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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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29:11

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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30:39

US remembers George Floyd

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/25

Family of George Floyd promise to continue campaign for racial justice. Also: Spain calls for arms embargo against Israel over the war in Gaza. And male MPs in New Zealand describe their clothing to support female colleague.

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33:14

Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing Ukrainian...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/24

Ukraine says almost all prisoners released by Russia in the latest exchange were beaten, isolated and brainwashed. Also: an Iranian film shot in secret wins the top prize in Cannes, and the Viagra of the Himalayas.

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27:34

The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking...

Global News Podcast ·

2025/05/24

We hear how a man travelling the world with a cuddly duck has encouraged thousands to open up about mental health problems. Also: a roaring success for India's lions; and Kermit the Frog urges graduates to leap together.Presenter: Valerie SandersonMusic: Iona Hampson

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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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