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Global News Podcast — 345 episodes

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Ukraine knocks out power in Russian-occupied Crimea

2

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns

3

Right-wing candidate claims victory in Colombian election

4

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

5

Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire

6

US denies peace deal favours Iran

7

Tankers moving again after Iran deal

8

Trump signs agreement to end war with Iran

9

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

10

Trump criticises Israel over ongoing strikes in Lebanon

11

US launches fresh attacks on Iran

12

BBC goes inside Myanmar with rebel fighters

13

US retaliatory strikes against Iran

14

New Israeli strikes in Lebanon after Iranian warning

15

Donald Trump tells the BBC Israel did not defy him

16

Israel and Iran carry out fresh airstrikes

17

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

18

Hegseth attacks Europe over migration in D-Day speech

19

The Happy Pod: Kinder medicine for millions of cancer patients

20

US grants visas to Iran World Cup footballers

21

Anthropic: AI could escape human control

22

Zelensky proposes face-to-face meeting with Putin

23

Hezbollah rejects Lebanon's ceasefire with Israel

24

US House votes to curb Trump's war powers

25

One killed and dozens injured in Kuwait by Iranian drones

26

Shell accused of ignoring pollution evidence in Nigeria

27

Prepare for a more intense El Niño, UN warns

28

Night of large-scale Russian attacks across Ukraine

29

Israel orders attacks in Beirut suburbs

30

Right-wing outsider wins Colombian election first round

31

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

32

Fans rampage after Paris St-Germain win Champions League

33

The Happy Pod: The simple plastic sheet saving lives

34

Ghana passes bill criminalising promotion of LGBTQ rights

35

Russia blamed for drone crash in Romania

36

Drones become Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel

37

Deadly fire rips through boarding school in Kenya

38

US and Iran exchange fire

39

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

40

NASA reveals plans for a permanent base on the Moon

41

Train hits Belgian school bus in fatal crash

42

US launches new strikes on Iran

43

Pope Leo issues AI warning

44

African countries join forces to prevent Ebola spreading

45

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

46

Trump says agreement with Iran 'largely negotiated'

47

The Happy Pod: The art of ageing gracefully

48

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US national intelligence director

49

Rubio: US is constantly reassessing its relationship with NATO

50

Crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DRC

51

Outrage over Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

52

US charges Raúl Castro with murder

53

US offers Cuba a new relationship

54

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

55

Desperation in Afghanistan leads to sale of children

56

Elon Musk loses court battle against OpenAI

57

What we know about latest Ebola outbreak

58

Trump warns 'clock is ticking' for Iran

59

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

60

WHO declares an Ebola public health emergency in the DRC

61

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

62

Israel carries out attack against a Hamas leader in Gaza

63

Trump hails 'fantastic' new trade deals with China

64

CIA chief holds talks with Cuban officials in Havana

65

Trump heads to China for crucial talks with Xi Jinping

66

Pressure mounts on Starmer to resign as British PM

67

Israel continues airstrikes in Lebanon

68

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

69

Russia and Ukraine begin short ceasefire

70

Right-wing populist party makes big gains in UK elections

71

US, Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz

72

Iran considering US proposal to end the war

73

Trump plans to reopen Strait of Hormuz

74

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

75

Republicans criticise Trump's plan to withdraw troops

76

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

77

US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany

78

Trump briefed on new military options for Iran

79

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader moved to house arrest

80

Saudis to pull out of LIV Golf

81

Bondi inquiry calls for better policing of Jewish events

82

Russia scales back Moscow Victory Day parade

83

King Charles praises NATO in address to US Congress

84

UAE quits oil cartel Opec after six decades

85

King Charles visits the US to smooth frayed relations

86

Suspect due in court after shooting at Trump press dinner

87

Motives of suspected Washington gunman under scrutiny

88

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

89

Donald Trump evacuated from dinner after shots fired

90

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

91

US and Iran travel to Pakistan for peace talks

92

Spain dismisses reports US wants it suspended from Nato

93

The Lebanon ceasefire is 'extended by three weeks'

94

Lebanon accuses Israel of war crime after journalist killed

95

Iran seizes two cargo ships in Strait of Hormuz

96

EU approves $100bn loan to Ukraine

97

US announces a ceasefire extension with Iran

98

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

99

Uncertainty over US-Iran peace talks

100

Are insider traders making millions from the Iran war?

