Global News Podcast
Episodes
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemeni port over alleged UAE weapons
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United Arab Emirates says it will end its operations in Yemen, after Saudi Arabia conducts a strike on the southern port of Mukalla. Riyadh claims...
President Trump warns Hamas to honour disarming promise
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has warned that Hamas will have "hell to pay" if it does not disarm quickly as part of the Gaza peace deal. He said he hoped to reach ...
Zelensky: US offered Ukraine 15-year security guarantee
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Zelensky says the US has offered security guarantees for fifteen years although he wished it could be longer. Also; China conducts large-sca...
Optimism but no deal after Ukraine peace talks
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky say there's been progress in talks over the Russia-Ukraine war, but difficult issues remain unresolved,...
Myanmar's military stages controversial election
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Voting has begun in the opening phase of Myanmar's heavily restricted general election, the first since the military seized power nearly five years ag...
The Happy Pod: Our best stories of 2025
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We look back on our happiest stories from the past year, including: the man who created 'Christina's Corner' for his most loyal customer; the life-sav...
Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, ending weeks of deadly border clashes. It paves the way for prisoner exchanges and for a ...
Malaysia ex-PM found guilty in state funds scandal
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak has been convicted of abuse of power and money laundering in the biggest case to emerge from the 1MDB state fund scand...
US military targets Islamic State group in Nigeria
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump says US air strikes have killed multiple Islamic State fighters in Nigeria. He described the group as "terrorist scum" who had persecuted...
One million possible Epstein files found
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US officials have uncovered a million more documents which could be connected to the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Department of Justice said...
Zelensky reveals 20-point plan to end Ukraine war
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented a draft agreement to end the war in Ukraine, after negotiations with US. It is now being reviewed by the Kr...
Australian state passes gun control laws after Bondi attacks
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian state of New South Wales has passed gun control laws ten days after the Hanukkah attack in which 15 people were killed. There are also ...
Epstein files: New revelations about Trump
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a newly released email, a US government investigator says that President Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane many more times than was pr...
BBC follows journey of Gazan child
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Palestinian baby who was evacuated for medical treatment has returned to Gaza and is back in hospital. The BBC has discussed Siwar Ashour's case wit...
Russian general dies in Moscow explosion
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russia's Investigative Committee said Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died on Monday morning in Moscow after an explosive device planted under a car detonated. ...
BBC speaks to civilians suffering in rebel-held Myanmar
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC has gained rare access to rebel-held parts of Myanmar, where thousands of civilians have been displaced in an air and ground offensive by the ...
The Global Story - Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Australia tightened its gun laws, and has since been considered a world-leading example by gun control advocat...
US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela's coast
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United States has released dramatic footage of its forces seizing an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, ten days after taking control of anoth...
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Videos capturing the joy and emotion of families reuniting at Dublin Airport for the festive season have received thousands of views online. We speak ...
First batch of Epstein files released
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After months of political wrangling, parts of the long-awaited Epstein files have been released by the US Justice Department. The trove consists of th...
Zelensky welcomes EU's $105 billion loan for Ukraine
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
European Union leaders strike a deal to give Ukraine a $105 billion loan after failing to agree on using frozen Russian assets. Zelensky welcomes EU b...
TikTok signs deal to avoid US ban
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Chinese-owned app TikTok has agreed to sell its US operations to overcome the threat of a ban prompted by national security concerns. The joint ve...
Crunch talks in Brussels on Russia's frozen assets
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
European Union leaders hold high-stakes negotiations over whether to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine's war effort. Belgium - where most of t...
Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi attack
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia's government has announced a number of measures to address antisemistism, including gi...
First funerals take place for Australia shooting victims
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, is charged with fifty-nine offences including fifteen counts of murder, as well ...
Trump defends chief of staff after tell-all interview
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Susie Wiles, one of the most powerful people in Donald Trump's team, gave a rare insight into the administration in a candid interview with Vanity Fai...
Police say one Bondi attacker was Indian citizen
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australian police say one of the Bondi attackers, Sajid Akram, was an Indian citizen. He and his son Naveed spent weeks in the Philippines, where ther...
Trump sues the BBC
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has filed a multi-billion dollar lawsuit in Florida, accusing the BBC of defamation and violating a trade practices law over th...
Australia: thousands attend Bondi Beach vigil
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of people have attended a special vigil on Bondi Beach in Sydney for victims of Sunday's shooting at a Jewish celebration. Australia's Prime...
Anger in Australia after 'evil' Hanukkah shooting
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Australians reel from a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration, some are questioning whether the government did enough to prevent antisemitic vi...
The Global Story: The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**This episode contains descriptions of abuse and violence**In November, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce the term “femicide”...
Australia: Twelve killed in gun attack targeting Jewish community
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Police in Australia say 12 people have died in an antisemitic terror attack at Bondi Beach; 29 people were taken to hospital, including a child. The s...
US vows retaliation for Islamic State group attack
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has promised retaliation against the Islamic State militant group after two US soldiers and an interpreter were killed in an am...
The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pop-up cafe in Tokyo is giving people with dementia a place to volunteer as well as a sense of community. Its owner Toshio Morita has become somethi...
