Global News Podcast Podcast
The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens.
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 鈥� 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: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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Houthis in Yemen target Saudi oil exports
Yesterday
Rebels say they have attacked two tankers to create new chokepoint
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US signs landmark nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia
Yesterday
Critics warn the energy deal could allow the Gulf state to build its own nuclear weapon
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OpenAI says new systems went rogue
Wednesday
ChatGPT-maker said AI agents escaped their controlled environment to solve a task
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Zelensky sacks Ukraine's army chief
Wednesday
Oleksandr Syrskyi dismissed after backlash over the removal of Ukraine's defence minister
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Baby traffickers convicted in Indonesia
Tuesday
Indonesian child trafficking ring was led by a 70 year-old woman
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New threat to global oil supplies
Tuesday
Iran-backed Houthis announce blockade of Saudi shipping in Red Sea
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Burnham becomes UK's seventh PM in a decade
Monday
New prime minister says Britain needs to show the world it can regain stability
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Spain shatter Argentina's World Cup dream
Monday
Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina stops them winning successive World Cup finals
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Jeffrey Epstein, Howard Lutnick, and the disgraced former prince
Sunday
A whistleblower unveils exclusive allegations about Lutnick and Epstein鈥檚 business ties
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Iranian drone attack kills two US soldiers
Sunday
Two American troops killed and one missing after Iranian attack in Jordan
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The Happy Pod: Portugal鈥檚 last circus elephant rehomed
Last Saturday
"Julie" has retired to an elephant sanctuary after 40 years with a circus
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US military launches seventh night of Iran strikes
Last Saturday
Explosions have been reported in several Iranian cities, as US launches fresh strikes
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UK's Andy Burnham confirmed as new Labour leader
Last Friday
New UK Labour leader Andy Burnham will become prime minister on Monday
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Trump accuses China of 'sinister election meddling'
Last Friday
In a televised address, Donald Trump accuses Beijing of undermining the 2020 US election
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Italian officials found guilty over deadly bridge collapse
Last Thursday
Former motorway chief given jail term over Genoa bridge disaster which killed 43
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Zelensky fires popular defence minister
Last Thursday
Ukrainians describe sacking of defence minister as a "shot in the foot"
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US military launches wave of attacks against Iran
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Trump warns military strikes will intensify if Tehran does not cooperate in peace talks
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Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Donald Trump says he's no longer planning to charge ships for using the Strait of Hormuz
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ICE officer kills a Colombian man in Maine
Tue 14 Jul 2026
Public outcry after US immigration agents use deadly force for second time in a week
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US reinstates naval blockade on Iran
Tue 14 Jul 2026
Donald Trump unveils a new levy on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz
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Trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin
Mon 13 Jul 2026
UK regulators approve human testing of a jab which targets the deadly Bundibugyo strain
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Bangkok bar fire kills at least 27
Mon 13 Jul 2026
Thai officials investigate an explosive fire which tore through a bar in the capital
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The Global Story: Citizen Vigilante and Elon Musk鈥檚 war on 鈥榳oke鈥� films
Sun 12 Jul 2026
Critics have accused Citizen Vigilante of inciting violence against immigrants
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran
Sun 12 Jul 2026
Hostilities resume after US accuses Iran of attacking cargo ship
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The Happy Pod: Inviting strangers round for dinner
Sat 11 Jul 2026
One couple's quest to make friends led them to host dinners with people they'd never met
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US demands Iran guarantee Strait of Hormuz is open
Sat 11 Jul 2026
US says Iran must confirm it will not target ships in key waterway
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At least 12 dead in Spanish wildfires
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Fire crews battle one of Spain's deadliest blazes where victims are mostly tourists
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US and Iran trade blows as Khamenei is buried
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Iran's former supreme leader is laid to rest after a six-day funeral procession
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US and Iran trade strikes in Gulf
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Iran accuses US of war crimes after attacks on civilian infrastructure
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ICC says war crimes committed in Sudan
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Court finds "concrete evidence" of atrocities perpetrated in Darfur during civil war
