The Global Story: Where the world meets America
World Service,·576 episodes
Why the NFL’s choice of the Puerto Rican star is proving controversial
05 Feb 2026,·24 mins
The US and Iran are in talks, but Trump has threatened strikes if a deal can’t be agreed.
04 Feb 2026,·26 mins
As Donald Trump champions oil and gas, China is racing ahead on renewable energy.
03 Feb 2026,·26 mins
The US has carried out strikes on ISIS targets, amid prison breaks and in-fighting
02 Feb 2026,·27 mins
The software firm has become the go-to-tool for governments worldwide
30 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Why some TikTok users think the app is censoring Trump-critical content
29 Jan 2026,·25 mins
Nicolás Maduro ruled for over a decade, but what's changed for Venezuelans now he's gone?
28 Jan 2026,·27 mins
How a series of attacks on Russian apartments helped propel Putin’s rise to power.
27 Jan 2026,·27 mins
Why the US capture of Nicolas Maduro spells trouble for Cuba.
26 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Two people in America whose lives changed drastically following Trump’s return to office.
25 Jan 2026,·27 mins
How Trump's Board of Peace is positioning itself as an alternative to the UN.
23 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Canada’s PM Mark Carney says “the old world order is not coming back”.
22 Jan 2026,·27 mins
How a brutal crackdown appears to have quelled the unrest.
21 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Trump responded, “no comment” when asked if he'd use force to seize Greenland.
20 Jan 2026,·26 mins
The ‘make Korea great again’ movement wants to free its jailed ex-president.
19 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Did the rules-based order ever exist and what could replace it if it goes away?
16 Jan 2026,·28 mins
The US, China and Russia all have interests in Central Africa
15 Jan 2026,·27 mins
Putin’s mission to restore Russia to its Soviet-era glory.
14 Jan 2026,·26 mins
The story of how China became a superpower.
13 Jan 2026,·27 mins
What does US history tell us about America’s changing role in the world right now?
12 Jan 2026,·30 mins
2025 was the year of youth-led protests across the world. What’s next for the movement?
09 Jan 2026,·27 mins
Trump’s refusal to rule out military force is causing anxiety in Europe and Nato.
08 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Officials have for years run war games on Venezuela – here's what they predicted.
07 Jan 2026,·27 mins
Our picks for who will have the power and influence to shape the next year’s big stories
06 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Trump said the US will ‘run the country’ after capturing President Maduro and his wife
05 Jan 2026,·30 mins
One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies
02 Jan 2026,·27 mins
What do we lose when screens replace books?
01 Jan 2026,·27 mins
Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia
31 Dec 2025,·27 mins
Could AI be the biggest market bubble since the dot-com crash?
30 Dec 2025,·27 mins
An exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security.
29 Dec 2025,·27 mins