Global News Podcast
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EU chief proposes Canada as first 'associate member'
Should we trust tech titans to control AI?
Russia and Ukraine continue strikes on energy targets
US reveals it has deployed space weapons
NATO urged to intercept Russian drones after Ukraine attack
Centre Left coalition in Sweden on course for victory
The Global Story: Can Dubai’s luxe image survive the war with Iran?
Dario Amodei from AI's Anthropic issues a stark warning
The Happy Pod: The choir proud to admit they can't sing
Houthi fighters seize control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast
Houthis tighten squeeze on crucial shipping route
Israeli military demolishes Hezbollah tunnels in Lebanon
Philippine ferry erupts in flames
US Republicans kick off first-ever midterm convention
AI scientist quits Anthropic over risk to humanity
Israel hits back at sanctions on settlers
UK sanctions Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank
West Bank parents fear after settler attacks on school
Merz: Germany faces a "tectonic shift" after AfD victory
Historic win for far-right in Germany
US brings 'proposal to end war' to Russia and Ukraine
Clancy trial ends in deadlock
The Happy Pod: Record pig kidney transplant brings hope
Two men rescued from tunnel in Nepal, nine days after flood
Funerals held for Palestinian teenagers killed in occupied West Bank
Feminist writer and activist Gloria Steinem dies
Venezuela and the US hail new oil deal
European leaders denounce Moscow over attacks
US accused of hitting a wedding in Iran
Six million refugees being forced back to Afghanistan
Ex gang member convicted of masterminding Tupac's murder
Iran says two killed after US attack on Larak Island
US and Iran trade fire for first time in a month
The Global Story: Will the new cancer vaccine survive RFK Jr’s America?
Netanyahu condemns West Bank attacks by settlers
The Happy Pod: My tattoo is his voice
US and Venezuela agree huge oil deal
Rescue efforts after Tibet floods reach ‘critical phase'
China warns of further floods near Nepal border
Fears of more mudslides in Nepal as death toll mounts
Meta agrees $18bn social media settlement
Hundreds missing after devastating floods on China-Nepal border
Musician Dolly Parton dies at 80
China slams 'illegal' US sanctions on Iran
US says it will target anyone doing business with Iran
Britain hands over long-range missile blueprints to Ukraine
Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30
The Global Story: The challenger to Netanyahu, with New Yorker editor David Remnick
Canada says it has come under economic attack from the US
The Happy Pod: AI helped find the siblings I didn’t know about
Russian drone attacks kill 16 in Ukrainian shopping centre
El Niño could be 'strongest in living memory'
Western powers issue a joint rebuke to Israel
Kyiv hit by major Russian attack
Israel investigates death of five-year-old girl in Gaza
Zelensky sacks key aide as pressure on him grows
Meta 'hid the truth' over child safety, US court hears
Russia says Ukraine launched over 600 drones towards Moscow
Meta faces landmark trial on child privacy
Trump orders cuts to US-South Korea drills, citing ties with Kim Jong Un
The Global Story - Is Iran really trying to kill Trump?
Indonesia earthquake: rescuers search for survivors
The Happy Pod: How Neil the Seal won hearts across the world
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to CEO shooting
Netanyahu derides UK as 'Islamic Republic of Great Britain'
Afghanistan five years after the Taliban return
Israeli soldiers evacuate Palestinians besieged by settlers
BBC speaks to Nobel laureate Russian journalist
Israeli settlers trap Palestinians in their West Bank homes
Getting ready for solar eclipse
More than 200 people killed in Colombian earthquake
Deadly earthquake hits Colombia
World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures
Israel rejects Trump's Gaza peace plan
The Global Story: Iran school strike: Will the truth come out?
Iran hardens demands on Strait of Hormuz
The Happy Pod: The baby saved by surgery in the womb
Colombia's new right-wing president sworn in
Teenager shoots 7 dead in Thailand
Artificial Intelligence used to create new viruses
Infantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa president
Space X rocket thought to have hit Moon
Kyiv attacked by Russian ballistic missiles
European show of unity over illegal migration
Ukrainian drone kills seven on Russian beach
Pressure mounts on Infantino to quit
Suicide bomber kills at least 14 in Pakistan
Deadly bomb blast in Moscow
The Happy Pod: The joy of rowing solo in the Pacific
Fifa scraps controversial investment plan
US launches 'heavy' strikes on Iran
President Trump suggests AI restrictions
Fifa faces backlash over proposed World Cup sell-off
Fighting between the US and Iran flares up again
Many trapped in Japanese mall after earthquake
'France faces most severe crisis since the Second World War'
Wildfires in France and Spain force mass evacuations
German police shoot dead Berlin Pride attack suspect
The Global Story: British CPAC - Can MAGA politics be exported to the UK?
