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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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First woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury

03 Oct 2025
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The BBC Global News Podcast for October 3rd covers several major global events. First, the Church of England has appointed its first female Archbishop of Canterbury. Then, reports from England detail a deadly attack on a synagogue, where one of the victims was killed by police gunfire, alongside concerns about pro-Pale...

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Manchester synagogue attacker named

03 Oct 2025
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The BBC Global News Podcast for October 3rd covers several global events, starting with an attack on a synagogue in Manchester and the subsequent response, including increased security measures and community reactions. The podcast then shifts to the US declaring an armed conflict with drug cartels and Colombia's arrest...

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Deadly attack at Manchester synagogue

02 Oct 2025
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The BBC Global News Podcast presents several international news stories. The main stories include a terrorist attack on a synagogue in northern England during Yom Kippur, leaving two dead and prompting increased security at synagogues across the UK. Also covered is Hamas's likely rejection of Donald Trump's Gaza peace ...

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Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla

02 Oct 2025
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This BBC Global News Podcast episode covers several international stories, including the Israeli Navy intercepting aid boats bound for Gaza and detaining activists like Greta Thunberg, and French troops boarding a tanker suspected of being part of Russia's "Shadow Fleet" amid concerns of hybrid warfare in Europe. The p...

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Race for survivors after Indonesian school collapse

01 Oct 2025
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This BBC Global News Podcast episode, recorded on October 1st, covers several major global events. It begins with the ongoing rescue efforts in Indonesia following a school collapse and an earthquake. The podcast then shifts to South Africa, where politician Julius Malema was found guilty of firing a gun in public. The...

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US government shutdown begins

01 Oct 2025
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents several main stories: a partial government shutdown in the US due to disagreements over healthcare cuts, a UN Security Council approval of a larger international security force to combat gang violence in Haiti, and European Union leaders discussing drone attac...

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Gaza Conflict: Two years on

30 Sep 2025
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In a special edition of the Global News Podcast, Jon Donnison hosts a panel discussion featuring Yolande Knell, Jeremy Bowen, and Rushdi Abualouf to examine the Israeli-Palestinian conflict two years after October 7th. The discussion covers the immediate reactions to the initial attacks, the devastating impact on Gaza,...

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Trump: Hamas has 'three to four' days to accept peace plan

30 Sep 2025
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This edition of the Global News Podcast covers several developing global events. It begins with President Trump's Gaza peace plan, the response from Qatar and Hamas, and potential issues with the agreement. The podcast then shifts to Indonesia, where a school building collapse has left many students missing, detailing ...

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Hamas studying Trump-Netanyahu peace plan

30 Sep 2025
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The BBC Global News Podcast for September 30th leads with a proposed Gaza peace plan by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, which Hamas is reviewing. Other headlines include Afghanistan's Taliban enforcing an internet shutdown, and a looming US government shutdown. The podcast also covers Ukraine's recruitment of conv...

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Trump and Netanyahu agree new peace plan for Gaza: a Global News Podcast Special

29 Sep 2025
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This BBC Global News Podcast special edition, hosted by Andrew Peach, reports on a proposed peace plan for Gaza brokered by President Trump and agreed to by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The plan calls for an immediate ceasefire, a partial Israeli troop withdrawal, and the release of Israeli hostages in ex...

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Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC

29 Sep 2025
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This edition of the Global News Podcast covers a range of international stories, including a cyber attack attempt on the BBC, President Trump's promotion of a fake medical treatment, a potential peace plan for Gaza, genetically modified tomatoes to combat vitamin D deficiency, drone incursions in Europe, the impact of ...

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Pro-EU party wins Moldova election amid claims of Russian interference

29 Sep 2025
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This BBC Global News Podcast episode covers several international news stories. It begins with the results of Moldova's parliamentary election, where a pro-EU party won amid concerns of Russian interference, featuring analysis from Sarah Rainsford in Chisinau. The podcast then discusses Donald Trump's claim of nearing ...

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The Global Story: The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation

28 Sep 2025
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In this episode of The Global Story, Tristan Redman interviews science journalist Adam Rutherford about the history and impact of the discredited link between vaccines and autism, focusing on the role of Andrew Wakefield, a British doctor whose fraudulent research and press conference in 1998 sparked a global health sc...

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President Trump orders deployment of US troops in Portland

28 Sep 2025
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The Global News Podcast presents several international stories. First, President Trump's deployment of troops to Portland, Oregon, to quell protests is discussed, along with reactions from local and federal leaders. Next, a deadly crush at a political rally in India is reported, highlighting the dangers of crowd contro...

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The Happy Pod: Hope for people with Huntington's disease

27 Sep 2025
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The Happy Pod presents a collection of uplifting stories, starting with a medical breakthrough in Huntington's disease treatment, where gene therapy slows the disease's progression. It then shifts to an elementary school teacher implementing a "Happiness Project" to promote kindness and well-being among her students. T...

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UN set to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme

27 Sep 2025
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This BBC Global News Podcast episode covers several international stories. It begins with the UN's expected restoration of sanctions against Iran due to its nuclear program, despite opposition from Russia and China, and includes comments from Iran's Foreign Minister and analysis from BBC Persian. The podcast then shift...

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Netanyahu gives defiant speech to UN

26 Sep 2025
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The BBC Global News Podcast for September 26th leads with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial UN General Assembly address, where he denied genocide accusations and criticized recognition of Palestine. The podcast then discusses a proposal for Tony Blair to lead an interim government in Gaza, which...

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Former FBI director James Comey indicted on two criminal charges

26 Sep 2025
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The Global News Podcast presents several international news stories. These include the indictment of former FBI director James Comey, the proposed US ownership of TikTok's American operations, and a new analysis of a million-year-old skull found in China that suggests human species emerged earlier than previously thoug...

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Former French president Sarkozy is given five-year sentence

25 Sep 2025
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The Global News Podcast presents a roundup of international news stories, starting with the sentencing of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to prison for criminal conspiracy related to obtaining funds from Libya, followed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's address to the UN calling for recognition of Palest...

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Fatal shooting at Texas ICE facility

25 Sep 2025
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The BBC Global News Podcast for September 25th leads with the shooting at a Dallas immigration center where a bullet with an anti-ICE message was found. The podcast also covers Syria's interim president addressing the UN General Assembly, calling for the lifting of sanctions, and China's commitment to reduce greenhouse...

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