British MP's warned of 'relentless' China spying campaign

The Global News Podcast presents a series of international news stories. These include British security services warning politicians about Chinese espionage, corruption allegations in the Philippines regarding inadequate flood defenses, and a human rights group accusing Total of complicity in war crimes in Mozambique. The podcast further covers the success of a vaccination campaign against cervical cancer in lower-income countries, the potential of AI in combating antimicrobial resistance, and a discussion on creating a standardized spice scale for food. It also explores the phenomenon of parasocial relationships and why it was named Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year. Additionally, the podcast reports on the controversy surrounding a monument built by Francisco Franco in Spain and the sharp decline in the value of cryptocurrencies.