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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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29:26

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% on smartphones

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/23

President Trump threatens a 50% tariff on all goods sent to the US from the EU. Also: a gang is found guilty of the Kim Kardashian jewellery heist in Paris, and the Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado dies aged 81.

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28:53

Ukraine and Russia take part in biggest prisoner swap...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/23

Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners, which President Trump says "could lead to something big." Also: we look at the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and in Norway a man finds a ship in his garden.

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27:55

The Trump administration stops Harvard from enrolling...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/22

The Trump administration bans Harvard from enrolling foreign students. Also: Israel blames critics of its war on Gaza for the murder of two US embassy staff, and why the Netherlands accuses Belgium of stealing wind.

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27:17

Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington DC

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/22

Israel's foreign minister says antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement linked to the war in Gaza lay behind the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington. Also: China stakes its claim to the Arctic.

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26:33

Trump confronts South African leader with claim of...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/22

US President Donald Trump confronted his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House, claiming that white farmers were being "persecuted" in the country. Also: climbing Everest using Xenon gas.

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28:08

Paramilitaries pushed out of key state

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/21

Sudan's army says it has liberated all of Khartoum state from the paramilitary RSF. Also: the UN says new aid supplies have still not been distributed in Gaza, and rapid test could improve treatment for brain tumours.

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27:48

UN says no aid yet distributed in Gaza as...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/21

The United Nations says no aid has yet been distributed in Gaza despite aid lorries starting to cross the border after an 11-week blockade. Also: Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump cut PBS funding.

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31:20

UN says Israel to allow 100 aid trucks into Gaza

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/20

The UN says Israel to allow 100 aid lorries to enter Gaza; Also: President Trump's real estate company in talks to build tower in Vietnam as it tries to head off huge US export tariffs, and why does the universe exist?

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33:06

Trump says Russia and Ukraine to 'immediately' start...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/20

US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating towards a ceasefire, after a phone call with Vladimir Putin. Also: videos show capuchin monkeys kidnapping babies of another species.

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32:29

Netanyahu: Israel plans to take over all of Gaza

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/19

Israel vows to 'take control of all' of Gaza to prevent Hamas from looting aid. Also: a BBC investigation finds evidence that children are being trafficked into illegal mines in South Africa and sexually abused.

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25:13

Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/19

The former US president Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday after seeing a doctor for urinary symptoms. Also: Israel says it will allow "basic amount" of food into Gaza, ending 10-week blockade.

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25:44

Trump to call Putin to stop Ukraine 'bloodbath'

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/18

Donald Trump has said he will call Vladimir Putin on Monday to stop the Ukraine 'bloodbath'. Also: Reuniting Chile's stolen children with their birth parents, and the theft of a statue of Melania Trump.

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27:27

The Happy Pod: Climbing a mountain 64 times to...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/17

Listener Tania tells us how stories on The Happy Pod helped her fight for life after a near fatal mountain fall. Now she's determined to inspire others. Also: a park designed in a computer game becomes a reality; why happiness boosts vaccines; and the cheerleading businessmen.

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26:44

Ukraine and Russia agree prisoner swap after direct...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/16

The first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years have ended without a ceasefire agreement. Also: a man who attacked the author Salman Rushdie is jailed for 25 years

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28:55

Trump leaves Middle East while strikes on Gaza intensify

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/16

Airstrikes in north Gaza kill nearly 100 Palestinians. Trump ends Mideast trip with business deals but no Israeli hostage breakthrough. Russia-Ukraine peace talks start in Turkey. Plus: Eurovision finalists confirmed

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27:31

US plays down prospects of peace talks between Russia...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/15

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Ukraine breakthrough not likely until President Trump meets Vladimir Putin. Also: power cuts in Sudan after drone strikes on power stations.

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32:06

Gaza officials say Israeli strikes kill more than 100...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/15

Palestinians in Gaza say they are facing another Nakba on the anniversary of their "catastrophe". Also: President Zelensky calls Russian peace talks delegates "stand-in props" and the lost Magna Carta found at Harvard.

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32:43

Trump signs major trade deals with Qatar

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/14

President Trump announces a series of deals between the US and Qatar, including a huge order for Boeing jets. Also: President Putin is not on the Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey.

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30:15

Donald Trump meets Syrian leader

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/14

Donald Trump has met Syria's president Ahmed al-Sharaa after announcing a surprise decision to lift US sanctions on the government in Damascus. Also: the remarkable first aid abilities of chimpanzees.

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34:30

Trump agrees huge arms deal on Saudi visit

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/14

President Trump agrees $142bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia during a trip to the Gulf. Also: new hope for patients with breast cancer BRCA gene, and Basel hosts first Eurovision semi-final.

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