The Global Story

The Global Story: Where the world meets America

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Will Bad Bunny take on MAGA at the Super Bowl?
Why the NFL’s choice of the Puerto Rican star is proving controversial
05 Feb 2026,24 mins
What could happen if the US strikes Iran?
The US and Iran are in talks, but Trump has threatened strikes if a deal can’t be agreed.
04 Feb 2026,26 mins
How China beat the US on green energy
As Donald Trump champions oil and gas, China is racing ahead on renewable energy.
03 Feb 2026,26 mins
Is ISIS having a resurgence in Syria?
The US has carried out strikes on ISIS targets, amid prison breaks and in-fighting
02 Feb 2026,27 mins
How Palantir became indispensable
The software firm has become the go-to-tool for governments worldwide
30 Jan 2026,26 mins
How the Minnesota shooting set off a TikTok censorship debate
Why some TikTok users think the app is censoring Trump-critical content
29 Jan 2026,25 mins
What next for Venezuelans?
Nicolás Maduro ruled for over a decade, but what's changed for Venezuelans now he's gone?
28 Jan 2026,27 mins
The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs
How a series of attacks on Russian apartments helped propel Putin’s rise to power.
27 Jan 2026,27 mins
Is Cuba next?
Why the US capture of Nicolas Maduro spells trouble for Cuba.
26 Jan 2026,26 mins
Trump’s first year back: for better and for worse
Two people in America whose lives changed drastically following Trump’s return to office.
25 Jan 2026,27 mins
Will Trump’s Board of Peace actually stop wars?
How Trump's Board of Peace is positioning itself as an alternative to the UN.
23 Jan 2026,26 mins
Is Canada leading the global resistance against Trump?
Canada’s PM Mark Carney says “the old world order is not coming back”.
22 Jan 2026,27 mins
Have the protests in Iran failed?
How a brutal crackdown appears to have quelled the unrest.
21 Jan 2026,26 mins
Greenland: Could the US regret alienating its Nato allies?
Trump responded, “no comment” when asked if he'd use force to seize Greenland.
20 Jan 2026,26 mins
How Charlie Kirk inspired a new Korean right-wing youth movement
The ‘make Korea great again’ movement wants to free its jailed ex-president.
19 Jan 2026,26 mins
The post-World War II era is over. What comes next?
Did the rules-based order ever exist and what could replace it if it goes away?
16 Jan 2026,28 mins
How the US, China and Russia are vying for influence in Africa
The US, China and Russia all have interests in Central Africa
15 Jan 2026,27 mins
Putin’s pursuit of Russian greatness
Putin’s mission to restore Russia to its Soviet-era glory.
14 Jan 2026,26 mins
Has Xi Jinping outsmarted his rivals?
The story of how China became a superpower.
13 Jan 2026,27 mins
American influence from Monroe to Donroe
What does US history tell us about America’s changing role in the world right now?
12 Jan 2026,30 mins
Will Gen Z protests around the world continue in 2026?
2025 was the year of youth-led protests across the world. What’s next for the movement?
09 Jan 2026,27 mins
Will Trump take control of Greenland?
Trump’s refusal to rule out military force is causing anxiety in Europe and Nato.
08 Jan 2026,26 mins
The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
Officials have for years run war games on Venezuela – here's what they predicted.
07 Jan 2026,27 mins
People who could change the world in 2026
Our picks for who will have the power and influence to shape the next year’s big stories
06 Jan 2026,26 mins
What’s next for Venezuela?
Trump said the US will ‘run the country’ after capturing President Maduro and his wife
05 Jan 2026,30 mins
Are conspiracy theories America’s biggest export?
One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies
02 Jan 2026,27 mins
The death of reading
What do we lose when screens replace books?
01 Jan 2026,27 mins
The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia
31 Dec 2025,27 mins
Is the AI boom actually a bubble?
Could AI be the biggest market bubble since the dot-com crash?
30 Dec 2025,27 mins
Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust
An exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security.
29 Dec 2025,27 mins