Global News Podcast
BBC World Service - bbc.co.uk
Latest episode: Sat Jul 27 2024
The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
221 total episodes
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- Jul27Opening ceremony of Olympic Games takes place in Paris33mins
- Jul26French travel chaos hours before Olympics29mins
- Jul25Final rallies are held before Venezuela's presidential election30mins
- Jul25Typhoon Gaemi wreaks havoc across Asia27mins
- Jul25Netanyahu defends Gaza war as protesters rally outside US Congress31mins
- Jul24Almost one in three people in care abused in New Zealand28mins
- Jul24US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failures29mins
- Jul23Kamala Harris has enough support to become presidential candidate25mins
- Jul23Harris kicks off presidential campaign with attacks on Trump30mins
- Jul22Democrats back Harris after Biden ends re-election campaign34mins
- Jul21Biden special: President ends re-election campaign25mins
- Jul21Donald Trump holds first rally since shooting31mins
- Jul20The Happy Pod: South Korea's Samba diplomat27mins
- Jul19Crowdstrike CEO 'deeply sorry' for impact of global IT outage28mins
- Jul19A major worldwide IT outage affects airports, media organisations, banking and healthcare29mins
- Jul19Obama has 'concerns' about Biden running again29mins
- Jul18Von der Leyen re-elected as European Commission president29mins
- Jul18Biden suffering Covid infection29mins
- Jul17Paris mayor swims in Olympics river32mins
- Jul16US Senator Bob Menendez convicted of corruption30mins
- Jul16Ukraine's troop mobilisation deadline28mins
- Jul15Trump names Ohio senator JD Vance as running mate28mins
- Jul15Kenyan police say they have arrested a 'psychopathic serial killer'31mins
- Jul14What we know about the Trump attacker26mins
- Jul14Trump special: Calls for unity following attack23mins
- Jul14Trump special: Shots fired at former president16mins
- Jul13The Happy Pod: Inspiring my daughter to donate a kidney26mins
- Jul13'I am running and we're going to win' - Biden vows at Detroit campaign rally29mins
- Jul12President Biden defiant despite more gaffes29mins
- Jul12Biden faces media as re-election bid hangs in balance30mins
- Jul11China furious with Nato accusations28mins
- Jul11Nato confirms support for Ukraine's 'irreversible path' to membership33mins
- Jul10Israel orders Gaza City to evacuate29mins
- Jul9Nato 75th anniversary summit begins in Washington29mins
- Jul9Ukraine mourns dead after airstrike30mins
- Jul8US President Joe Biden tells Democrats he will not stand aside27mins
- Jul8Dozens killed in Russian missile attacks on Ukraine30mins
- Jul7France election: voters reject the far right31mins
- Jul6Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as president31mins
- Jul6The Happy Pod: How kindness made a dream come true26mins
- Jul6Britain's new PM Keir Starmer appoints cabinet after election win32mins
- Jul5Labour Party wins landslide victory in UK election33mins
- Jul5UK Election Special26mins
- Jul4Exit polls suggest UK election landslide for Labour34mins
- Jul4Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from Lebanon26mins
- Jul4Joe Biden is under pressure but says he won't quit the presidential race30mins
- Jul3Japan top court rules forced sterilisation unconstitutional33mins
- Jul3Democratic Party congressman calls for Joe Biden to withdraw from election31mins
- Jul2Mass evacuation order in southern Gaza30mins
- Jul2Donald Trump calls Supreme Court immunity ruling a 'big win' for democracy29mins
- Jul1President Macron urges tactical voting after far-right make election gains32mins
- Jun30Le Pen makes big gains in first round of French parliamentary election31mins
- Jun30Iran's presidential election moves to run-off28mins
- Jun29The Happy Pod: A teacher's life-saving gift27mins
- Jun28Biden addresses age concerns head on31mins
- Jun28US Democrats debate Biden's fitness as candidate29mins
- Jun28Big stakes and high tension as Biden and Trump debate on TV33mins
- Jun27The BBC tracks down a people smuggler31mins
- Jun27Bolivian leader condemns coup attempt in La Paz28mins
- Jun26Julian Assange attends court hearing on Pacific island after striking US plea deal31mins
- Jun25Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed from British prison after 14-year legal fight28mins
- Jun25UNICEF says millions of children going hungry in Sudan28mins
- Jun24At least 20 dead in church and synagogue attacks in southern Russia29mins
- Jun24Deadly attacks on Dagestan synagogue and churches27mins
- Jun23Iranian rapper's death sentence overturned30mins
- Jun22The Happy Pod: Knitted together by an unloved sweater28mins
- Jun21Jail sentences for members of Hinduja family28mins
- Jun21Kenyan police accused of excessive force in anti-tax demos28mins
- Jun21US says it is working hard to avoid conflict with China27mins
- Jun20New clashes in Kenya over planned tax rises29mins
