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Global News Podcast

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: [email protected]

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US exerts more pressure on Venezuela

12 Dec 2025
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The Global News Podcast presents a roundup of international news stories. These include the U.S. imposing sanctions on Venezuelan President Maduro's relatives and related shipping companies, and Venezuela's response, calling it piracy. Also covered are President Zelensky's updated peace plan for Ukraine and disagreemen...

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Venezuelan opposition leader speaks to BBC

11 Dec 2025
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The Global News Podcast presents a series of international news stories. Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, discusses the political situation in Venezuela after receiving her Nobel Peace Prize. Andrew Harding reports from Marseille, France, on the rise of violent drug gangs involving children. Nick Mar...

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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast

11 Dec 2025
28m
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This BBC Global News Podcast episode covers several international stories, including Venezuela's accusation of the US seizing an oil tanker, opposition leader Maria Carina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance, and a US proposal requiring tourists to submit five years of social media history. It also discusses stalled...

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Cancer-causing gene found in donor sperm across Europe

10 Dec 2025
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The Global News Podcast presents a series of international news stories, starting with an investigation into a sperm donor who unknowingly passed on a cancer-causing gene mutation to nearly 200 children. The podcast then shifts to Venezuela, where the daughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado accepts th...

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Zelensky open to wartime election

10 Dec 2025
28m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents several international news stories. These include Ukrainian President Zelensky's willingness to hold elections under martial law with security guarantees from the US and Europe, and Donald Trump's criticism of European allies regarding immigration and national...

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Australia bans social media for under-16s

09 Dec 2025
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The Global News Podcast presents a series of international news stories. Australia has become the first country to ban social media for under 16s, sparking debate and mixed reactions. Tensions flare between Cambodia and Thailand over a long-standing border dispute, leading to casualties and displacement. An investigati...

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Trump approves sale of advanced AI chips to China

09 Dec 2025
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This BBC Global News Podcast presents a series of news stories, starting with Donald Trump's approval of AI chip sales to China and a $12 billion aid package for US farmers affected by trade tariffs. The podcast also covers the RSF's control of Sudan's largest oil field, a revolutionary gene therapy for blood cancers, ...

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Syria one year on from liberation

08 Dec 2025
27m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a digest of international news stories. Today's episode covers the first anniversary of the end of the Assad regime in Syria, including the challenges the country faces with reconstruction and the concerns of the UNHCR. It also reports on the release of a hund...

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Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia

08 Dec 2025
27m
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This BBC Global News Podcast episode covers several international stories, including escalating tensions and border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, the one-year anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the challenges facing the new government, and an attempted coup in Benin thwarted by neighborin...

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The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance

07 Dec 2025
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In a bonus episode of "The Global Story," Asma Khalid interviews Dan Roan, the BBC Sports Editor, about the intersection of politics and sports at the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. The discussion centers on the growing relationship between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President Trump, inc...

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India's deadly nightclub fire

07 Dec 2025
26m
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This BBC Global News Podcast presents several international news stories. It covers a deadly nightclub fire in Goa, India, and the US military's actions against alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela. The podcast also includes updates on peace talks regarding the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, the Vatican's return of...

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The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby

06 Dec 2025
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This edition of "The Happy Pod" features several uplifting stories from around the world. It begins with the heartwarming tale of a woman who acted as a surrogate for her best friend, fulfilling a teenage promise. The podcast then shifts to Switzerland, where young feminists are reimagining the Alpine tradition of yode...

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Trump awarded Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw

06 Dec 2025
26m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a roundup of international news stories. The episode covers Donald Trump's appearance at the FIFA World Cup draw and the controversy surrounding the FIFA peace prize awarded to him, a landmark peace deal between the Colombian government and the Clan del Golfo ...

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Netflix blockbuster deal

05 Dec 2025
29m
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The BBC Global News Podcast episode on December 5th covers several global events. It begins with Netflix's acquisition of Warner Brothers' streaming and studio business and its potential impact on the media landscape. Then it discusses President Putin's visit to India, focusing on Russia's commitment to uninterrupted f...

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Four countries boycott Eurovision over Israel's inclusion

05 Dec 2025
32m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a digest of international news stories. The episode covers the controversy surrounding Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to several countries pulling out, and examines the killing of a Palestinian militia leader in Gaza and its imp...

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Why is President Putin visiting India?

04 Dec 2025
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a series of international news stories. These include Russia's intent to control Ukraine's Donbass region amid ongoing discussions with India, the New York Times' lawsuit against the Pentagon over press restrictions, a projected rise in preventable child death...

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Ukraine and US negotiators to meet following Moscow talks

04 Dec 2025
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a summary of Thursday's top global news stories. These include ongoing negotiations regarding a US-backed peace plan for Ukraine, featuring reactions from Donald Trump and analysis from General David Petraeus, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron's effo...

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EU agrees to phase out Russian gas imports

03 Dec 2025
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The Global News Podcast from BBC World Service delivers a series of international news stories. These include the EU reaching a provisional agreement to end Russian gas imports by 2027, despite Russia's warning of harm to Europe, and failed peace talks between the US and Russia regarding the war in Ukraine, with NATO c...

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Kremlin signals no breakthrough after Ukraine talks with US

03 Dec 2025
29m
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The BBC Global News Podcast for December 3rd covers several global events. These include ongoing talks regarding the war in Ukraine, featuring commentary on the positions of Russia, Ukraine, and Europe, and the involvement of envoys and a peace plan. The podcast also reports on the aftermath of floods and landslides in...

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Kremlin talks on how to end Ukraine war.

02 Dec 2025
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The BBC Global News Podcast presents a series of international news stories. These include ongoing efforts to end the war in Ukraine, featuring discussions on peace talks and the views of those on the ground. The podcast also covers the severe flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, detailing the devastation and...

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