101

US seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship

102

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

103

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz a day after declaring it open

104

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

105

US and Tehran dispute the future of Iran's uranium

106

Tens of thousands of Lebanese return home after ceasefire

107

Ceasefire in Lebanon begins

108

Pope Leo: 'world ravaged by handful of tyrants'

109

BBC in Iran as mediation efforts continue

110

Iran warns it will block Gulf and Red Sea

111

Three years of war in Sudan

112

China calls US blockade of Iranian ports 'dangerous'

113

US Vice President suggests talks with Iran could resume

114

Pope: 'I will not debate war with Trump'

115

Péter Magyar wins the Hungarian election by a landslide

116

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

117

'Historic' US Iran talks end without deal

118

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

119

Artemis II splashdown

120

JD Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Iran

121

Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon

122

Iran: Attacks on Lebanon are 'grave violation'

123

US-Iran ceasefire under strain

124

Hegseth claims 'historic battlefield victory' over Iran

125

The US, Israel and Iran announce two-week ceasefire

126

Trump warns Iran 'whole civilisation will die tonight'

127

Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon

128

Intelligence chief of Iranian Revolutionary Guard killed

129

Trump extends Iran's deadline to open Strait of Hormuz

130

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

131

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

132

US in desperate search for missing aviator in Iran

133

Iran says it has shot down US fighter jet

134

Artemis II leaves Earth's orbit and heads for Moon

135

World leaders plan how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

136

Reach for the Moon

137

Iran war: World leaders respond to economic impact

138

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

139

Hegseth: US 'closer than ever' to defeating Iran

140

US downplays suggestions it could commit war crimes in Iran

141

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

142

Recommending: 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II

143

Trump says he could 'take the oil in Iran'

144

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

145

Yemen's Houthis launch missile attack on Israel

146

The Happy Pod: The hug that stopped a bombing

147

US says Iran war could end in ‘weeks’

148

Inside Tehran: 'My daughter is under the rubble'

149

Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events

150

Meta and Google found negligent in social media addiction trial

151

Iran ridicules - then rejects - US peace plan

152

US reportedly offers 15-point plan to end conflict

153

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

154

Tehran calls reports of US talks 'fake news'

155

Donald Trump says there are points of agreement with Iran

156

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

157

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

158

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen shipping channel

159

The Happy Pod: Beers, braids and bonding

160

Trump considering 'winding down' Iran military campaign

161

Iran renews attacks on Gulf countries

162

Israel holds off attacking Iranian gas infrastructure

163

Oil and gas prices surge after energy plant strikes

164

Iran attacks energy facilities in the Gulf

165

Israel's third top-level assassination in two days

166

Deadly Israeli strikes hit central Beirut

167

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

168

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

169

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

170

Attacks continue after Trump says Iran deal not good enough

171

Trump urges nations to secure Strait of Hormuz

172

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

173

Iran says US Kharg Island attack a failure

174

US strikes Iran’s key oil island

175

Highest daily strike total on Iran, says US

176

US aerial refuelling plane crashes in western Iraq

177

Iran's new leader in defiant first message

178

UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks

179

Three ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz

180

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

181

Oil price drops after Trump hints at short Iran war

182

Mojtaba Khamenei named as Iran's new supreme leader

183

Iranian clerics reach consensus on new supreme leader

184

US and Israel hit Iranian oil depot

185

The Happy Pod: My friends made me a new hand

186

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

187

Trump demands Iran's unconditional surrender

188

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

189

US and Israel step up attacks on Iran

190

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

191

US submarine sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean

192

US Congress receives classified briefing on war with Iran

193

Israel hits Tehran and Beirut with 'simultaneous strikes'

194

Iran widens retaliatory attacks in Gulf countries

195

US says Iran war will not be 'endless'

196

Trump warns of more US deaths in Iran war

197

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

198

Israel continues to strike Iran after Ayatollah's death

199

Iran's Supreme Leader killed in US-Israeli strikes

200

US and Israel carry out joint attacks on Iran

201

Trump blacklists Anthropic in AI battle

202

Pakistan says it's killed almost 300 Afghan Taliban

203

Pakistan strikes Afghan capital

204

US and Iran hold crucial talks mediated by Oman

205

A special report from Mexico on the deadly drugs trade

206

President Trump hails the golden age of America

207

Trump delivers longest-ever State of the Union

208

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

209

Ukraine marks 4th anniversary of Russian invasion

210

Violence erupts in Mexico after army kills drug lord

211

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

212

The Happy Pod: Former teacher celebrated as a crocodile

213

Trump lashes out at 'disappointing' Supreme Court ruling

214

US Supreme Court rules against Trump's global tariffs

215

Former Prince Andrew released as investigations continue

216

Former Prince Andrew arrested

217

Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after two hours

218

Iran claims progress in US nuclear talks

219

Jesse Jackson dies at 84

220

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump of Epstein 'cover up'

