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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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Dozens killed in clashes in Syria

07 Mar 2025
29m
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This BBC World Service podcast delivers a rapid-fire update on global events. The broadcast covers reports of mass executions in Syria, a boat capsizing incident off East Africa leaving over 180 missing, the release of an impeached South Korean president on a technicality, and the last-minute cancellation of a UN-mand...

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EU agrees to boost defence spending

07 Mar 2025
26m
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This BBC World Service news podcast covers several major international events. The main focus is on an EU emergency summit in Brussels where leaders agreed to increase defense spending and support for Ukraine, despite Hungary's refusal to participate. The podcast also reports on President Trump's temporary tariff sus...

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Von der Leyen: 'Europe is at a watershed'

06 Mar 2025
27m
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This BBC World Service news podcast covers major global events on March 6th, focusing on the emergency EU summit in Brussels regarding the war in Ukraine and President Trump's impact on US foreign policy. The podcast reports on the summit's discussions, including concerns about potential disagreements among EU leaders...

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Trump and Zelensky agree to future talks

05 Mar 2025
31m
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This BBC World Service news podcast covers major global events on March 6th. The main focus is on President Trump's suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine, President Macron's call for increased European defense spending, and direct US talks with Hamas regarding hostages in Gaza. The podcast also reports on ...

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Trump tells Congress he's 'just getting started'

05 Mar 2025
28m
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This BBC World Service podcast covers global news headlines, including President Trump's address to Congress, an artillery attack in Sudan resulting in at least 70 deaths, China's economic challenges, and concerns about AI deepfakes in South Korean schools. The podcast features reports from correspondents in Washingt...

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Bonus: President Trump addresses Congress

05 Mar 2025
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This BBC World Service podcast reports on Donald Trump's lengthy address to Congress, the longest presidential speech ever delivered. The speech covered tariffs, immigration, and free speech, with strong reactions from both Republicans (cheers) and Democrats (protests, including one ejection). Trump claimed significa...

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Zelensky says Trump row was ‘regrettable’ and Ukraine ready for peace talks

04 Mar 2025
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This BBC World Service Global News Podcast covers several breaking international stories. The main focus is on the implications of Donald Trump's suspension of US military aid to Ukraine, including reactions from Zelensky, European leaders, and Russia. The podcast also discusses an Arab-led plan for Gaza's future, th...

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Trump halts military aid to Ukraine

04 Mar 2025
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This BBC World Service podcast covers major global news stories. It begins with reports on the US pausing military aid to Ukraine, sparking outrage and impacting the front lines, and the imposition of new US tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China, leading to market jitters. The podcast also features a report...

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Trump again accuses Zelensky of not wanting peace

04 Mar 2025
28m
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This BBC Global News podcast covers several international events. It begins with reports on Donald Trump's criticism of President Zelenskyy regarding the Ukraine conflict, followed by details of a deadly car crash in Mannheim, Germany, and concerns over a potential Gaza ceasefire collapse. The podcast also features o...

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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine

03 Mar 2025
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This BBC World Service podcast covers major global events, including the escalating conflict in Ukraine, a car driving into a crowd in Mannheim, Germany, and the ongoing situation in Gaza following a ceasefire. The UN expresses concern over a perceived shift in human rights in the US, while the Oscars ceremony saw An...

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UK announces European plan for peace in Ukraine

02 Mar 2025
28m
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This BBC World Service news podcast covers major global events, including a European summit on the Ukraine conflict, a stalled ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the formation of a new three-party coalition government in Austria, and the impeachment of Iran's finance minister. The podcast features interviews with pol...

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The Global Story: The scandal sinking an Oscars campaign

02 Mar 2025
24m
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This podcast discusses the controversy surrounding the film "Emilia Perez," a Spanish-language musical about a transgender Mexican drug lord, focusing on the scandal involving its lead actress, Carla Sofía Gascon, whose past offensive tweets resurfaced during the awards season. The discussion includes the film's initi...

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Warm welcome for President Zelensky in London

02 Mar 2025
25m
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This BBC World Service news podcast covers several global events, including President Zelenskyy's UK visit following a tense White House meeting with Donald Trump; a reported $2.8 billion loan from Britain to support Ukraine's defense; a PKK ceasefire declaration in Turkey; a large protest in Romania supporting a far-r...

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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed

01 Mar 2025
28m
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This BBC World Service podcast, "The Happy Pod," features several short news segments highlighting diverse human-interest stories. The episode covers a musician's recovery and return to music after a stroke, a female rugby player's impact on the sport's popularity, a Chinese food craze involving a funeral home's noodl...

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Zelensky told to leave White House after clash with Trump

28 Feb 2025
25m
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This BBC World Service podcast covers major global events, focusing on the contentious White House meeting between President Trump, Vice President Vance, and President Zelensky. The podcast details the heated exchange, subsequent reactions from Russia and European leaders, and the breakdown of US-Ukraine relations. I...

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Huge protests in Greece over train crash justice

28 Feb 2025
29m
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This BBC World Service Global News Podcast covers major international events on February 28th. The podcast reports on protests in Greece marking the second anniversary of a deadly train crash, President Zelensky's meeting with Donald Trump to discuss a potential minerals deal and US security guarantees for Ukraine, a...

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Trump hosts UK's Keir Starmer at the White House

28 Feb 2025
26m
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This BBC World Service podcast delivers a rapid-fire update on global events, including talks between President Trump and UK Prime Minister Starmer focusing on the Ukraine conflict and a potential US-UK trade deal; the extradition of alleged drug cartel members from Mexico to the US; violence at an M23 rebel rally in B...

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Actor Gene Hackman and wife found dead

27 Feb 2025
28m
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This BBC Global News Podcast covers several major international stories. The deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife are reported, along with details surrounding the release of the Tate brothers from Romanian custody following US lobbying. Further segments discuss potential new US tariffs on EU goods, the ongoing s...

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Trump says Zelensky will visit Washington on Friday

27 Feb 2025
30m
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This BBC Global News Podcast covers several significant global events. The main stories include a preliminary agreement between President Trump and President Zelensky regarding Ukrainian mineral resources, the exchange of hostages between Israel and Hamas, and the ongoing conflict in the occupied West Bank, marked by...

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Bibas family funeral takes place in Israel

26 Feb 2025
30m
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This BBC World Service podcast covers major global events on February 26th. It begins with reports on the funeral of Shiri Bibas and her two sons, killed in the October 7th attacks, including criticism of Israeli officials. The podcast then discusses a renewed dispute over a Gaza ceasefire and the release of Palestin...

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