The Global Story

The Global Story: Where the world meets America

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When the two most powerful men in the world met
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held their first meeting in six years to talk tariffs
31 Oct 2025,26 mins
How a Venezuelan prison gang became the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown
Trump calls Tren de Aragua “narco-terrorists”. His critics say he’s created a bogeyman.
30 Oct 2025,26 mins
Why the US-Canada relationship is on shaky ground
How a TV ad from an Ontario politician reignited Trump’s trade war against Canada
29 Oct 2025,26 mins
Why is the French president suing Candace Owens?
Owens is accused of spreading a conspiracy theory that Brigitte Macron was born a man
28 Oct 2025,29 mins
If China attacked Taiwan, what would Trump do?
Trump is in Asia this week to strike deals, but one question overshadows the trip.
27 Oct 2025,26 mins
How Giorgia Meloni became Trump's best friend in Europe
A populist whose party has roots in Italian fascism, Italy's leader is trusted by Trump.
24 Oct 2025,26 mins
The cost of USAID cuts to women in Afghanistan
Over 400 health clinics have shut. The impact on pregnant women has been devastating.
23 Oct 2025,26 mins
Jeffrey Epstein and the downfall of Prince Andrew
Journalist Emily Maitlis on Prince Andrew's disastrous 2019 interview with the BBC
22 Oct 2025,26 mins
The Louvre daytime heist that shocked the world
How thieves stole France’s crown jewels and what they could do with them
21 Oct 2025,26 mins
Is the AI boom actually a bubble?
Is AI a bubble or a transformative technology that's simply taking time to deliver?
20 Oct 2025,26 mins
Why has Trump authorised CIA action in Venezuela?
Following recent boat strikes, Trump says he is considering strikes on Venezuelan soil
17 Oct 2025,26 mins
A Gazan journalist’s diary
A month in the life of Ghada Al-Kurd, a freelance journalist from Gaza City
16 Oct 2025,26 mins
Is the US-China trade war back on?
How the US and China got locked in a trade war and what it means for the things you buy
15 Oct 2025,26 mins
Trump is bailing out Argentina. What happened to ‘America first’?
Trump is offering his friend Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, a $20 billion lifeline.
14 Oct 2025,27 mins
Why Hamas agreed to a ceasefire – but isn’t disarming yet
Donald Trump is in Israel after securing what he says is the start of lasting peace.
13 Oct 2025,26 mins
Will the Gaza ceasefire hold?
Israel and Hamas have approved Trump’s plan for a Gaza ceasefire – but will it last?
10 Oct 2025,26 mins
Australia’s mushroom killer trial
The trial has captivated true crime fans around the world. And it isn’t over yet
09 Oct 2025,26 mins
Trump’s ‘CEO of everything’
Who is Larry Ellison, and what is his hold on America’s AI, attention and legacy media?
08 Oct 2025,26 mins
One man's quest to get his brothers released from Gaza
Liran Berman recounts the two years since his brothers were taken hostage by Hamas.
07 Oct 2025,26 mins
Is Trump on the brink of achieving peace in Gaza?
Hamas accepts a deal in a diplomatic breakthrough that could end the war in Gaza.
06 Oct 2025,26 mins
How a festival in Saudi Arabia rocked the American comedy world
Can Saudi Arabia transform its reputation - by hosting superstar comedians?
03 Oct 2025,26 mins
Why did Trump bring Tony Blair into the Gaza peace process?
President Trump trusts Tony Blair, but he’s a divisive figure in the Middle East.
02 Oct 2025,26 mins
The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president
Syria will soon hold its first elections since Assad fell. Will they be democratic?
01 Oct 2025,28 mins
Are conspiracy theories America’s biggest export?
One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies
30 Sep 2025,26 mins
Why Netanyahu gets what he wants from the US
The Israeli prime minister meets President Trump in the White House on Monday.
29 Sep 2025,26 mins
The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation
How a British doctor created the vaccine myth behind Trump's autism announcement.
26 Sep 2025,26 mins
Why is Trump suddenly saying Ukraine can win the war?
What has happened to convince Donald Trump that Kyiv can, “win all of Ukraine back”?
25 Sep 2025,26 mins
Trump asks: What’s the purpose of the UN?
President Trump called the future of diplomacy into question at the UN General Assembly
24 Sep 2025,26 mins
Can Apple cut ties with China?
How Apple became reliant on China and its struggle to bring manufacturing back to the US.
23 Sep 2025,26 mins
Britain, Canada and others are recognising a Palestinian state. Why now?
Some of Israel’s staunchest allies have decided to recognise a Palestinian state
22 Sep 2025,26 mins