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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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27:18

Russia's chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow bomb...

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/17

Igor Kirillov was killed in the explosion on Tuesday. Also; a powerful earthquake flattens buildings and cuts communications in Vanuatu, and how one letter was delivered to the wrong address thousands of kilometres away.

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28:31

The rebels turned rulers providing law and order in...

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/16

Syria's new rulers pledge to protect minority Alawite community in Latakia after recent attacks. Also: Germany’s chancellor loses vote of confidence, and hundreds of new species are found in Mekong in south east Asia.

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29:06

French ministers arrive in Mayotte after devastating...

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/16

France to provide relief and security to people in Mayotte, after Saturday's destructive cyclone. Also: Western powers step up their engagement with the new rulers of Syria. And Serbia accuses journalists of spying.

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28:21

Hundreds, possibly thousands, feared dead in Mayotte...

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/16

Hundreds, possibly thousands, are feared dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. Also: the previously unheard stories of women inside Iran’s Evin Prison, and the world's biggest iceberg - on the move again.

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25:23

The Global Story: The AI models invading our feeds

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/15

AI generated influencers are being criticised for creating unrealistic beauty standards and promoting unattainable lifestyle goals. But are their feeds any less 'real' than the enhanced profiles we have been exposed to for years?

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26:00

South Korea's president impeached

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/15

South Korea's Parliament impeaches President Yoon over failed martial law bid. The USA says it’s engaging with Islamists who ousted Syria’s President Assad - and cyclone Chido wreaks havoc on French territory Mayotte.

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26:49

The Happy Pod: The cafe spreading the joy of dance

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/14

We hear from a cafe in Massachusetts that spreads joy by asking customers to dance as they enter. Also: the toys made from cigarette butts; a community library destroyed by fire reopens; and Italy's festive Krampus Run.

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29:59

The secret police's grip on Syria under Assad

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/14

Revelations of how the secret police controlled society under Assad. Also: the mystery of huge drones spotted in the US, and how fidgeting can drive others mad - and what psychologists can do to help.

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29:15

Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day'

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/13

Streets were packed and revolutionary music blared out across Syria to mark the end of the Assad regime. Also: health misinformation on the Diary of a CEO podcast, and why pets are the big winners this Christmas.

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29:36

US top diplomat holds talks with Turkey on Syria

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/13

US top diplomat Antony Blinken holds talks with President Erdogan on establishing stability in Syria. Also: an 18-year-old Indian becomes youngest world chess champion, and Kyrgyzstan wants to update its national anthem.

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28:53

Biden in largest single-day act of clemency

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/12

US president commutes around 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people. Also: inside Syria's abandoned presidential palace, recreational use of cannabis banned in Japan, and the secret to being happy at work.

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26:14

Syria rebels burn tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/12

Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the family's home town of Qardaha. Also: "Christmas lights" galaxy reveals how Universe formed.

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26:26

South Korea stand-off outside presidential office

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/11

Security guards at presidential office in Seoul try to stop police from getting martial law documents. Also: new Syrian PM promises to guarantee rights for all religions, and humpback whale makes epic migration.

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33:37

Israel confirms attack on Syrian naval fleet

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/11

Israel attacks Syria's naval fleet as part of efforts to neutralise the country's military assets after the fall of the Assad regime. Also: New Zealander wins Spanish Scrabble championship - without speaking Spanish.

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33:06

Life in Damascus returning to normal despite Israeli...

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/10

Life in Dasmascus is returning to normal despite Israeli bombing. Also: Netanyahu appears in court on corruption charges and a judge throws a spanner in the works for the Murdoch succession plans.

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23:33

Syria rebel leader discusses 'transfer of power'...

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/10

Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has met the outgoing PM to discuss the "transfer of power" - a day after Bashar al-Assad fled the country. Also: Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip.

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26:36

Syrians attempt to free political prisoners

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/09

Civil defence workers in Syria are trying to reach underground cells to release some of the nation's tens of thousands of political prisoners. Also: More than 150 mostly elderly people are killed by gangs in Haiti.

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30:54

Moscow gives Assad asylum

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/09

Moscow has given asylum to Syria's former president, Bashar al-Assad. Also: Trump threatens to take the US out of NATO, and Zelensky says 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the conflict with Russia.

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30:07

Special edition: What's next for Syria

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/08

The latest from our correspondents across the region on what this means for Syria, its people and its future.

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20:03

Damascus Special

Global News Podcast ·

2024/12/08

Syrian rebels said President Assad had already fled as they declared their capture of Damascus. Reports said that he left the capital by plane for an unknown destination.

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