- Jun20Investigation highlights abuses of students at the height of the Syrian civil war33mins
- Jun19Putin and Kim sign new defence pact29mins
- Jun19Biden to give legal status to half a million undocumented spouses of US citizens26mins
- Jun18North Korea prepares for President Putin's arrival29mins
- Jun18Maryland pardons tens of thousands of people of cannabis convictions31mins
- Jun17Zelensky offers peace talks if Russia leaves Ukraine30mins
- Jun15Leaders discuss Ukraine peace proposals at Swiss summit31mins
- Jun15The Happy Pod Special: The Happiest Country in the World26mins
- Jun14US Supreme Court lifts ban on rapid-fire gun accessories29mins
- Jun14Coalition government agreed in South Africa29mins
- Jun13G7 agrees to loan Ukraine $50 billion based on frozen Russian funds31mins
- Jun13Ukraine high on agenda for G7 talks33mins
- Jun13Argentine police and protesters clash in Buenos Aires33mins
- Jun12Israel and Hamas accused of war crimes in UN report30mins
- Jun12US president's son found guilty in gun trial32mins
- Jun11Hamas is the only obstacle to Gaza ceasefire, says US31mins
- Jun11UN Security Council backs US Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan27mins
- Jun10European Elections: EU Commission chief insists "the centre is holding"32mins
- Jun10Macron calls snap elections in France as far-right support makes gains in European polls31mins
- Jun9The European Union condemns the killing of Palestinians in an Israeli operation to rescue hostages in Gaza33mins
- Jun8The Happy Pod: Reunited with the man who saved my life26mins
- Jun7Israeli anger over claims its army is on a UN list of violations against children29mins
- Jun7Zelensky: Russia threatens all of Europe29mins
- Jun7Donald Trump back on the election campaign trail25mins
- Jun6Western leaders and veterans mark 80th anniversary of D-Day31mins
- Jun5Sudan's RSF paramilitary group accused of village massacre30mins
- Jun4India election: Modi fails to win outright majority30mins
- Jun4India election: Modi expected to win third term33mins
- Jun4Jury selected in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial29mins
- Jun3Mexico elects its first female president32mins
- Jun3South Africa president faces up to poor poll result33mins
- Jun2Israeli ministers threaten to quit government if Gaza peace deal agreed32mins
- Jun1The Happy Pod: Seoul's 'spaced-out' contest26mins
- Jun1Biden unveils Israeli proposal to end Gaza War32mins
- May31Furious reaction among US Republicans to Trump guilty verdict30mins
- May31Trump becomes first former US president to be convicted of criminal offence31mins
- May3014 Hong Kong activists convicted of subversion31mins
- May29Trump jury deliberations under way31mins
- May29Israel denies killing 21 Palestinians in a Gaza 'safe zone'29mins
- May28Israeli tanks in the heart of Rafah27mins
- May27Netanyahu calls Rafah operation a 'tragic mishap'28mins
- May27Israel faces growing condemnation of air strike on Rafah30mins
- May26Fatalities in Kharkiv following Russian strike on superstore32mins
- May25The Happy Pod: The opera singing rescue dog27mins
- May25Top UN court orders Israel to stop Rafah offensive31mins
- May24Three more Israeli hostages' bodies found in Gaza30mins
- May24US sues to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster 'monopoly'34mins
- May23China holds military drills around Taiwan26mins
- May22Rishi Sunak calls UK election29mins
- May22Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state, Israel condemns move34mins
- May21Passenger dies after severe turbulence on long haul flight29mins
- May21Greek court throws out shipwreck trial31mins
- May21Netanyahu angrily rejects bid to arrest him over Gaza war31mins
- May20Iran confirms death of President Raisi in helicopter crash30mins
- May19Fate of Iran's President unclear after helicopter crash27mins
- May19Israel minister threatens to quit over Gaza post-war plan31mins
- May18The Happy Pod: Punching a crocodile to save her sister27mins
- May17Israel's army says the bodies of three hostages have been recovered from Gaza30mins
- May17Israel tells UN court claims of genocide are distortion of facts34mins
- May16The US again urges Israel to allow humanitarian access into Gaza30mins
- May16China rolls out red carpet for Putin27mins
- May16Slovak PM Robert Fico is in a critical condition after assassination attempt33mins
- May15Ukraine war: Zelensky cancels upcoming foreign trips31mins
- May14Protests continue after Georgia parliament approves controversial 'foreign agent' law30mins
- May14Blinken: US weapons funding will help Ukraine fight Russia30mins
- May13Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testifies at former president's criminal trial30mins
- May13Riot police face off against protesters in Tbilisi29mins
- May12Russian reshuffle: Putin replaces defence minister28mins
- May12EU condemns Israel’s Rafah evacuation orders28mins
- May11The Happy Pod: From pollution to paradise27mins
- May11UN assembly urges Palestine membership after vote28mins