221

UK weighs up faster rise in defence budget

222

Israel lays out conditions for any Iran nuclear deal

223

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

224

Russia 'used frog toxin' to kill Alexei Navalny

225

The Happy Pod: The model redefining beauty norms

226

Transatlantic relations under spotlight at Munich conference

227

Climate boost as China's CO2 emissions fall

228

Polls open in first Bangladesh election since uprising

229

BBC in Iran for first time since protest crackdown

230

Australian police defend handling of Gaza protests

231

Members of US Congress see the unredacted Epstein files

232

Hong Kong court jails Jimmy Lai for 20 years

233

Japan's prime minister wins landslide election victory

234

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

235

Winter Olympics disrupted by protests and 'sabotage'

236

Video with racist clip pulled from Trump social media

237

Why Venezuela moves towards freeing political prisoners

238

Ukraine peace talks end with prisoner swap

239

700 ICE agents to leave Minnesota

240

Russia continues bombing as peace talks with Ukraine begin

241

BBC on frontline of Colombia's drugs crackdown

242

Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

243

India and US strike major trade deal

244

Israel opens Rafah border crossing

245

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

246

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

247

Britain's former prince Andrew faces fresh allegations

248

The Happy Pod: What makes people instinctively kind?

249

Iran says it's ready for talks with US

250

Russia to pause attacks on Ukraine as temperatures plummet

251

Why is China seeking closer UK ties?

252

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

253

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

254

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

255

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

256

The Happy Pod: The injection that saved my sight

257

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

258

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

259

The Happy Pod: Christmas with the man I saved

260

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

261

The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions

262

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

263

The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected

264

The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance

265

The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby

266

The Global Story: The international drama of Miss Universe

267

Why there's hope for Haiti

268

The Happy Pod: Diabetes Awareness Month special

269

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

270

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

271

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

272

The Happy Pod: Saving a drowning man changed me

273

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

274

The Happy Pod: Atomic bomb survivors campaigning for peace

275

The Happy Pod: Soldiers' letters from 1916 finally home

276

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

277

The Happy Pod: The healing power of singing

278

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

279

The Happy Pod: The teenager empowering thousands to succeed

280

Gaza Conflict: Two years on

281

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

282

The Happy Pod: Nurse revives 'drunk' raccoon

283

The Happy Pod: Escaping death on a glacier

284

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

285

Xi, Kim and Putin: A new world alliance?

286

The Happy Pod: Hugs from Texas

287

The Happy Pod: Letters from dad - with love

288

The Happy Pod: Mountaintop matchmaking

289

The Happy Pod: How baby showers saved a rare bird

290

The Happy Pod: Learning begins with breakfast

291

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

292

The Happy Pod: The thrill of swimming the Arctic Circle

293

The Happy Pod: The trio bringing countries together with music

294

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

295

The Happy Pod: A song fit for a King

296

Iran crisis: your questions answered

297

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

298

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

299

The Happy Pod: Rodent on the run returns

300

The Happy Pod: The joy of chasing a giant cheese

301

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

302

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

303

The Happy Pod: Learning to read in your 30s

304

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

305

Le Pen vows to fight political ban

306

The Ukraine War: What happens next?

307

Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal

308

The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad

309

Donald Trump begins second term as US president

310

US inauguration special

311

The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic

312

Biden in largest single-day act of clemency

313

Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus

314

Syria special

315

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

316

Republicans win House in major boost for Trump agenda

317

Donald Trump confirmed as 47th US President

318

Donald Trump declares victory in US presidential election

319

The Happy Pod: Marrying the man who saved my life

320

Former Ugandan rebel jailed for 40 years for war crimes

321

US Presidential Election - your questions answered

322

Israeli PM's home targeted by Hezbollah drone

323

The Happy Pod: The teenager faster than a calculator

324

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

325

The Happy Pod: The young people changing the world

326

The Happy Pod: AI offers blind runners more freedom

327

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

328

The Happy Pod: Panda pair bring joy to San Diego

329

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

330

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

331

What keeps China’s president up at night?

332

Bonus: The Global Story

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Bonus: The Global Story

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Bonus: The Global Story

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Israel-Gaza War: Your Questions Answered

336

Israel-Gaza War: Your Questions Answered

337

Gaza Special: Your Questions Answered

338

Special Edition - Artificial Intelligence - who cares?

339

Special episode: Abortion rights around the world

340

Young voices special

341

Special: Global News Ukrainecast part 2

342

Russia-Ukraine: On the brink of war?

343

Omicron versus the world: Your questions answered

344

Afghanistan Special: Your Questions Answered

345

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