A vehicle ploughs into a gay pride event in Germany
The Happy Pod: My best friend turned out to be my brother
ICC chief prosecutor dismissed over sexual misconduct claims
First human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine
Anger in Venezuela one month on from earthquakes
US signs landmark nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia
OpenAI says new systems went rogue
Zelensky sacks Ukraine's army chief
Baby traffickers convicted in Indonesia
New threat to global oil supplies
Burnham becomes UK's seventh PM in a decade
Spain shatter Argentina's World Cup dream
Jeffrey Epstein, Howard Lutnick, and the disgraced former prince
Iranian drone attack kills two US soldiers
The Happy Pod: Portugal’s last circus elephant rehomed
US military launches seventh night of Iran strikes
UK's Andy Burnham confirmed as new Labour leader
Trump accuses China of 'sinister election meddling'
Italian officials found guilty over deadly bridge collapse
Zelensky fires popular defence minister
US military launches wave of attacks against Iran
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo
ICE officer kills a Colombian man in Maine
US reinstates naval blockade on Iran
Trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin
Bangkok bar fire kills at least 27
The Global Story: Citizen Vigilante and Elon Musk’s war on ‘woke’ films
US launches fresh strikes on Iran
The Happy Pod: Inviting strangers round for dinner
US demands Iran guarantee Strait of Hormuz is open
At least 12 dead in Spanish wildfires
US and Iran trade blows as Khamenei is buried
US and Iran trade strikes in Gulf
ICC says war crimes committed in Sudan
Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over'
US strikes Iran after accusing Tehran of targeting shipping
French court clears way for Marine Le Pen presidential run
Ukraine requests more air defences after Russian attacks
Controversy after World Cup red card overturned
The Global Story: US at 250 – your questions answered
US July 4th celebrations disrupted
The Happy Pod: Meeting a princess while climbing a mountain
Donald Trump begins the 250th anniversary of US independence
The Global Story: Abdi’s American Dream
Iran prepares 'funeral of century' for late Supreme leader
Venezuela: man found alive days after earthquakes
UN warns children are at risk of exploitation in Venezuela
US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship
South Africans hold protests against migrants
Supreme Court hands Trump a big win and several defeats
Venezuelans' anger over slow earthquake response
BBC meets Venezuela earthquake survivors
The Global Story: Is the US falling out of love with Israel?
Venezuela races to find earthquake survivors
The Happy Pod: All aboard the Bike Bus
UN says over 50,000 missing after Venezuela quakes
Venezuela earthquakes: nearly 600 people now confirmed dead
US pledges $150m in aid after Venezuelan earthquakes
Over 160 people dead in Venezuela earthquakes
Twin earthquakes strike Venezuela
Ukraine knocks out power in Russian-occupied Crimea
Lebanon won't accept any deal unless Israeli troops withdraw
Will Andy Burnham be the UK's new Prime Minister?
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns
Right-wing candidate claims victory in Colombian election
The Global Story: How to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon
The Happy Pod: Success stories of former refugees
Israeli strikes reported in Lebanon, despite Hezbollah ceasefire
Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire
US denies peace deal favours Iran
The Global Story: The world according to Marco Rubio
The Happy Pod: Surviving six days alone on Everest
The Global Story: The battle to save James Bond from becoming slop
The Happy Pod: Kinder medicine for millions of cancer patients
The Global Story: World Cup 2026: The most political of all time?
The Happy Pod: The simple plastic sheet saving lives
The Global Story: The American mayor accused of working for China
The Happy Pod: The art of ageing gracefully
The Global Story: Operation Ajax: The CIA’s Iran coup
The Happy Pod: My college designs on display at the Met
The Global Story: What Elon Musk did next
The Happy Pod: 'Life changing' treatment restored my daughter's vision
The Global Story: The US and Israel entered the Iran war together. Is Israel now being sidelined?
