Global News Podcast

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens.

World Service,265 episodes

Episodes

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Xi, Kim and Putin: A new world alliance?
As Xi, Kim and Putin meet in Beijing, what does the West make of this show of strength?
04 Sep 2025,34 mins
The Happy Pod: Hugs from Texas
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
30 Aug 2025,26 mins
The Happy Pod: Letters from dad - with love
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
23 Aug 2025,28 mins
The Happy Pod: Mountaintop matchmaking
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
16 Aug 2025,27 mins
The Happy Pod: How baby showers saved a rare bird
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
09 Aug 2025,26 mins
The Happy Pod: Learning begins with breakfast
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
02 Aug 2025,26 mins
The Happy Pod: Performing on the street got me Oasis tickets
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
26 Jul 2025,28 mins
The Happy Pod: The thrill of swimming the Arctic Circle
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
19 Jul 2025,26 mins
The Happy Pod: The trio bringing countries together with music
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
12 Jul 2025,27 mins
The Happy Pod: The surgeon who left his wedding to save a life
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
05 Jul 2025,26 mins
The Happy Pod: A song fit for a King
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
28 Jun 2025,28 mins
Iran crisis: your questions answered
What's next for Iran's nuclear ambitions? We put your questions to BBC experts
26 Jun 2025,26 mins
The Happy Pod: Sending my mother's ashes around the world
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
21 Jun 2025,27 mins
The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking about mental health
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
24 May 2025,27 mins
Le Pen vows to fight political ban
French far-right leader calls embezzlement conviction a 'witch hunt' at Paris rally
06 Apr 2025,32 mins
The Ukraine War: What happens next?
Your Ukraine questions answered by BBC experts
07 Mar 2025,35 mins
Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal
UK PM says US security guarantee only way to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again
17 Feb 2025,25 mins
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
25 Jan 2025,26 mins
Donald Trump begins second term as US president
We assess President Trump's agenda and what it means for the rest of the world
20 Jan 2025,27 mins
US inauguration special
Donald Trump returns as 47th US president
20 Jan 2025,17 mins
The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
Donald Trump has repeated his desire to control Greenland
12 Jan 2025,26 mins
Biden in largest single-day act of clemency
US president commutes around 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people
12 Dec 2024,28 mins
Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus
Syrian President's grip on power wanes as another strategic city falls to Islamist rebels
07 Dec 2024,29 mins
Syria special
Syrian rebels intent on overthrowing President Assad converge on the capital, Damascus
07 Dec 2024,14 mins
MSF charity pulls out of Haiti's capital after attacks on staff
MSF pulls out of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince after attacks on staff
20 Nov 2024,31 mins
Republicans win House in major boost for Trump agenda
Republicans secure total control of US congress after winning House of Representatives
13 Nov 2024,30 mins
Donald Trump confirmed as 47th US President
Donald Trump pledges to lead the US into a new golden age after election victory
06 Nov 2024,32 mins
Donald Trump declares victory in US presidential election
Donald Trump poised to make historic comeback not seen in the US in more than a century
06 Nov 2024,12 mins
The Happy Pod: Marrying the man who saved my life
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
02 Nov 2024,27 mins
Former Ugandan rebel jailed for 40 years for war crimes
Ex commander in rebel Lord's Resistance Army jailed for 40 years for war crimes in Uganda
25 Oct 2024,32 mins