Global News Podcast cover art

All Episodes

Global News Podcast — 402 episodes

#
Title
1

Many trapped in Japanese mall after earthquake

2

'France faces most severe crisis since the Second World War'

3

German police shoot dead Berlin Pride attack suspect

4

The Global Story: British CPAC - Can MAGA politics be exported to the UK?

5

A vehicle ploughs into a gay pride event in Germany

6

The Happy Pod: My best friend turned out to be my brother

7

ICC chief prosecutor dismissed over sexual misconduct claims

8

First human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine

9

Anger in Venezuela one month on from earthquakes

10

Houthis in Yemen target Saudi oil exports

11

US signs landmark nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia

12

OpenAI says new systems went rogue

13

Zelensky sacks Ukraine's army chief

14

Baby traffickers convicted in Indonesia

15

New threat to global oil supplies

16

Burnham becomes UK's seventh PM in a decade

17

Spain shatter Argentina's World Cup dream

18

Jeffrey Epstein, Howard Lutnick, and the disgraced former prince

19

Iranian drone attack kills two US soldiers

20

The Happy Pod: Portugal’s last circus elephant rehomed

21

US military launches seventh night of Iran strikes

22

UK's Andy Burnham confirmed as new Labour leader

23

Trump accuses China of 'sinister election meddling'

24

Italian officials found guilty over deadly bridge collapse

25

Zelensky fires popular defence minister

26

US military launches wave of attacks against Iran

27

Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo

28

ICE officer kills a Colombian man in Maine

29

US reinstates naval blockade on Iran

30

Trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin

31

Bangkok bar fire kills at least 27

32

The Global Story: Citizen Vigilante and Elon Musk’s war on ‘woke’ films

33

US launches fresh strikes on Iran

34

The Happy Pod: Inviting strangers round for dinner

35

US demands Iran guarantee Strait of Hormuz is open

36

At least 12 dead in Spanish wildfires

37

US and Iran trade blows as Khamenei is buried

38

US and Iran trade strikes in Gulf

39

ICC says war crimes committed in Sudan

40

Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over'

41

US strikes Iran after accusing Tehran of targeting shipping

42

French court clears way for Marine Le Pen presidential run

43

US exit World Cup despite Trump's intervention

44

Ukraine requests more air defences after Russian attacks

45

Fresh evidence of RSF 'atrocities' in Sudan

46

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

47

South Africans hold protests against migrants

48

Supreme Court hands Trump a big win and several defeats

49

Venezuelans' anger over slow earthquake response

50

Venezuela races to find earthquake survivors

51

Bonus: Are the World Cup's hydration breaks here to stay?

52

The Happy Pod: All aboard the Bike Bus

53

UN says over 50,000 missing after Venezuela quakes

54

Venezuela earthquakes: nearly 600 people now confirmed dead

55

US pledges $150m in aid after Venezuelan earthquakes

56

Over 160 people dead in Venezuela earthquakes

57

Twin earthquakes strike Venezuela

58

Ukraine knocks out power in Russian-occupied Crimea

59

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns

60

Right-wing candidate claims victory in Colombian election

61

The Global Story: How to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon

62

Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire

63

US denies peace deal favours Iran

64

Tankers moving again after Iran deal

65

Trump signs agreement to end war with Iran

66

Trump warns Iran deal 'not final' ahead of signing on Friday

67

Trump criticises Israel over ongoing strikes in Lebanon

68

US launches fresh attacks on Iran

69

BBC goes inside Myanmar with rebel fighters

70

US retaliatory strikes against Iran

71

New Israeli strikes in Lebanon after Iranian warning

72

Donald Trump tells the BBC Israel did not defy him

73

Israel and Iran carry out fresh airstrikes

74

The Global Story: The battle to save James Bond from becoming slop

75

Hegseth attacks Europe over migration in D-Day speech

76

The Happy Pod: Kinder medicine for millions of cancer patients

77

US grants visas to Iran World Cup footballers

78

Anthropic: AI could escape human control

79

Zelensky proposes face-to-face meeting with Putin

80

Hezbollah rejects Lebanon's ceasefire with Israel

81

US House votes to curb Trump's war powers

82

One killed and dozens injured in Kuwait by Iranian drones

83

Shell accused of ignoring pollution evidence in Nigeria

84

Prepare for a more intense El Niño, UN warns

85

Night of large-scale Russian attacks across Ukraine

86

Israel orders attacks in Beirut suburbs

87

Right-wing outsider wins Colombian election first round

88

The Global Story: World Cup 2026: The most political of all time?