Democrats release photos of Trump from Epstein estate
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans accuse the Democrats of playing politics with release of photos from the estate of late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, that feature rich a...
Thousands at risk after flooding in Gaza
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UN says a powerful storm is sweeping through Gaza, leaving 800,000 people in danger from deluged camps and collapsed buildings. (130) Long desc...
US exerts more pressure on Venezuela
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A day after US troops seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Washington has imposed sanctions on six more ships said to be carrying Venezuel...
Venezuelan opposition leader speaks to BBC
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
María Corina Machado, Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winner, speaks after her first public appearance in 11 months. She has mostly been in hiding sinc...
US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid escalating tensions. President Trump said it was done for "very good reason" but C...
Cancer-causing gene found in donor sperm across Europe
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A sperm donor who unknowingly harboured a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Europ...
Zelensky open to wartime election
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After pressure from Washington, President Zelensky has said he will seek to change Ukrainian law so an election could take place within three months. ...
Australia bans social media for under-16s
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world first, millions of Australian children and teenagers are prevented from accessing social media accounts. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to...
Trump approves sale of advanced AI chips to China
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US chipmaker, Nvidia has been authorised to sell advanced AI chips to China - in a major reversal of Washington's national security policy. The D...
Syria one year on from liberation
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A year after the fall of the brutal Assad regime in Syria, tens of thousands of people have been celebrating - both in Syria itself and abroad. There'...
Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tensions escalate again between Thailand and Cambodia after violent clashes on the border. The Thai military says it is hitting military targets to su...
The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, is widely expected to award Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, at the draw for the 2026 Worl...
India's deadly nightclub fire
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than 20 people have been killed in a fire at a nightclub in the Indian state of Goa. Also: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the US will "ke...
The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hear about an extraordinary story of love, friendship and a teenage promise fulfilled over a decade later. When Georgia Barrington was told, at the...
Trump awarded Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fifa President Gianni Infantino awarded Donald Trump with the football federation's first-ever peace prize, at a lavish ceremony to select the groups ...
Netflix blockbuster deal
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Netflix to take over Warner Bros Discovery's film and streaming businesses in 72 billion dollar deal, giving it ownership of Harry Potter and Game of ...
Four countries boycott Eurovision over Israel's inclusion
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Eurovision Song Contest has been thrown into turmoil after four nations said they would boycott next year's event. Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands...
Why is President Putin visiting India?
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russia's leader visits India for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. India's prime minister is under pressure to stop buying Russ...
Ukraine and US negotiators to meet following Moscow talks
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is set to meet Ukrainian negotiators in Florida following talks with President Putin in Moscow. Mr Putin - who's visi...
EU agrees to phase out Russian gas imports
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite their support for Ukraine, European countries have been a significant market for Russian energy. But an agreement has now been reached between...
Kremlin signals no breakthrough after Ukraine talks with US
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Talks in Moscow between President Putin and the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, about a peace plan for Ukraine have ended without a breakthrough. Russian neg...
Kremlin talks on how to end Ukraine war.
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special envoy, Steve Witkoff, meets President Putin at the Kremlin with the latest US plan to end war in Ukraine. President Zelensky says Ukraine is c...
Russia claims capture of key Ukrainian city
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After months of fighting, the Kremlin says Russian forces have seized the frontline city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. It links several other key ci...
Floods in Indonesia kill 600 people
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Floods in Indonesia have killed more than 600 people and left 500 unaccounted for. They were caused by a rare cyclone that that formed over the Malacc...
Sudan civil war: the terrifying escape from El Fasher
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC has visited a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of Sudan's El Fasher - one of the most brutal chapters of the civil war. Peop...
The Global Story: The international drama of Miss Universe
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miss Universe 2025 has been rocked by controversies and chaos, from stage falls and contestants storming out, to judges quitting and allegations of vo...
Why there's hope for Haiti
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Armed gangs now control much of Port-au-Prince and more than a million people have been forced from their homes. In this Global News Podcast special, ...
Venezuela stands up to Donald Trump
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Venezuela has condemned as a "colonialist threat" President Trump's warning that its airspace should be considered closed. The US does not have the au...
The Happy Pod: Diabetes Awareness Month special
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode we're marking Diabetes Awareness Month with a range of stories about innovation, advocacy and education -- including a book he...
Technical issue causes global flight disruption
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Airbus has grounded thousands of its planes to fix a technical problem. Airlines are working to install a software update but flight delays and cancel...
Hong Kong fire kills at least 128 people
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The authorities in Hong Kong say fire alarms weren't working properly in the tower blocks where a blaze killed more than 100 people. The buildings wer...
National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington DC
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump says that one of the US National Guard soldiers who was shot on Wednesday in Washington has died. Sarah Beckstrom was twenty. Mr Trump...
Pope calls for peace on Turkey visit
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pope Leo has called for peace on the first day of his visit to Turkey, and urged Ankara to embrace the role of mediator in the world's conflicts. His ...
Dozens killed in Hong Kong fire
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than forty people have died and hundreds are missing after a fire engulfed high-rise apartment blocks in Hong Kong's Tai Po district. Firefighter...