- May10Ukraine war: Russia launches 'surprise' attack28mins
- May10Netanyahu defiant after US threat to stop weapons33mins
- May9Genocide warning in Darfur29mins
- May9US to halt more arms supplies if Israel invades Rafah32mins
- May8Oceans suffer from record breaking year of heat30mins
- May8Tense exchanges as Trump lawyer spars with Stormy Daniels28mins
- May6Israel hits Rafah as Gaza ceasefire deal hangs in balance29mins
- May6Israel urges Gazans to leave eastern Rafah29mins
- May5Al Jazeera office raided as Israel shuts down channel30mins
- May4Landslides and massive flooding kill nearly 60 in Brazil31mins
- May4The Happy Pod: Puss in the post26mins
- May3Three people are arrested over Sikh activist's killing in Canada30mins
- May3UN warns of catastrophe in Darfur31mins
- May3Biden calls for order after police clear UCLA Gaza protest camp30mins
- May2US riot police break up Gaza protest at UCLA campus34mins
- May2Georgia rocked by clashes over 'Russian-inspired' bill34mins
- May1Rival protestors clash at Los Angeles university32mins
- May1Donald Trump facing jail if he breaks trial gagging order again32mins
- Apr30US and UK calling on Hamas to accept Israel's new ceasefire offer29mins
- Apr28Russian attacks force Ukrainian troops to retreat29mins
- Apr27The Happy Pod: Tutus and triumph26mins
- Apr25Burkina Faso army kills 223 villagers in revenge attack28mins
- Apr20The Happy Pod: Viral ballet boy back in the spotlight27mins
- Apr13The Happy Pod: The Centenarian Stargazer26mins
- Apr6The Happy Pod: Reindeer herder rescued from frozen wilderness26mins
- Mar30The Happy Pod: The search for a mystery gift giver28mins
- Mar23The Happy Pod: Finland named world's happiest country... again28mins
- Mar17What keeps China’s president up at night?27mins
- Mar16The Happy Pod: country star Jordan Davis wants more good news27mins
- Mar10Bonus: The Global Story27mins
- Mar9The Happy Pod: Sounds of the stars27mins
- Mar3Bonus: The Global Story25mins
- Mar2The Happy Pod: The billion dollar gift of education27mins
- Feb25Bonus: The Global Story26mins
- Feb24The Happy Pod: Hurtling into History27mins
- Feb23Ukraine Two Years On – Your Questions Answered29mins
- Feb17The Happy Pod: Eight-year-old steals the show at the Six Nations27mins
- Feb11The Happy Pod: Model Maker Outmatches Guinness World Records27mins
- Feb10Special episode: Eight Numbers To Understand China34mins
- Feb3The Happy Pod: Time's up for monkey on the run28mins
- Jan27The Happy Pod: Pioneering ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer's and addiction27mins
- Jan20The Happy Pod: Heroic teens save couple from drowning27mins
- Jan13The Happy Pod: Trapped tourists saved from flooded caves26mins
- Jan6The Happy Pod: Art student's lost work recovered thousands of kilometres away28mins
- Dec30The Happy Pod: Mobile coverage reaches remote Norwegian town31mins
- Dec25Happy News Review 202335mins
- Dec23The Happy Pod: Cooking for togetherness26mins
- Dec16The Happy Pod: Refugees share their stories of hope26mins
- Dec9The Happy Pod: The giant Christmas 'tree' made of trees27mins
- Dec2The Happy Pod: India Tunnel Rescue Success26mins
- Nov26COP 28 special: Your climate questions answered28mins
- Nov25The Happy Pod: It's never too late to graduate28mins
- Nov18The Happy Pod: Kenya's tree-planting holiday27mins
- Nov11The Happy Pod: Protecting penguins in South America28mins
- Nov4The Happy Pod: The 'Bee' song creating a buzz27mins
- Oct28The Happy Pod: Spreading joy: Finland's most positive person27mins
- Oct27Israel-Gaza War: Your Questions Answered28mins
- Oct21The Happy Pod: Why whales wear seaweed27mins
- Oct20Israel-Gaza War: Your Questions Answered26mins
- Oct14The Happy Pod: Bill Gates: Looking on the bright side27mins
- Oct13Gaza Special: Your Questions Answered33mins
- Oct7The Happy Pod: Biles is back with a bang27mins
- Sep30The Happy Pod: Uncovering the wonders of the universe27mins
- Sep23The Happy Pod: Teamwork and pride - Saudi women's football27mins
- Sep16The Happy Pod: Superhero dog saves family from fire27mins
- Sep15Special Edition - Artificial Intelligence - who cares?51mins
- Sep9The Happy Pod: The little boy making a big difference27mins
- Sep2The Happy Pod: The gift of sight27mins
- Aug26The Happy Pod: Relief and joy: Pakistan cable car rescue27mins
- Aug19The Happy Pod: The disabled TV director pushing for change27mins
- Aug12The Happy Pod: Six months on, revisiting the baby born under the rubble27mins
- Aug5The Happy Pod : The Norwegian Nepali duo reaching new heights27mins
- Jul29The Happy Pod: Farmers strike truce with bears27mins
- Jul1Special episode: Abortion rights around the world31mins
- Mar25Young voices special35mins
Mar24Special: Global News Ukrainecast part 232mins- Jan28Russia-Ukraine: On the brink of war?34mins
Dec21Omicron versus the world: Your questions answered33mins- Aug30Afghanistan Special: Your Questions Answered35mins
- Oct25Global News Brexitcast50mins