89

Fans rampage after Paris St-Germain win Champions League

90

The Happy Pod: The simple plastic sheet saving lives

91

Ghana passes bill criminalising promotion of LGBTQ rights

92

Russia blamed for drone crash in Romania

93

Drones become Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel

94

Deadly fire rips through boarding school in Kenya

95

US and Iran exchange fire

96

Samsung workers secure $400,000 bonus deal on AI profits

97

NASA reveals plans for a permanent base on the Moon

98

Train hits Belgian school bus in fatal crash

99

US launches new strikes on Iran

100

Pope Leo issues AI warning

101

African countries join forces to prevent Ebola spreading

102

The Global Story: The American mayor accused of working for China

103

Trump says agreement with Iran 'largely negotiated'

104

The Happy Pod: The art of ageing gracefully

105

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US national intelligence director

106

Rubio: US is constantly reassessing its relationship with NATO

107

Crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DRC

108

Outrage over Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

109

US charges Raúl Castro with murder

110

US offers Cuba a new relationship

111

Xi greets Putin in Beijing - days after Trump's China visit

112

Desperation in Afghanistan leads to sale of children

113

Elon Musk loses court battle against OpenAI

114

What we know about latest Ebola outbreak

115

Trump warns 'clock is ticking' for Iran

116

The Global Story: Operation Ajax: The CIA’s Iran coup

117

WHO declares an Ebola public health emergency in the DRC

118

The Happy Pod: My college designs on display at the Met

119

Israel carries out attack against a Hamas leader in Gaza

120

Trump hails 'fantastic' new trade deals with China

121

CIA chief holds talks with Cuban officials in Havana

122

Trump heads to China for crucial talks with Xi Jinping

123

Pressure mounts on Starmer to resign as British PM

124

Israel continues airstrikes in Lebanon

125

The Happy Pod: 'Life changing' treatment restored my daughter's vision

126

Russia and Ukraine begin short ceasefire

127

Right-wing populist party makes big gains in UK elections

128

US, Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz

129

Iran considering US proposal to end the war

130

Trump plans to reopen Strait of Hormuz

131

The Global Story: The US and Israel entered the Iran war together. Is Israel now being sidelined?

132

Republicans criticise Trump's plan to withdraw troops

133

The Happy Pod: Running topless because I'm proud of my scars

134

US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany

135

Trump briefed on new military options for Iran

136

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader moved to house arrest

137

Saudis to pull out of LIV Golf

138

Bondi inquiry calls for better policing of Jewish events

139

Russia scales back Moscow Victory Day parade

140

King Charles praises NATO in address to US Congress

141

UAE quits oil cartel Opec after six decades

142

King Charles visits the US to smooth frayed relations

143

Suspect due in court after shooting at Trump press dinner

144

Motives of suspected Washington gunman under scrutiny

145

The Global Story: The global network hunting predators on the internet

146

Donald Trump evacuated from dinner after shots fired

147

The Happy Pod: I invented a way for my brother to communicate

148

US and Iran travel to Pakistan for peace talks

149

Spain dismisses reports US wants it suspended from Nato

150

The Lebanon ceasefire is 'extended by three weeks'

151

Lebanon accuses Israel of war crime after journalist killed

152

Iran seizes two cargo ships in Strait of Hormuz

153

EU approves $100bn loan to Ukraine

154

US announces a ceasefire extension with Iran

155

Trump says US in 'very strong position' for Iran talks

156

Uncertainty over US-Iran peace talks

157

Are insider traders making millions from the Iran war?

