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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]

Episodes

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Iran attacks Israel

14 Apr 2024
23m
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This podcast episode discusses Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel and the Israeli Defense Forces' successful interception of over 300 threats with a 99% success rate. It explores the Israeli government's response to the attack, including the pressure faced by Prime Minister Netanyahu, and highlights the interna...

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Iran launches drones and missiles at Israel

14 Apr 2024
30m
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This podcast episode explores the recent heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, focusing on Iran's response to the consulate attack and Israel's security measures. Experts believe that this attack could change the rules of engagement between the two countries, and there are concerns that Iran's proxies and allies...

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The Happy Pod: The Centenarian Stargazer

13 Apr 2024
26m
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This podcast episode features a diverse range of topics, including interviews with a 105-year-old man who has witnessed 13 solar eclipses, efforts to preserve endangered languages, the rewilding of cheetahs, a new adhesive patch for damaged vocal cords, a phone app that helps people in the Horn of Africa learn to read ...

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Haiti moves toward a new governing council

12 Apr 2024
30m
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This podcast episode explores various current events around the world, including the political instability in Haiti, tensions between Iran and Israel, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, protests in the Canary Islands, severe flooding in southern Russia, a new law in Germany regarding legal gender changes, a plagi...

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Sudan facing 'catastrophic' hunger crisis after a year of civil war

12 Apr 2024
28m
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This podcast episode covers various topics including the dire humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan; the potential response from Iran to Israeli airstrikes; a mysterious supernova; the ongoing kidnapping crisis in Nigeria; the challenges faced by Chibok; the issue of drink driving in Thailand; the racial abuse of a Sene...

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OJ Simpson dies of cancer

11 Apr 2024
30m
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This podcast episode covers a range of topics including the OJ Simpson trial, the impact of the trial on American society, news stories such as the destruction of a power plant in Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, the Catholic Church's announcement to create a fund for victims of sexual abuse, the deportation ...

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A property developer in Vietnam is sentenced to death for defrauding a bank

11 Apr 2024
26m
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This podcast episode covers various topics including the sentencing of a property tycoon to death in Vietnam for her role in a massive fraud case, the motivations behind the use of the death penalty in the trial, attacks on Ukraine's power infrastructure, the resignation of South Korea's Prime Minister, the rise in saf...

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'No joy, only pain' as Gazans mark Eid

10 Apr 2024
32m
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This podcast episode covers a range of topics including the somber Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Gaza amidst the ongoing conflict, dissent within the US government over President Biden's stance on the war in Gaza, the security crisis in Ecuador due to violence among criminal gangs, protests in Iran sparked by the death o...

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Kazakhstan and Russia suffer worst floods in decades

10 Apr 2024
30m
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This podcast episode covers a range of topics, including severe flooding in Kazakhstan and southern Russia, the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the introduction of prize money for Olympic athletes, troubles at Boeing, China's meeting with Taiwan's former president Ma Ying-jeou, the newly elected president of Tai...

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Arizona court revives 1864 abortion law

10 Apr 2024
32m
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This podcast episode covers a range of topics including controversial abortion laws in Arizona, the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the conviction of parents in a school shooting case, a retelling of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from the perspective of Jim, the recent ruling allowing former president Jacob Zuma to st...

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Swiss women win landmark climate change case

09 Apr 2024
29m
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This podcast episode explores various topics including a groundbreaking ruling by Europe's top human rights court in favor of elderly Swiss women, the global impact of record-breaking heat and climate change, the trial of Mossack and Fonseca related to the Panama Papers, the progress of driverless public transport in S...

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North America awed by total solar eclipse

09 Apr 2024
29m
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This podcast episode explores various topics including the recent total solar eclipse witnessed in North America, the significance of total solar eclipses and the upcoming American presidential election, the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the impact of Long Covid, humanitarian crisis in Sudan and extreme heat wave in Mali, ...

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Myanmar junta recruits Rohingyas to fight rebels

08 Apr 2024
27m
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This podcast episode covers a range of international news stories, including the conscription of Rohingya Muslims by the Myanmar military, widespread flooding in Russia and Kazakhstan caused by climate change, the impact of the war in Ukraine, safety concerns surrounding Boeing aircraft, eBay's efforts to promote susta...

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Israel reduces troop numbers in southern Gaza

08 Apr 2024
31m
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This podcast episode discusses a range of topics, including Israel's withdrawal of ground troops from southern Gaza and the potential implications of this move. It also explores the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the recent drone attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, the crackdown on e...

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Thousands of Israelis rally to demand hostage deal

07 Apr 2024
31m
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This podcast episode covers a range of topics, including the ongoing hostage crisis in Gaza, the Gaza-Israel conflict from the perspective of a resident of Nativ Asara, the perspectives of Palestinians living in Ramallah on the war in Gaza, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's comments on the growing alliance betw...

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The Happy Pod: Reindeer herder rescued from frozen wilderness

06 Apr 2024
26m
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This podcast episode explores remarkable stories that highlight the transformative power of music, the importance of local knowledge and skills in remote areas, and the resilience and determination of individuals. From a rescue mission in the frozen wilderness of northern Lapland to the healing and unifying impact of m...

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More calls for an independent inquiry into Gaza aid convoy deaths

06 Apr 2024
32m
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This podcast episode covers various topics, including the Israeli Defense Forces' investigation into an airstrike on a World Central Kitchen convoy, steps taken by Israel to improve humanitarian aid to Gaza, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, the introduction of a new currency in Zimbabwe, voice cloning technolog...

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The Israeli military sacks two officers after strikes on aid convoy

05 Apr 2024
29m
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This podcast episode covers a range of topics, from the Israeli government's acknowledgment of a mistake in a Gaza strike to the analysis of warning messages issued by the Israeli military during the conflict. The episode also explores the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Sudan, the life and works of British author ...

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Biden to Netanyahu: Strikes on aid workers 'unacceptable'

05 Apr 2024
32m
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This podcast episode covers a range of topics, including the US's warning to Israel regarding the death of aid workers in military strikes and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the latest developments in the US-Israel relationship, the international response to Israel's airstrikes in Gaza, the possibility of conscriptio...

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Nato marks its 75th anniversary

04 Apr 2024
29m
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This podcast episode covers a range of topics, including NATO's support for Ukraine, the use of drones in warfare, attacks on humanitarian aid convoys in Gaza, the experiences of a former eSports player, the ongoing rescue efforts after an earthquake in Taiwan, the kidnapping crisis in Nigeria, and the sale of Kiss's m...

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