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Global News Podcast, page 3
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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Historic win for far-right in GermanyThe episode is a BBC Global News roundup covering: (1) Germany’s far-right AfD’s historic state election win in Saxony-Anhalt, more than doubling support to 44% and becoming the biggest far-right…7 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 16 chapters
US brings 'proposal to end war' to Russia and UkraineThis episode of the BBC Global News Podcast covers multiple stories.6 Sep 2026 · 28 min · 14 chapters
Clancy trial ends in deadlockThis BBC Global News episode covers multiple stories: a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder case; a Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s SBU headquarters in Kyiv; a rogue-AI cyber incident involving…5 Sep 2026 · 30 min · 18 chapters
The Happy Pod: Record pig kidney transplant brings hopeThe Happy Pod episode opens with a medical breakthrough: a 66-year-old US patient, Tim Andrews, survived a record nine months on a kidney from a genetically modified pig, then received a human donor…4 Sep 2026 · 26 min · 8 chapters
Two men rescued from tunnel in Nepal, nine days after floodGlobal News Podcast covers: (1) Nepal flash-flood rescue—two hydropower workers pulled alive from a tunnel nine days after floods killed 1,300+; a third body found; 40 others feared trapped.4 Sep 2026 · 27 min · 11 chapters
Funerals held for Palestinian teenagers killed in occupied West BankThis BBC Global News Podcast episode covers multiple stories. In the occupied West Bank, funerals are held for two Palestinian teenagers, Khalil Abu Aliya (16) and Omar al-Nassan (19), killed during…4 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 11 chapters
Feminist writer and activist Gloria Steinem diesThis episode of the BBC Global News Podcast is a roundup of major stories. Topic 1: Gloria Steinem’s death at 92. Guest: Judy Frankel, a writer/historian who “looks back” on Steinem’s life.3 Sep 2026 · 27 min · 12 chapters
Venezuela and the US hail new oil dealThe episode is a BBC Global News roundup focused on a new US-Venezuela oil deal, Spain’s migrant crisis in Ceuta, Nepal’s glacier-flood aftermath, New York’s AI ban in schools, Israel’s actions in…3 Sep 2026 · 30 min · 16 chapters
European leaders denounce Moscow over attacksEuropean leaders condemn Russia over an alleged drone-explosive attack near a German airport (Leipzig), while Russia strikes Odessa, leaving 300,000+ Ukrainians without power; the episode also covers…2 Sep 2026 · 28 min · 7 chapters
US accused of hitting a wedding in IranThis BBC Global News Podcast episode covers multiple world headlines. Main topic: US-Iran escalation after US strikes resumed following a month-long lull.2 Sep 2026 · 30 min · 17 chapters
Six million refugees being forced back to AfghanistanBBC Global News reports on the forced return of more than six million Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran over the past three years, focusing on the Torkum/“Zero Point” border crossing and UNHCR…1 Sep 2026 · 26 min · 16 chapters
Ex gang member convicted of masterminding Tupac's murderA BBC Global News Podcast covering multiple stories: (1) Dwayne “Keefe D” Davis convicted of masterminding Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Las Vegas murder; (2) Nepal flood rescues of workers trapped in tunnels;…1 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 14 chapters
Iran says two killed after US attack on Larak IslandThe episode covers renewed US-Iran tensions, a deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon, Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s education and cultural sites, and other global stories.31 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 13 chapters
US and Iran trade fire for first time in a monthThis BBC Global News Podcast episode covers four main stories. First, the US and Iran trade fire in the Strait of Hormuz: the US launches strikes on Iran’s Larak Island, targeting rocket launchers…31 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 16 chapters
The Global Story: Will the new cancer vaccine survive RFK Jr’s America?A BBC Global Story episode on a late-stage clinical “personalized” mRNA skin cancer vaccine (Merck/Moderna), explaining how mRNA cancer vaccines work, why the breakthrough matters, and how U.S.30 Aug 2026 · 28 min · 18 chapters
Netanyahu condemns West Bank attacks by settlersThis BBC Global News Podcast episode leads with rare Israeli government condemnation of settler violence in the occupied West Bank.30 Aug 2026 · 28 min · 13 chapters
The Happy Pod: My tattoo is his voiceThe Happy Pod episode spotlights communication and care across different communities: a mother’s tattoo enabling her non-speaking autistic son to communicate; breast-cancer survivor dragon boating;…29 Aug 2026 · 26 min · 9 chapters
US and Venezuela agree huge oil dealBBC Global News Podcast covering: Trump’s announcement of a US-Venezuela oil deal; Nepal flash floods and glacier collapse; China/Tibet rescue efforts; Sudan lifting Khartoum curfew; ICE detention of…29 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 17 chapters
Rescue efforts after Tibet floods reach ‘critical phase'Global News Podcast episode covering rescue after Nepal–Tibet floods; Norway’s King Harald V death and succession; a study on how the brain tags events for memory; UK campaign against AI voice…28 Aug 2026 · 31 min · 19 chapters
China warns of further floods near Nepal borderThe episode is a BBC Global News roundup led by Will Chalk. Main topic: fears of a second flood after Wednesday’s flash floods on the Nepal–Tibet border.28 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 16 chapters
Fears of more mudslides in Nepal as death toll mountsCatastrophic flash floods and landslides in Nepal and across the Nepal–China border (glacial collapse/debris flow suspected), plus other global news: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s 9/11 trial scheduling,…27 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 18 chapters
Meta agrees $18bn social media settlementThis BBC Global News Podcast covers multiple stories: Meta’s $18bn social media settlement with US states over alleged harm to children, including addictive design and data harvesting claims.27 Aug 2026 · 31 min · 13 chapters
Hundreds missing after devastating floods on China-Nepal borderThe episode covers multiple global news stories. Topic 1: Flash floods on the China–Nepal border.26 Aug 2026 · 26 min · 9 chapters
Musician Dolly Parton dies at 80This BBC Global News episode covers several headlines. Main topic: Dolly Parton’s death at 80 from cancer.26 Aug 2026 · 27 min · 14 chapters