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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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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Iran ridicules - then rejects - US peace plan
Wed 25 Mar 2026
Tehran says "no" to President Trump's 15-point proposal aimed at stopping the war
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US reportedly offers 15-point plan to end conflict
Wed 25 Mar 2026
It comes as Iran says 'non-hostile vessels' may pass through Strait of Hormuz
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Trump's peace plan still vague as war with Iran continues
Tue 24 Mar 2026
White House says proposals over talks are "fluid", as Tehran remains defiant
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Tehran calls reports of US talks 'fake news'
Tue 24 Mar 2026
Iran accuses Trump of manipulating oil markets over US claims of βproductive discussions'
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Donald Trump says there are points of agreement with Iran
Mon 23 Mar 2026
US president says Tehran is talking to Washington on ending the war, which Iran denies
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Is Israel planning a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon?
Mon 23 Mar 2026
Defence minister says Israel is expanding its ground campaign in southern Lebanon
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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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Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen shipping channel
Sun 22 Mar 2026
President Trump threatens Iranβs power plants if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz
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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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Trump considering 'winding down' Iran military campaign
Sat 21 Mar 2026
President Trump says the US is getting very close to meeting its objectives in Iran
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Iran renews attacks on Gulf countries
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Tehran continues to fire missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours
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Israel holds off attacking Iranian gas infrastructure
Fri 20 Mar 2026
President Trump said he wasn't consulted over Israeli attack on South Pars gas field
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Oil and gas prices surge after energy plant strikes
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Qatar calls attacks on gas facilities 'dangerous escalation' and urges Iran to stop
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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.
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The Happy Pod: Saving lives with the man who saved mine
Sat 24 Jan 2026
A man who had two heart operations later worked with his surgeon to save others
