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 – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.
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Episodes to download
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US Congress votes to release Epstein files
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Victims welcome US Congress decision to publish all files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
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British MP's warned of 'relentless' China spying campaign
Tue 18 Nov 2025
MI5 says Chinese spies are posing as head-hunters to gain information from lawmakers
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UN backs Trump's Gaza peace plan
Tue 18 Nov 2025
UN Security Council approves a resolution aiming to set up an international force in Gaza
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Ex-Bangladesh leader sentenced to death
Mon 17 Nov 2025
Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina given death sentence for crimes against humanity
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Ecuadorian drug lord arrested
Mon 17 Nov 2025
Wilmer "Pipo" Chavarria who heads Ecuador's notorious Los Lobos gang is captured in Spain
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The Global Story; The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
Sun 16 Nov 2025
Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia.
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Protests at COP30
Sun 16 Nov 2025
Thousands demonstrate against global warming at the UN climate talks
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The Happy Pod: Saving a drowning man changed me
Sat 15 Nov 2025
A woman who saved a kayaker's life says she feels like he's one of her children
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Trump to sue Â鶹Éç for 'up to $5bn'
Sat 15 Nov 2025
Donald Trump to take action against the Â鶹Éç, despite its apology over documentary
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Russia hits Ukraine in deadly strikes
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Kyiv suffers the worst Russian bombardment in weeks
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Â鶹Éç refuses to pay Trump compensation
Fri 14 Nov 2025
The Â鶹Éç apologises for editing the president's speech but rejects his demand for payment
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France remembers terror attacks ten years on
Thu 13 Nov 2025
President Macron leads Paris commemorations for Bataclan victims
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US ends its longest-ever government shutdown
Thu 13 Nov 2025
Trump signs funding bill after some Democrat lawmakers help pass it
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Trump 'spent time' with Epstein 'victim'
Wed 12 Nov 2025
White House says emails from Jeffrey Epstein referencing Trump are "fake narrative"
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US-Venezuela: Trump's largest warship arrives in Latin America region
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Tensions rise over US strikes on Latin American boats
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Suicide bomber blamed for deadly attack in Islamabad
Tue 11 Nov 2025
Pakistan says a suicide attack has killed 12 people near a courthouse in the capital
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Donald Trump threatens to sue Â鶹Éç
Mon 10 Nov 2025
Â鶹Éç apologises for "error in judgement" over how a speech by the US president was edited
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The Global Story: The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president
Sun 9 Nov 2025
Syrian president is due to hold the first elections since the fall of the Assad regime?
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Water shortages could force evacuation of Iranian capital
Sun 9 Nov 2025
Iranian officials may cut water supplies at night in Tehran because of shortages
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The Happy Pod: Atomic bomb survivors campaigning for peace
Sat 8 Nov 2025
The atomic bomb survivors and families campaigning for peace and nuclear disarmament
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US exempts Hungary from Russian oil sanctions
Sat 8 Nov 2025
President Trump grants Hungary exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil
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Elon Musk, the world's richest person, is set to be richer
Fri 7 Nov 2025
A pay package for the boss of Tesla could make him the first ever trillionaire
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World leaders gather in Brazil for UN climate talks
Thu 6 Nov 2025
Leaders of US, China and India stay away from COP30 meeting
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US to cut flights if government shutdown continues
Thu 6 Nov 2025
US Transportation Secretary warns of air traffic cuts if Congress deadlock persists
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Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race
Wed 5 Nov 2025
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor
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Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney dies
Tue 4 Nov 2025
George W Bush leads tributes to his former Vice President Dick Cheney, who's died age 84
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US government shutdown forces food aid cuts
Tue 4 Nov 2025
The White House will use emergency funds to provide reduced food aid during shutdown
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Trump's military action threat alarms Nigeria
Mon 3 Nov 2025
Trump doubles down on his threat to send US troops into Nigeria ‘guns-a-blazing’
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The Happy Pod: Soldiers' letters from 1916 finally home
Sat 1 Nov 2025
Notes from two Australian WW1 soldiers found on a beach and now back with their families
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Tanzania: Hundreds feared dead in post-election violence
Sat 1 Nov 2025
Tanzania's government denies reports of widespread killings after election unrest
