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The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents a series of international news stories. These include reports on Russia's claim of capturing the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, scrutiny of US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over airstrikes on suspected drug boats off Venezuela, and the ongoing crisis in Sri Lank...
The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers several international news stories. These include rescue efforts in Indonesia after devastating floods, reports of African men being recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, and a BBC Panorama investigation into the presence of PFAS "forever chemicals" in hou...
The BBC Global News Podcast presents several international news stories. These include accounts from Sudanese refugees fleeing El Fasher and the atrocities they faced, Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a pardon in his corruption trial, and diplomatic efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war. The podcast also covers the...
In this episode of The Global Story, hosts Asma Khalid and Tristan Redmond interview William Lee Adams, a BBC journalist and pop culture enthusiast, about the resurgence and drama surrounding the Miss Universe pageant. The discussion covers the pageant's history, Donald Trump's influence, and the recent controversies i...
This special edition of the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service focuses on Haiti, aiming to move beyond the cliché of it being a hopeless case by exploring the challenges and the seeds of change within the country. Host Nick Miles, along with BBC investigations correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi, Haitian democra...
The BBC Global News Podcast for November 30th, hosted by Alex Ritson, covers international news stories including Venezuela's condemnation of President Trump's warning about its airspace, Trump's threat to cut funding to Honduras if his preferred candidate doesn't win the upcoming election, and the rising death toll in...
This edition of the Happy Pod focuses on Diabetes Awareness Month, featuring co-hosts Harry Bligh and Alex Ritson, both of whom have type 1 diabetes. The podcast highlights stories of innovation, advocacy, and education related to diabetes, including a children's book helping kids understand the condition, a Barbie dol...
This BBC Global News Podcast presents a series of current events from around the world. The podcast covers Airbus's urgent software modifications to thousands of planes due to a technical problem caused by a solar storm, Donald Trump's intention to pardon the former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking, and...
The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents several developing stories. The podcast begins with coverage of the Hong Kong high-rise fire, including reports of non-functioning smoke alarms and the emotional toll on families. It then shifts to the U.S., where President Trump is pausing migration from seve...
The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a series of international news stories. These include the death of a US National Guard soldier following a shooting in Washington DC and the subsequent review of permanent residency statuses, video evidence of Israeli security forces killing Palestinians in th...
The BBC Global News Podcast presents a series of international news stories. Pope Leo XIV's visit to Turkey aims to build religious bridges amid Turkey's mediation efforts in Middle Eastern conflicts. The CIA reports that the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard officers in Washington D.C. was an Afghan who wo...
The Global News Podcast presents several developing stories from around the world. In Hong Kong, a massive high-rise fire resulted in numerous casualties and arrests related to construction work that may have contributed to the rapid spread of the flames. In Washington D.C., two National Guard troops were critically wo...
The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents several international stories. Taiwan is increasing its defense spending amid tensions with China and Japan. In the West Bank, a Palestinian-American teenager's detention by Israeli forces is drawing concern and political attention. Efforts to resolve the war ...
The Global News Podcast presents several international stories: Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for a coup attempt, Italy's parliament unanimously voting to make femicide a standalone crime punishable by life imprisonment, and a Popemobile belonging to Pope Francis being transformed i...
The BBC Global News Podcast for November 25th covers several developing global events. These include a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, mediated by the US and modified by European influence, and the EU's stance on Russia rejoining the G7. The podcast also reports on the mass abduction of students in Nig...
The BBC Global News Podcast episode covers a range of international news stories, including a US judge dismissing charges against officials who investigated President Trump, ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict updates, and a Thai woman found alive before her cremation. The podcast also reports on the arrest of a man involv...
The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents a series of international news stories. These include Nigeria's plan to recruit 30,000 new police officers following mass abductions, the US-led peace talks on the Ukraine war and President Zelensky's measured response, and a life sentence for a Korean online ...
The Global News Podcast presents a roundup of international news stories, including positive talks between the US and Ukraine regarding the war with Russia, the escape of some kidnapped schoolchildren in Nigeria, and an investigation into the trade of human body parts in Sierra Leone. The podcast also covers Israel's k...
In a bonus episode of The Global Story podcast, Asma Khalid and Tristan Redman explore the history and impact of climate summits, focusing on COP30 in Brazil. They interview Jordan Dunbar, host of the BBC's "The Climate Question," discussing the role of lobbyists, particularly oil lobbyists, in shaping climate agreemen...
The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service delivers a summary of the day's top global stories. These include the UN's COP climate summit in Brazil ending with a deal criticized for omitting fossil fuels, Ukraine's response to Donald Trump's peace plan as talks with Washington loom, and several airlines suspendi...
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