
Sun 12 Jul 2026
Critics have accused Citizen Vigilante of inciting violence against immigrants
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran
Sun 12 Jul 2026
Hostilities resume after US accuses Iran of attacking cargo ship
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The Happy Pod: Inviting strangers round for dinner
Sat 11 Jul 2026
One couple's quest to make friends led them to host dinners with people they'd never met
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US demands Iran guarantee Strait of Hormuz is open
Sat 11 Jul 2026
US says Iran must confirm it will not target ships in key waterway
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At least 12 dead in Spanish wildfires
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Fire crews battle one of Spain's deadliest blazes where victims are mostly tourists
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US and Iran trade blows as Khamenei is buried
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Iran's former supreme leader is laid to rest after a six-day funeral procession
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US and Iran trade strikes in Gulf
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Iran accuses US of war crimes after attacks on civilian infrastructure
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ICC says war crimes committed in Sudan
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Court finds "concrete evidence" of atrocities perpetrated in Darfur during civil war
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Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over'
Wed 8 Jul 2026
President Trump warns US will hit Iran 'hard' again tonight
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US strikes Iran after accusing Tehran of targeting shipping
Wed 8 Jul 2026
Iran describes the American bombardment as a violation of the ceasefire
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The Global Story: US at 250 – your questions answered
Sun 5 Jul 2026
How has America shaped the world?
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The Happy Pod: Meeting a princess while climbing a mountain
Sat 4 Jul 2026
Pete and his paraplegic son Ted met Catherine, Princess of Wales during a charity trek
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The Global Story: Abdi’s American Dream
Fri 3 Jul 2026
The Somalian refugee who won the US green card lottery
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The Global Story: Is the US falling out of love with Israel?
Sun 28 Jun 2026
US public opinion on Israel is shifting. How does that affect politics in both countries?
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The Happy Pod: All aboard the Bike Bus
Sat 27 Jun 2026
The rising popularity of bike buses, which let children cycle to school safely
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The Global Story: How to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon
Sun 21 Jun 2026
A former weapons inspector on the big challenges of monitoring Iran’s nuclear programme.
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The Happy Pod: Success stories of former refugees
Sat 20 Jun 2026
On World Refugee Day, a woman who fled Syria and now runs a successful UK cheese business
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The Global Story: The world according to Marco Rubio
Sun 14 Jun 2026
How is US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shaping American foreign policy?
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The Happy Pod: Surviving six days alone on Everest
Sat 13 Jun 2026
Dawa Sherpa was presumed dead but managed to crawl and slide down from the upper slopes
