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Global News Podcast

BBC World Service

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.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:

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32:51

US vetoes UN call for unconditional Gaza ceasefire

Global News Podcast ·

2025/06/05

The US has vetoed UN Security Council's draft resolution calling for an "unconditional and permanent" ceasefire in Gaza. The other 14 members voted in favour. Also: how a daily cup of chickpeas can lower cholesterol.

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26:50

Red Cross chief: 'Gaza worse than hell on Earth'

Global News Podcast ·

2025/06/04

The head of the International Red Cross says the situation in Gaza has become 'worse than hell on Earth'. Also: The search for South Africa's illegal mining boss, and could we see data centres in space one day?

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38:07

Israel-Gaza: Are we witnessing war crimes?

Global News Podcast ·

2025/06/04

In a special BBC debate, a panel of guests considers one of the most contentious questions of the last 20 months: Do the actions of Israel and Hamas since 7 October 2023 constitute war crimes?

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34:54

IDF says it will investigate the deaths of...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/06/04

The Israeli military says it's to investigate the reported killing on Tuesday of twenty-seven Palestinians near a US-backed aid distribution centre in Gaza. Also: Musk calls Trump’s tax bill a “disgusting abomination”.

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31:44

Palestinians killed while collecting aid in Gaza

Global News Podcast ·

2025/06/03

Twenty-seven people collecting aid in Gaza are reported to have been killed by the Israeli military. Also: the impact of civil war on children in Sudan, and a library of books that won't be published for 100 years.

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29:07

President Zelensky calls for tough sanctions on Russia

Global News Podcast ·

2025/06/02

Moscow gave a list of demands known to be unacceptable to Kyiv. Also: Israel condemns the UN's call for an investigation into Sunday's killings of Palestinians and why Paraguay could be South America's Silicon Valley.

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28:42

Russia and Ukraine hold brief talks despite heavy...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/06/02

Russia and Ukraine wrap up a brief round of peace talks - after Ukraine launched an attack on Russian airbases. Also: why Britain is moving to war readiness, and the world's largest digital camera capturing the cosmos.

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29:40

Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russian bombers

Global News Podcast ·

2025/06/01

Ukraine claims to have left more than 40 Russian bomber planes burning in a large-scale drone attack. Also: the ICRC in Gaza says it's treated dozens of casualties after a reported attack near an aid distribution centre.

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32:33

US rejects Hamas' response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Global News Podcast ·

2025/06/01

The US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has called Hamas' response to a Gaza ceasefire plan 'totally unacceptable'. Also: What two astronauts did when they were stuck in space, and the life of India's 'Tiger Man'.

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26:29

The Happy Pod: The joy of chasing a giant cheese

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/31

Why the ancient English tradition of chasing a giant cheese down a steep hill is gathering crowds from around the world. Also: a life saving donation from a stranger half a world away; and Brazil's beatboxing nuns.

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29:11

Musk leaves Trump administration

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/30

Donald Trump has heaped praise on Elon Musk at a press conference marking his exit from the US government. Also: The scientist behind the abortion pill dies, and Taylor Swift buys back her master recordings.

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29:57

UN warns entire Gaza population at risk of famine

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/30

UN says the world must do more to save the entire population of Gaza from famine. Also: BBC finds the EU has spent more on Russian oil and gas than aid to Ukraine, and do parents know best when it comes to child health?

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33:29

US appeals court rules that Trump tariffs can stay in...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/30

US President Donald Trump can keep collecting import taxes, an appeals court has ruled, a day after a ruling found the sweeping global tariffs to be illegal. Also: Chinese paraglider survives 8,000m-high flight.

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28:55

Israel announces major expansion of settlements in...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/29

Israeli ministers say 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved in the occupied West Bank - the biggest expansion in decades. Also: A US federal court blocks many of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.

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31:33

Dodging Russian drones in Donetsk

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/28

A special report from the frontline in eastern Ukraine where Russian forces are advancing. Also: remembering the renowned Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o, and saving lives with a defibrillator on Mount Everest.

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35:29

Germany promises Ukraine long-range missiles to fight...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/28

Germany's Merz promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles. Also: the latest from Gaza, 20 years in jail for French paedophile, experts warn the Earth is 'profoundly ill' and a flying car takes off in England.

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30:36

Crowds overrun new aid distribution site in Gaza

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/28

Thousands of Palestinians have stormed an aid distribution site in Gaza set up by a US and Israeli-backed group, a day after it began working there. Also: a Turkish bakery revives a 5,000-year-old bread recipe.

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31:06

US and Israeli-backed group distributes aid in Gaza

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/27

The first aid delivery into Gaza by a US and Israeli-backed group has been dismissed by the UN as a "distraction". Also: King Charles is to deliver a key speech in Canada's parliament, and the world's oldest human fingerprint.

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32:38

US envoy rejects Hamas claim that it has agreed to...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/27

The US envoy Steve Witkoff rejects a claim by Hamas that it has accepted an American plan for a Gaza truce. Also: car drives into Liverpool football fans, and the Blue Danube waltz is to be broadcast to deep space.

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27:33

Israeli strike kills dozens sheltering in Gaza school

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/26

Rescue workers in Gaza describe 'horrific' scenes, after an Israeli strike on a school killed dozens. Israel said it had targeted Hamas. Also: the latest from Ukraine, as Donald Trump calls Putin 'crazy'.

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