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 β 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
Episodes to download
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Trump extends Iran's deadline to open Strait of Hormuz
Mon 6 Apr 2026
US threatens to bomb Iran's bridges and power plants if White House demands are ignored
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US gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or open Strait of Hormuz
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Both countries trade threats to unleash "hell" as Tehran rejects American ultimatum
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The Happy Pod: The decades long wait for the World Cup
Sat 4 Apr 2026
Fans in Iraq and the DRC are celebrating being back in football's biggest competition.
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Iran says it has shot down US fighter jet
Fri 3 Apr 2026
Iranian media says search is under way for the crew of a downed US fighter jet
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UK and allies discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz
Thu 2 Apr 2026
Representatives from more than 40 countries took part in a virtual summit on Thursday
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Trump: US to leave Iran in '2 or 3 weeks'
Wed 1 Apr 2026
White House says it's up to other countries to get oil through Strait of Hormuz
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Hegseth: US 'closer than ever' to defeating Iran
Tue 31 Mar 2026
US Defence Secretary says President Trump is willing to make deal to end fighting
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US downplays suggestions it could commit war crimes in Iran
Tue 31 Mar 2026
Trump has threatened to wipe out civilian infrastructure unless Iran agrees to a deal
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Can the US really take control of Iran's oil?
Mon 30 Mar 2026
Trump says US in serious discussions with a new regime in Iran
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Trump says he could 'take the oil in Iran'
Mon 30 Mar 2026
The US President says he could seize Iran's oil export hub of Kharg Island
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The Global Story: Are we heading for World War Three?
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Will the US-Israel war with Iran spiral out of control and how can it be stopped?
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Yemen's Houthis launch missile attack on Israel
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Israel says it has intercepted two waves of missiles launched by Houthi rebels
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The Happy Pod: The hug that stopped a bombing
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Nathan Newby received a bravery medal for preventing an attack on a hospital
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US says Iran war could end in βweeksβ
Sat 28 Mar 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says most war objectives in Iran have been met
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Inside Tehran: 'My daughter is under the rubble'
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Using exclusive material, ΒιΆΉΙη Eye documents the devastation caused by the bombing of Iran
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Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events
Fri 27 Mar 2026
The IOC says women's events at LA 2028 will be limited to biological females
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Meta and Google found negligent in social media addiction trial
Thu 26 Mar 2026
Platforms were accused of deliberately designing products that harm children's health
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The Global Story:How does war affect a childβs brain?
Sun 22 Mar 2026
Veteran war reporter Fergal Keane on PTSD among children in conflicts worldwide.
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The Happy Pod: Beers, braids and bonding
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Meet the men helping fellow Dads connect with their daughters through hairstyling lessons
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The Happy Pod: Turning my toddler's tales into tunes
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Millions of people have watched Stephen Spencer set his daughter's stories to music
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The Happy Pod: My friends made me a new hand
Sat 7 Mar 2026
Lois, 14, and her classmates used a 3D printer to make her new prosthetic hand
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The Global Story:The tightrope of reporting in Putinβs Russia
Sun 22 Feb 2026
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to an intense crackdown on dissent
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The Happy Pod: Former teacher celebrated as a crocodile
Sat 21 Feb 2026
A newly discovered species is named after Mr Jones
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The Global Story: Epsteinβs global network: What the files reveal
Sun 15 Feb 2026
The latest tranche of Epstein files shed new light on the scandalβs global implications.
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The Happy Pod: The model redefining beauty norms
Sat 14 Feb 2026
A woman whose leg was amputated aged 2 is challenging stereotypes through modelling
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The Global Story: Is ISIS having a resurgence in Syria?
Sun 8 Feb 2026
The US has carried out strikes on ISIS targets, amid prison breaks and in-fighting
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The Global Story: The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs
Sun 1 Feb 2026
How a series of attacks on Russian apartments helped propel Putinβs rise to power.
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The Happy Pod: What makes people instinctively kind?
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Lessons in kindness from an expert inspired by a stranger risking his life to save hers
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The Global Story: How Canada's Mark Carney is taking on Trump
Sun 25 Jan 2026
Canadaβs PM Mark Carney says βthe old world order is not coming backβ.
