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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, d...
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Israel approves death penalty for October 7 attackers
Parliament in Israel passes a law to set up special military trials for Palestinians accused of taking part in the deadly Hamas-led attack in October...
Pressure mounts on Starmer to resign as British PM
More than 70 MPs from Britain's governing Labour party have publicly called on the prime minister Keir Starmer to stand down, following disastrous loc...
Iran says its peace terms - rejected by US - are 'generous'
Donald Trump calls Iran's counter offer to end the war "totally unacceptable". Iran defends its proposals, saying they are "generous". Tehran wants th...
Evacuation begins of hantavirus ship
A complex repatriation of passengers on board the cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has begun, with more than 90 of the 150 people on...
The Global Story: What Elon Musk did next
It’s been a year since billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk left his informal position in President Trump’s White House in May 2025. But behind the...
Israel continues airstrikes in Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes have continued in Lebanon despite the ceasefire - we report from the site of a residential building in Saksakiyeh hit in the latest...
The Happy Pod: 'Life changing' treatment restored my daughter's vision
Six-year-old Saffie would have gone completely blind by adulthood, if not for a groundbreaking gene therapy. Her mother says she is now "thriving" and...
Russia and Ukraine begin short ceasefire
President Trump says a short truce between Russia and Ukraine was agreed at his request. They've also each pledged to release 1,000 prisoners-of-war....
Right-wing populist party makes big gains in UK elections
Britain's right-wing populist party Reform makes gains as votes are counted in local elections. With a promise to reduce immigration, the party looks...
US, Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz
The US says it struck Iranian military facilities after Iran targeted American warships crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran claims the US was violat...
Iran considering US proposal to end the war
US media reports say what's being considered is a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran, which could set a framework for more detailed nuclea...
Couples looking for surrogates still going to Ukraine
For years, Ukraine has been one of the world’s leading hubs for commercial surrogacy - attracting couples from around the world with lower costs and m...
Trump: Iran war could end with a deal
US media and Pakistan negotiators suggest Washington and Tehran are close to agreeing a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran. Donald Trump has warne...
US pauses operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Trump is pausing efforts to help ships get through the Strait of Hormuz, amid what he called "great progress" towards a peace agreement with...
WHO: Hantavirus may have spread between humans
The World Health Organization says there may have been human-to-human transmission of a rare respiratory virus usually spread by rodents onboard a cru...
US strikes Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz
Growing fears for the ceasefire in the Middle East after the US and Iran trade fire as American forces try to open up the Strait of Hormuz to commerci...
US denies Iran's claim that it hit American warship
The US military says its warships have helped two US-flagged vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz, breaking an Iranian blockade. It's denied Iranian r...
Trump plans to reopen Strait of Hormuz
The US is set to deploy navy destroyers, aircraft and troops in an operation to guide stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz from Monday. Preside...
The Global Story: The US and Israel entered the Iran war together. Is Israel now being sidelined?
Since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, there has been an ongoing debate over the role played by Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, i...
Republicans criticise Trump's plan to withdraw troops
President Trump is criticised by senior figures in his own Republican Party, as he doubles down on a plan to pull out more than 5000 US troops from Ge...
The Happy Pod: Running topless because I'm proud of my scars
We meet a woman who started running marathons topless after having both her breasts removed because of cancer. Louise Butcher tells us she wanted to d...
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany
The US Defence Department says 5,000 military personnel stationed in Germany will leave their bases over the next 6-12 months. The withdrawal of Ameri...
Trump briefed on new military options for Iran
One report says the US may deploy a hypersonic missile in the Middle East for the first time, as part of efforts to put pressure on Iran to reach a de...
Myanmar's jailed ex-leader moved to house arrest
Myanmar's military government says the detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been moved to house arrest, and her sentence reduced to 18 yea...
Saudis to pull out of LIV Golf
Saudi Arabia will withdraw its multi-billion dollar backing of LIV Golf at the end of the season, plunging the future of the series into further doubt...
Bondi inquiry calls for better policing of Jewish events
An Australian inquiry into an antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach which killed 15 people has recommended that the authorities should bolster secu...
Russia scales back Moscow Victory Day parade
Russia has announced that its annual military parade in Moscow, which commemorates its victory in World War Two, will be scaled back this year because...
King Charles praises NATO in address to US Congress
President Trump has called the bond between the US and the UK a friendship "unlike any other on Earth" at a state dinner attended by King Charles and...
UAE quits oil cartel Opec after six decades
The United Arab Emirates says quitting the Opec and Opec+ groups of major oil producing nations will provide more flexibility. The move is being seen...
King Charles visits the US to smooth frayed relations
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in the US to smooth over frayed relations between Washington and London. President Trump hosts afternoon tea at...
Suspect due in court after shooting at Trump press dinner
The Californian man suspected of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington attended by President Trump and other senior adm...
Motives of suspected Washington gunman under scrutiny
The suspected gunman at the White House correspondents' dinner, Cole Tomas Allen, is a 31-year-old Californian who reportedly worked as a tutor. Donal...
The Global Story: The global network hunting predators on the internet
Warning: this episode includes discussions of child sexual abuse and upsetting scenes.
The BBC has been following a global team of unde...
Donald Trump evacuated from dinner after shots fired
A person is in custody after shots fired at event with President Trump. He praised the secret service operative who'd intercepted him. The US presiden...
The Happy Pod: I invented a way for my brother to communicate
Ari wanted to help his brother Ben engage with the world after he lost the ability to walk, talk or move his hands. So he designed and built him a bes...
US and Iran travel to Pakistan for peace talks
US and Iran delegations are travelling to Pakistan for further peace talks - but there might not be a direct meeting between the two sides. We ask our...
Spain dismisses reports US wants it suspended from Nato
Nato says there is no provision for members to be suspended - after reports the US is considering trying to suspend Spain over its stance on the Iran...
The Lebanon ceasefire is 'extended by three weeks'
President Trump says the Lebanon ceasefire has been extended for another three weeks, after hosting talks with diplomats from Israel and Lebanon at th...
Lebanon accuses Israel of war crime after journalist killed
The Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, accuses Israel of deliberately targeting journalists, a day after another reporter, Amal Khalil, was killed in an...
Iran seizes two cargo ships in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, says the US blockade is the main obstacle to peace negotiations and accused Washington of using "endless hypocrit...