158

US seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship

159

The Global Story: The AI model that’s ‘too powerful’ to be released to the public

160

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz a day after declaring it open

161

The Happy Pod: Filling the empty chair left by my best friend

162

US and Tehran dispute the future of Iran's uranium

163

Tens of thousands of Lebanese return home after ceasefire

164

Ceasefire in Lebanon begins

165

Pope Leo: 'world ravaged by handful of tyrants'

166

BBC in Iran as mediation efforts continue

167

Iran warns it will block Gulf and Red Sea

168

Three years of war in Sudan

169

China calls US blockade of Iranian ports 'dangerous'

170

US Vice President suggests talks with Iran could resume

171

Pope: 'I will not debate war with Trump'

172

Péter Magyar wins the Hungarian election by a landslide

173

The Global Story: The medications that can trigger sex and gambling addictions

174

'Historic' US Iran talks end without deal

175

The Happy Pod: From a small town, to the moon

176

Artemis II splashdown

177

JD Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Iran

178

Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon

179

Iran: Attacks on Lebanon are 'grave violation'

180

US-Iran ceasefire under strain

181

Hegseth claims 'historic battlefield victory' over Iran

182

The US, Israel and Iran announce two-week ceasefire

183

Trump warns Iran 'whole civilisation will die tonight'

184

Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon

185

Intelligence chief of Iranian Revolutionary Guard killed

186

Trump extends Iran's deadline to open Strait of Hormuz

187

US gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or open Strait of Hormuz

188

The Happy Pod: The decades long wait for the World Cup

189

US in desperate search for missing aviator in Iran

190

Iran says it has shot down US fighter jet

191

Artemis II leaves Earth's orbit and heads for Moon

192

World leaders plan how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

193

Reach for the Moon

194

Iran war: World leaders respond to economic impact

195

Trump: US to leave Iran in '2 or 3 weeks'

196

Hegseth: US 'closer than ever' to defeating Iran

197

US downplays suggestions it could commit war crimes in Iran

198

Can the US really take control of Iran's oil?

199

Recommending: 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II

200

Trump says he could 'take the oil in Iran'

201

The Global Story: Are we heading for World War Three?

202

Yemen's Houthis launch missile attack on Israel

203

The Happy Pod: The hug that stopped a bombing

204

US says Iran war could end in ‘weeks’

205

Inside Tehran: 'My daughter is under the rubble'

206

Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events

207

Meta and Google found negligent in social media addiction trial

208

Iran ridicules - then rejects - US peace plan

209

US reportedly offers 15-point plan to end conflict

210

Trump's peace plan still vague as war with Iran continues

211

Tehran calls reports of US talks 'fake news'

212

Donald Trump says there are points of agreement with Iran

213

Is Israel planning a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon?

214

The Global Story:How does war affect a child’s brain?

215

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen shipping channel

216

The Happy Pod: Beers, braids and bonding

217

Trump considering 'winding down' Iran military campaign

218

Iran renews attacks on Gulf countries

219

Israel holds off attacking Iranian gas infrastructure

220

Oil and gas prices surge after energy plant strikes

221

Iran attacks energy facilities in the Gulf

222

Israel's third top-level assassination in two days

223

Deadly Israeli strikes hit central Beirut

224

Israel says it's killed Iran's top security chief

225

US allies reject Trump's call for help in Strait of Hormuz

226

Germany and UK tell Trump this is 'not Nato's war'

227

Attacks continue after Trump says Iran deal not good enough

228

Trump urges nations to secure Strait of Hormuz

229

The Happy Pod: Turning my toddler's tales into tunes

230

Iran says US Kharg Island attack a failure

231

US strikes Iran’s key oil island

232

Highest daily strike total on Iran, says US

233

US aerial refuelling plane crashes in western Iraq

234

Iran's new leader in defiant first message

235

UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks

236

Three ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz

237

Hegseth: Today ‘most intense’ day of US strikes on Iran

238

Oil price drops after Trump hints at short Iran war

239

Mojtaba Khamenei named as Iran's new supreme leader

240

Iranian clerics reach consensus on new supreme leader

241

US and Israel hit Iranian oil depot

242

The Happy Pod: My friends made me a new hand

243

US: 'achievable objectives' in Iran in four to six weeks

244

Trump demands Iran's unconditional surrender

245

US and Israel 'moving to next phase' of war with Iran

246

US and Israel step up attacks on Iran

247

US Senate blocks bid to limit Trump's powers for Iran war

248

US submarine sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean

249

US Congress receives classified briefing on war with Iran

250

Israel hits Tehran and Beirut with 'simultaneous strikes'

