Global News Podcast podcast

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

 

#252

Syria to join US-led coalition fighting IS group

The US says Syria is joining the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group... more

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30:36

4 hrs Ago


#251

Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC

The BBC says it will respond in due course to a threat of legal action over a documentary ... more

17 hrs Ago

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31:14

17 hrs Ago


#250

US Senate vote could end government shutdown

The longest-ever government shutdown in the United States looks to be coming to an end aft... more

Yesterday

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29:47

Yesterday


#249

The Global Story: The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president

After getting the red-carpet treatment at the UN in New York last week, the former al-Qaed... more

Yesterday

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27:34

Yesterday


#248

Water shortages could force evacuation of Iranian capital

Iran says water supplies in Tehran will suffer scheduled cuts, as the country struggles wi... more

09 Nov 2025

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28:10

09 Nov 2025


#247

The Happy Pod: Atomic bomb survivors campaigning for peace

In this Happy Pod special we're in Munich, Germany for One Young World. We speak to surviv... more

08 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:53

08 Nov 2025


#246

US exempts Hungary from Russian oil sanctions

President Trump grants Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil and g... more

08 Nov 2025

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30:39

08 Nov 2025


#245

Sudan government demands international ceasefire guarantees

The Sudanese government calls for international guarantees that RSF rebels will stick by a... more

07 Nov 2025

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25:39

07 Nov 2025


#244

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, is set to be richer

Tesla shareholders have approved a record-breaking pay package that could make the electri... more

07 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:23

07 Nov 2025


#243

World leaders gather in Brazil for UN climate talks

The leaders of the three greatest producers of carbon emissions — the US, China and India ... more

06 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:34

06 Nov 2025


#242

US to cut flights if government shutdown continues

The Federal Aviation Administration in the US has said that if the government shutdown con... more

06 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:53

06 Nov 2025


#241

US Democrats celebrate Mamdani victory

Zohran Mamdani is promising change and a template to defeat Donald Trump after winning the... more

05 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:08

05 Nov 2025