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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The Happy Pod: Letters from dad - with love
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: Mountaintop matchmaking
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: How baby showers saved a rare bird
Sat 9 Aug 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: Learning begins with breakfast
Sat 2 Aug 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: Performing on the street got me Oasis tickets
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The thrill of swimming the Arctic Circle
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The trio bringing countries together with music
Sat 12 Jul 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The surgeon who left his wedding to save a life
Sat 5 Jul 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: A song fit for a King
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Iran crisis: your questions answered
Thu 26 Jun 2025
What's next for Iran's nuclear ambitions? We put your questions to BBC experts
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The Happy Pod: Sending my mother's ashes around the world
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The tiny dog back home after a big adventure
Sat 14 Jun 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking about mental health
Sat 24 May 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Le Pen vows to fight political ban
Sun 6 Apr 2025
French far-right leader calls embezzlement conviction a 'witch hunt' at Paris rally
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Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal
Mon 17 Feb 2025
UK PM says US security guarantee only way to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again
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The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
Sat 25 Jan 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Donald Trump begins second term as US president
Mon 20 Jan 2025
We assess President Trump's agenda and what it means for the rest of the world
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
Sun 12 Jan 2025
Donald Trump has repeated his desire to control Greenland
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Biden in largest single-day act of clemency
Thu 12 Dec 2024
US president commutes around 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people
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Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Syrian President's grip on power wanes as another strategic city falls to Islamist rebels
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Syria special
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Syrian rebels intent on overthrowing President Assad converge on the capital, Damascus
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MSF charity pulls out of Haiti's capital after attacks on staff
Wed 20 Nov 2024
MSF pulls out of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince after attacks on staff
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Republicans win House in major boost for Trump agenda
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Republicans secure total control of US congress after winning House of Representatives
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Donald Trump confirmed as 47th US President
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Donald Trump pledges to lead the US into a new golden age after election victory
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Donald Trump declares victory in US presidential election
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Donald Trump poised to make historic comeback not seen in the US in more than a century
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The Happy Pod: Marrying the man who saved my life
Sat 2 Nov 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Former Ugandan rebel jailed for 40 years for war crimes
Fri 25 Oct 2024
Ex commander in rebel Lord's Resistance Army jailed for 40 years for war crimes in Uganda
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US Presidential Election - your questions answered
Sun 20 Oct 2024
The Global News Podcast, The Global Story and Americast answer your questions
