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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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Minnesota Democratic politician killed in targeted shooting

15 Jun 2025
30m
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This BBC Global News Podcast presents several developing stories. In the U.S., a manhunt is underway in Minnesota following the politically motivated shooting deaths of a Democratic politician and her husband, along with the injury of another lawmaker and his wife; this coincides with protests against Donald Trump's mi...

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Israel and Iran continue strikes

14 Jun 2025
17m
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The Global News Podcast reports on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, detailing the exchange of airstrikes and missile attacks between the two nations. The podcast includes reports from Jerusalem and Washington, featuring perspectives from Middle East correspondents, defense analysts, and human rights act...

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Iran retaliates with missile attacks on Israel

14 Jun 2025
29m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a summary of global events, starting with the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, including aerial attacks, strikes on nuclear facilities, and reactions from both sides, as well as the international community. The podcast also covers the Air India pla...

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Israel strikes Iran: World leaders urge restraint

13 Jun 2025
27m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents a series of international news stories, starting with Israel's attacks on Iran, including strikes on the Natanz uranium enrichment site, and the worldwide calls for restraint. The podcast includes reports from Jerusalem and Vienna, detailing the extent of the ...

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Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites - extra edition

13 Jun 2025
18m
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The Global News Podcast reports on Israel's military strikes on Iran, dubbed "Operation Rising Lion," targeting Iran's nuclear infrastructure in response to the perceived threat of Iran developing nuclear weapons. The strikes involved dozens of airstrikes across Iran, resulting in the deaths of key Iranian military fig...

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Air India plane crash: Only one survivor of 242 people on board

13 Jun 2025
20m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents several developing stories, starting with a report on the Air India Boeing Dreamliner 787 crash in Ahmedabad, India, where all but one of the 242 passengers and crew were killed. The podcast includes eyewitness accounts, reactions from Air India's CEO and Indi...

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More than 240 people dead in Air India crash

12 Jun 2025
30m
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The Global News Podcast from BBC World Service presents several developing news stories. The podcast opens with the report of a tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, involving an Air India flight bound for London, with over 200 fatalities and several injuries. Correspondents provide on-the-ground updates, reactions f...

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Air India flight to London crashes in Amhedabad with 242 on board

12 Jun 2025
16m
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This special edition of the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service reports on the crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, en route to London Gatwick. The plane, carrying over 240 people, crashed into a residential area, including a doctor's hostel, leading to n...

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LA unrest: First federal charges for protesters

12 Jun 2025
24m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents a series of global updates, starting with the unrest in Los Angeles, where federal charges have been filed against individuals involved, and the National Guard and Marines are being deployed for protection and crowd control. The podcast then shifts to a potent...

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LA protests: Mass arrests after curfew kicks in

11 Jun 2025
31m
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The Global News Podcast presents a series of international news stories, starting with mass arrests and curfews in Los Angeles following protests against immigration raids, and the deployment of National Guard troops in multiple states. The podcast then covers the deaths of Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza, reporting o...

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Israel 'outraged' after UK sanctions far-right ministers

11 Jun 2025
29m
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The BBC Global News Podcast presents several international news stories. These include sanctions imposed by Britain, Norway, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand on far-right Israeli ministers due to inflammatory comments on Gaza and the West Bank, which has sparked outrage in Israel. Also covered is a school shooting in...

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Shootings in Gaza claim the lives of Palestinians desperate for food

10 Jun 2025
29m
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The Global News Podcast presents a series of international news stories. Key topics include the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza due to shootings, potentially involving Israeli forces and internal conflict over aid; sanctions imposed by the British government on far-right Israeli ministers and the internal Israeli debate...

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Trump to deploy 700 marines to Los Angeles

09 Jun 2025
29m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents a series of global updates, starting with President Trump's plan to deploy Marines to Los Angeles amidst protests against his immigration policies, followed by a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. The podcast also features a man with a brain-computer in...

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Israel blocks activist Gaza aid ship

09 Jun 2025
30m
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The Global News Podcast presents a series of international news stories. These include the interception by Israeli forces of a vessel attempting to break the aid blockade of Gaza, the deployment of the National Guard in California amidst immigration protests, and the UN Secretary-General's warning against turning the s...

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Los Angeles: Clashes erupt for a third day as the US National Guard arrives

09 Jun 2025
33m
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The Global News Podcast presents a roundup of international news stories. It covers the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles amidst protests against migrant raids, featuring reactions from Governor Newsom and Speaker Johnson, and on-the-ground reporting of escalating tensions. The podcast also reports on the...

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More shootings in Gaza near aid distribution centre

07 Jun 2025
29m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents several developing stories. It covers the recent violence in Gaza, including contradictory reports of shootings at an aid distribution center and the dire humanitarian situation as described by a plastic surgeon who recently worked there. The podcast also repo...

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The Happy Pod: Rodent on the run returns

07 Jun 2025
27m
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"The Happy Pod" presents a series of uplifting stories from around the world, starting with the rescue of a runaway capybara in China. The podcast then shifts to an innovative moss concrete developed in the Netherlands to make cities greener and healthier. Following this, the show features a British woman crowned the w...

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Man wrongly deported is back in US to face charges

07 Jun 2025
32m
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This BBC Global News Podcast episode covers several international stories, including the return of Kilmar Abreu Garcia to the US after being wrongly deported, the controversy surrounding his case, and the legal proceedings he now faces. It also discusses the public dispute between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, its potent...

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Trump says Musk has 'lost his mind'

06 Jun 2025
30m
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This BBC Global News Podcast episode covers several global events, starting with the escalating feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, including Trump's statement that Musk has "lost his mind" and the implications for the Republican Party. The podcast then shifts to international news, reporting on a Norwegian doctor...

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Trump-Musk relationship implodes with insults and threats

06 Jun 2025
31m
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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a series of international news stories. These include the escalating public dispute between Donald Trump and Elon Musk after Musk criticized Trump's spending bill, leading to a drop in Tesla's stock price. The podcast also covers Israeli airstrikes on Beirut t...

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