The Happy Pod: Running topless because I'm proud of my scars
The Global Story: The global network hunting predators on the internet
The Happy Pod: I invented a way for my brother to communicate
The Global Story: The AI model that’s ‘too powerful’ to be released to the public
The Happy Pod: Filling the empty chair left by my best friend
The Global Story: The medications that can trigger sex and gambling addictions
The Happy Pod: From a small town, to the moon
The Happy Pod: The decades long wait for the World Cup
The Global Story: Are we heading for World War Three?
The Happy Pod: The hug that stopped a bombing
The Global Story:How does war affect a child’s brain?
The Happy Pod: Beers, braids and bonding
The Happy Pod: Turning my toddler's tales into tunes
The Happy Pod: My friends made me a new hand
The Global Story:The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia
The Happy Pod: Former teacher celebrated as a crocodile
The Global Story: Epstein’s global network: What the files reveal
The Happy Pod: The model redefining beauty norms
The Global Story: Is ISIS having a resurgence in Syria?
The Global Story: The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs
The Happy Pod: What makes people instinctively kind?
The Global Story: How Canada's Mark Carney is taking on Trump
The Happy Pod: Saving lives with the man who saved mine
The Global Story: The post-World War II era is over. What comes next?
The Happy Pod: The injection that saved my sight
The Global Story: The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
The Happy Pod: The 88-year-old veteran given nearly $2m by strangers
The Happy Pod: Christmas with the man I saved
The Global Story - Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions
The Global Story: The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law
The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected
The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance
The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby
The Global Story: The international drama of Miss Universe
Why there's hope for Haiti
The Happy Pod: Diabetes Awareness Month special
The Global Story: The oil lobbyist who tried to sink the first big climate deal
The Happy Pod: Donating my kidney transformed a child's life
The Global Story; The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
The Happy Pod: Saving a drowning man changed me
The Global Story: The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president
The Happy Pod: Atomic bomb survivors campaigning for peace
The Happy Pod: Soldiers' letters from 1916 finally home
The Happy Pod: 'I'm blind but I can read a book again'
The Happy Pod: The healing power of singing
The Happy Pod: Love, cake, and a long-lost mother
The Happy Pod: The teenager empowering thousands to succeed
Gaza Conflict: Two years on
The Happy Pod: Hope for people with Huntington's disease
The Happy Pod: Nurse revives 'drunk' raccoon
Xi, Kim and Putin: A new world alliance?
The Happy Pod: Learning begins with breakfast
Iran crisis: your questions answered
The Happy Pod: Sending my mother's ashes around the world
The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking about mental health
Le Pen vows to fight political ban
The Ukraine War: What happens next?
Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
Donald Trump begins second term as US president
US inauguration special
The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
Biden in largest single-day act of clemency
Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus
Syria special
MSF charity pulls out of Haiti's capital after attacks on staff
Republicans win House in major boost for Trump agenda
Donald Trump confirmed as 47th US President
Donald Trump declares victory in US presidential election
The Happy Pod: Marrying the man who saved my life
Former Ugandan rebel jailed for 40 years for war crimes
US Presidential Election - your questions answered
Israeli PM's home targeted by Hezbollah drone
The Happy Pod: The teenager faster than a calculator
Iran's top cleric defends strikes on Israel in rare public speech
The Happy Pod: The young people changing the world
The Happy Pod: AI offers blind runners more freedom
Bonus: The Global Story - Is Twitch too big to fail?
The Happy Pod: Panda pair bring joy to San Diego
Bonus: The Global Story - The most contested land in the world?
The Happy Pod: The surprise star of a US Olympics team
What keeps China’s president up at night?
Bonus: The Global Story
Bonus: The Global Story
Bonus: The Global Story
Israel-Gaza War: Your Questions Answered
Israel-Gaza War: Your Questions Answered
Gaza Special: Your Questions Answered
Special Edition - Artificial Intelligence - who cares?
Special episode: Abortion rights around the world
Young voices special
Special: Global News Ukrainecast part 2
Russia-Ukraine: On the brink of war?
Omicron versus the world: Your questions answered
Afghanistan Special: Your Questions Answered