251

Iran widens retaliatory attacks in Gulf countries

252

US says Iran war will not be 'endless'

253

Trump warns of more US deaths in Iran war

254

The Happy Pod: The chance encounter that became a lasting friendship

255

Israel continues to strike Iran after Ayatollah's death

256

Iran's Supreme Leader killed in US-Israeli strikes

257

US and Israel carry out joint attacks on Iran

258

Trump blacklists Anthropic in AI battle

259

Pakistan says it's killed almost 300 Afghan Taliban

260

Pakistan strikes Afghan capital

261

US and Iran hold crucial talks mediated by Oman

262

A special report from Mexico on the deadly drugs trade

263

President Trump hails the golden age of America

264

Trump delivers longest-ever State of the Union

265

Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion

266

Ukraine marks 4th anniversary of Russian invasion

267

Violence erupts in Mexico after army kills drug lord

268

The Global Story:The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia

269

The Happy Pod: Former teacher celebrated as a crocodile

270

Trump lashes out at 'disappointing' Supreme Court ruling

271

US Supreme Court rules against Trump's global tariffs

272

Former Prince Andrew released as investigations continue

273

Former Prince Andrew arrested

274

Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after two hours

275

Iran claims progress in US nuclear talks

276

Jesse Jackson dies at 84

277

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump of Epstein 'cover up'

278

UK weighs up faster rise in defence budget

279

Israel lays out conditions for any Iran nuclear deal

280

The Global Story: Epstein’s global network: What the files reveal

281

Russia 'used frog toxin' to kill Alexei Navalny

282

The Happy Pod: The model redefining beauty norms

283

Transatlantic relations under spotlight at Munich conference

284

Climate boost as China's CO2 emissions fall

285

Polls open in first Bangladesh election since uprising

286

BBC in Iran for first time since protest crackdown

287

Australian police defend handling of Gaza protests

288

Members of US Congress see the unredacted Epstein files

289

Hong Kong court jails Jimmy Lai for 20 years

290

Japan's prime minister wins landslide election victory

291

The Global Story: Is ISIS having a resurgence in Syria?

292

Winter Olympics disrupted by protests and 'sabotage'

293

Video with racist clip pulled from Trump social media

294

Why Venezuela moves towards freeing political prisoners

295

Ukraine peace talks end with prisoner swap

296

700 ICE agents to leave Minnesota

297

Russia continues bombing as peace talks with Ukraine begin

298

BBC on frontline of Colombia's drugs crackdown

299

Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

300

India and US strike major trade deal

301

Israel opens Rafah border crossing

302

Boy, 5, and father detained by ICE in Minnesota are released

303

The Global Story: The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs

304

Britain's former prince Andrew faces fresh allegations

305

The Happy Pod: What makes people instinctively kind?

306

Iran says it's ready for talks with US

307

Russia to pause attacks on Ukraine as temperatures plummet

308

Why is China seeking closer UK ties?

309

Trump warns Iran 'time is running out' for nuclear deal

310

The Global Story: How Canada's Mark Carney is taking on Trump

311

The Happy Pod: Saving lives with the man who saved mine

312

The Global Story: The post-World War II era is over. What comes next?

