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Global News Podcast, page 12
by BBC World Service · English
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: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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Rubio: US is constantly reassessing its relationship with NATOThis episode of BBC Global News Podcast covers multiple stories. Topic: US reassessing NATO ties amid the Iran war; Turkey protests after closure of a liberal private university; Ebola outbreak in DR…22 May 2026 · 30 min · 15 chapters
Crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DRCThe episode is a BBC Global News roundup focused on: (1) an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where relatives set fire to an Ebola treatment centre in Rampara while trying to…22 May 2026 · 30 min · 18 chapters
Outrage over Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla activistsThe episode is a BBC Global News Podcast roundup led by an international outcry over Israel’s interception of a Gaza aid flotilla in international waters, including a video showing activists being…21 May 2026 · 29 min · 15 chapters
US charges Raúl Castro with murderThe episode is a BBC World Service Global News Podcast covering: (1) U.S.21 May 2026 · 30 min · 12 chapters
US offers Cuba a new relationshipThis episode of the BBC Global News Podcast covers multiple stories.20 May 2026 · 26 min · 15 chapters
Xi greets Putin in Beijing - days after Trump's China visitBBC Global News Podcast covers Xi Jinping welcoming Vladimir Putin in Beijing (days after Donald Trump’s China visit), US Republican primaries and Trump’s influence, Ebola fears in eastern DRC, a…20 May 2026 · 29 min · 10 chapters
Desperation in Afghanistan leads to sale of childrenThis BBC Global News Podcast episode covers multiple stories. Main topic: Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, including reports of child sales driven by desperation.19 May 2026 · 30 min · 16 chapters
Elon Musk loses court battle against OpenAIThis BBC Global News Podcast episode is a roundup of major stories, led by a landmark US court case: Elon Musk loses his legal battle against OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman over whether OpenAI should…19 May 2026 · 33 min · 19 chapters
What we know about latest Ebola outbreakThe episode (BBC Global News Podcast) leads with the latest Ebola outbreak: WHO declared the DRC eastern North Kivu/Ettore-area outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; it has…18 May 2026 · 29 min · 13 chapters
Trump warns 'clock is ticking' for IranThis BBC Global News Podcast episode covers multiple world stories, led by President Trump’s renewed warning to Iran amid stalled US-Iran peace talks.18 May 2026 · 30 min · 14 chapters
The Global Story: Operation Ajax: The CIA’s Iran coupThe BBC Global Story bonus episode examines the long shadow of the 1953 CIA-backed coup in Iran (Operation Ajax), arguing it helped shape U.S.-Iran relations, anti-American sentiment, and later…17 May 2026 · 28 min · 12 chapters
WHO declares an Ebola public health emergency in the DRCThis BBC Global News Podcast episode leads with WHO’s declaration that a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a public health emergency of international concern.17 May 2026 · 26 min · 13 chapters
The Happy Pod: My college designs on display at the MetThe Happy Pod (BBC World Service) is a mix of uplifting human-interest stories and creative social experiments.16 May 2026 · 26 min · 10 chapters
Israel carries out attack against a Hamas leader in GazaIsrael’s alleged killing of Hamas commander Izzedine al-Haddad in Gaza, amid a ceasefire; plus other global news (Trump-China talks, Bolivia miner protests, nicotine pouch regulation, Paris…16 May 2026 · 25 min · 11 chapters
Trump hails 'fantastic' new trade deals with ChinaThe episode is a BBC Global News roundup led by Celia Hatton. Main topic: Trump’s China visit ends without major announced deals, though Trump claims China will buy 200 Boeing jets (possibly up to…15 May 2026 · 28 min · 15 chapters
CIA chief holds talks with Cuban officials in HavanaThe episode is a Global News roundup plus a Stateside promo. Main story: CIA director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana, an “extremely unusual” visit.15 May 2026 · 27 min · 13 chapters
Xi tells Trump they shouldn't 'mess up' relationshipGlobal News Podcast roundup led by a China–US summit in Beijing, plus separate reports on Russia’s drone attack on Kyiv, Labour Party leadership turmoil in the UK, Cuban protests amid power…14 May 2026 · 28 min · 19 chapters
'It's an honour to be your friend' - Trump tells XiThis episode of Stateside with Kai and Carter (BBC/Global News) covers multiple world stories.14 May 2026 · 28 min · 10 chapters
Donald Trump lands in China for high-stakes talksThe episode covers Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping, framed as high-stakes amid major US-China disputes. Key topics: the “four T’s” (Iran, trade/technology, Taiwan).13 May 2026 · 27 min · 13 chapters
Trump heads to China for crucial talks with Xi JinpingGlobal News Podcast covers: Trump’s Beijing talks with Xi Jinping amid US-Iran and US-China tariff/trade tensions; behind-the-scenes US-Cuba talks; Epstein survivor testimony in Florida; a…13 May 2026 · 26 min · 8 chapters
Israel approves death penalty for October 7 attackersIsrael passes a law allowing the death penalty for people involved in the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and kidnappings; EU approves sanctions on West Bank settlers; UK Labour PM Keir Starmer faces…12 May 2026 · 32 min · 14 chapters
Pressure mounts on Starmer to resign as British PMThe episode covers four main news stories. In the UK, it reports mounting pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign after Labour’s poor local election results; dozens of Labour MPs, including…12 May 2026 · 28 min · 14 chapters
Iran says its peace terms - rejected by US - are 'generous'The episode covers Iran-US diplomacy over Iran’s “generous” peace counter-proposals, with uncertainty threatening a ceasefire.11 May 2026 · 31 min · 18 chapters
Evacuation begins of hantavirus shipThe episode covers four major stories: a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius off Tenerife, with Spain and the WHO coordinating evacuations of 90+ passengers in protective gear and…11 May 2026 · 25 min · 14 chapters