Taiwan to boost defence spending
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te says China is stepping up military preparations to take the island by force. He's announced a $40 billion supplementar...
Brazil's Bolsonaro begins jail term
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to begin his 27 year prison sentence for plotting a coup after the last election. The...
Has the Ukraine conflict reached a turning point?
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Ukrainian authorities say Kyiv has reached a common understanding with the United States on the key terms of a peace agreement with Russia. Moscow...
Criminal cases against Trump critics dropped
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A federal US judge has dismissed the criminal cases against the former FBI director James Comey and the New York Attorney General Letitia James, who'v...
Nigeria to recruit extra police officers after abductions
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria says 265 people are still missing after a mass kidnapping from a school in Niger state on Friday. Among those una...
US hails 'tremendous' progress at Ukraine talks
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has given an upbeat assessment of talks with Ukrainian officials about how to end the war with Russia. Mr Rubi...
The Global Story: The oil lobbyist who tried to sink the first big climate deal
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The American lawyer, oil lobbyist and master strategist Don Pearlman is said to have chain-smoked his way through almost every UN climate gathering fr...
COP30 deal fails to mention fossil fuels
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UN climate summit in Brazil has closed with a commitment to triple adaptation funding for developing countries, but there was no explicit mention ...
The Happy Pod: Donating my kidney transformed a child's life
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hear about a rare meeting between a living organ donor and the child whose life was transformed by receiving her kidney. Aly Coyle says she was del...
Marjorie Taylor Greene quits Congress after Trump feud
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she's leaving office after clashing with President Donald Trump over the release of the Epstein files. A...
Russia warns Ukraine to reach deal or lose more territory
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US has handed Ukraine a draft peace plan which reportedly reflects many of Moscow's demands, like giving up land. Ukraine's president has held a c...
Zelensky: Ukraine needs a 'dignified peace'
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will speak to Donald Trump in the coming days about the new peace deal put forward by the US. Mr Tr...
Ukraine's war children hoping for return to normality
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the US is reported to have drafted a deal with Russia on Ukraine, we look at the impact the war has had on Ukrainian children. Also: Facebook and ...
White House to release Epstein files
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has signed a bill that gives the US Justice Department thirty days to release its files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Some...
Deadly Russian strikes hit western Ukraine
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russian missile and drone strikes in western Ukraine have killed at least twenty-five people and injured more than seventy in the city of Ternopil. Tw...
US Congress votes to release Epstein files
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Both houses of Congress in the US have passed a bill that aims to force the publication of files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Once Presid...
British MP's warned of 'relentless' China spying campaign
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
British politicians have been warned by the security services that they face a significant risk of espionage from the Chinese state, after an MI5 aler...
UN backs Trump's Gaza peace plan
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UN Security Council has approved a US-drafted resolution to move to the next stage of Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan. It aims to set up a transiti...
Ex-Bangladesh leader sentenced to death
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death. A tribunal in Dhaka found sh...
Ecuadorian drug lord arrested
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ecuador's Los Lobos drug cartel leader, Wilmer "Pipo" Chavarria, has been captured in Spain. He'd been hiding in Europe after faking his own death. Th...
The Global Story; The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has spent this year trying to negotiate a deal to end the war in Ukraine. So far, Vladimir Putin doesn’t seem interested in the US’s ...
Protests at COP30
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of indigenous people and activists demonstrate against global warming in the Amazonian city of Belém, where COP30 is taking place. It's the...
The Happy Pod: Saving a drowning man changed me
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to a woman who saved the life of a kayaker, after spotting him floating face down in Idaho's Snake River. Rachelle Ruffing says knowing CPR a...
Trump to sue BBC for 'up to $5bn'
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US President has said he will begin legal action against the BBC within the next few days after receiving an apology but no financial compensation...
Russia hits Ukraine in deadly strikes
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russian drones and missiles hit an apartment block in eastern Kyiv, killing at least six people. President Zelensky has accused Moscow of deliberately...
BBC refuses to pay Trump compensation
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC has sent a letter of apology to Donald Trump, saying it regrets the way a programme spliced together parts of his speech from the day of the C...
France remembers terror attacks ten years on
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A series of events are being held in Paris to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the worst attacks on French soil in modern history. The Islamist te...
US ends its longest-ever government shutdown
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump said the country has "never been in better shape" as he signed a funding bill re-opening the government. Democrats had said the...
Trump 'spent time' with Epstein 'victim'
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats in the US Congress release three emails by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein mentioning Donald Trump. One of the emails says t...
US-Venezuela: Trump's largest warship arrives in Latin America region
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the world's most advanced aircraft carriers has arrived in the waters off Latin America as President Donald Trump ramps up the US naval presenc...
Suicide bomber blamed for deadly attack in Islamabad
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pakistan's interior minister says a suicide attack has killed 12 people and injured many more near a crowded courthouse in the capital, Islamabad. Moh...
Syria to join US-led coalition fighting IS group
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US says Syria is joining the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, and Damascus is resuming diplomatic relations with Washing...