313

The Happy Pod: The injection that saved my sight

314

The Global Story: The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos

315

The Happy Pod: The 88-year-old veteran given nearly $2m by strangers

316

The Happy Pod: Christmas with the man I saved

317

The Global Story - Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think

318

The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

319

The Global Story: The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law

320

The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected

321

The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance

322

The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby

323

The Global Story: The international drama of Miss Universe

324

Why there's hope for Haiti

325

The Happy Pod: Diabetes Awareness Month special

326

The Global Story: The oil lobbyist who tried to sink the first big climate deal

327

The Happy Pod: Donating my kidney transformed a child's life

328

The Global Story; The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia

329

The Happy Pod: Saving a drowning man changed me

330

The Global Story: The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president

331

The Happy Pod: Atomic bomb survivors campaigning for peace

332

The Happy Pod: Soldiers' letters from 1916 finally home

333

The Happy Pod: 'I'm blind but I can read a book again'

334

The Happy Pod: The healing power of singing

335

The Happy Pod: Love, cake, and a long-lost mother

336

The Happy Pod: The teenager empowering thousands to succeed

337

Gaza Conflict: Two years on

338

The Happy Pod: Hope for people with Huntington's disease

339

The Happy Pod: Nurse revives 'drunk' raccoon

340

The Happy Pod: Escaping death on a glacier

341

The Happy Pod: The 'game changing' test for ovarian cancer

342

Xi, Kim and Putin: A new world alliance?

343

The Happy Pod: Hugs from Texas

344

The Happy Pod: Letters from dad - with love

345

The Happy Pod: Mountaintop matchmaking

346

The Happy Pod: How baby showers saved a rare bird

347

The Happy Pod: Learning begins with breakfast

348

The Happy Pod: Performing on the street got me Oasis tickets

349

The Happy Pod: The thrill of swimming the Arctic Circle

350

The Happy Pod: The trio bringing countries together with music

351

The Happy Pod: The surgeon who left his wedding to save a life

352

The Happy Pod: A song fit for a King

353

Iran crisis: your questions answered

354

The Happy Pod: Sending my mother's ashes around the world

355

The Happy Pod: The tiny dog back home after a big adventure

356

The Happy Pod: Rodent on the run returns

357

The Happy Pod: The joy of chasing a giant cheese

358

The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking about mental health

359

The Happy Pod: Climbing a mountain 64 times to inspire others

360

The Happy Pod: Learning to read in your 30s

361

The Happy Pod: The rescued Ukraine lions learning to roar again

362

Le Pen vows to fight political ban

363

The Ukraine War: What happens next?

364

Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal

365

The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad

366

Donald Trump begins second term as US president

367

US inauguration special

368

The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic

369

Biden in largest single-day act of clemency

370

Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus

371

Syria special

372

MSF charity pulls out of Haiti's capital after attacks on staff

373

Republicans win House in major boost for Trump agenda

374

Donald Trump confirmed as 47th US President

375

Donald Trump declares victory in US presidential election

376

The Happy Pod: Marrying the man who saved my life

377

Former Ugandan rebel jailed for 40 years for war crimes

378

US Presidential Election - your questions answered

379

Israeli PM's home targeted by Hezbollah drone

380

The Happy Pod: The teenager faster than a calculator

381

Iran's top cleric defends strikes on Israel in rare public speech

382

The Happy Pod: The young people changing the world

383

The Happy Pod: AI offers blind runners more freedom

384

Bonus: The Global Story - Is Twitch too big to fail?

385

The Happy Pod: Panda pair bring joy to San Diego

386

Bonus: The Global Story - The most contested land in the world?

387

The Happy Pod: The surprise star of a US Olympics team

388

What keeps China’s president up at night?

389

Bonus: The Global Story

390

Bonus: The Global Story

391

Bonus: The Global Story

392

Israel-Gaza War: Your Questions Answered

393

Israel-Gaza War: Your Questions Answered

394

Gaza Special: Your Questions Answered

395

Special Edition - Artificial Intelligence - who cares?

396

Special episode: Abortion rights around the world

397

Young voices special

398

Special: Global News Ukrainecast part 2

399

Russia-Ukraine: On the brink of war?

400

Omicron versus the world: Your questions answered

401

Afghanistan Special: Your Questions Answered

402

Global News Brexitcast