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Global News Podcast, page 5
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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Israeli soldiers evacuate Palestinians besieged by settlersThe episode opens in Khuzra, an occupied West Bank village south of Nablus, where Israeli settlers surrounded two Palestinian families’ compound, cutting electricity and water.13 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 19 chapters
BBC speaks to Nobel laureate Russian journalistThis BBC Global News episode centers on an exclusive interview with Dmitry Muratov, a Russian Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist and co-founder of Novaya Gazeta.13 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 15 chapters
Israeli settlers trap Palestinians in their West Bank homesThe episode is a BBC Global News Podcast covering multiple stories.12 Aug 2026 · 31 min · 18 chapters
Getting ready for solar eclipseBBC World Service Global News episode covering a total solar eclipse in Europe/UK and several major news stories: Colombia’s 7.4 quake rescue, US presidential flight security controversy, a…12 Aug 2026 · 31 min · 17 chapters
More than 200 people killed in Colombian earthquakeGlobal News Podcast covering a Colombia earthquake response, Somalia child hunger crisis, a reported Trump flight security ruse, Thailand gun-permit suspension after a school shooting, ongoing…11 Aug 2026 · 27 min · 13 chapters
Deadly earthquake hits ColombiaThis BBC Global News Podcast episode covers multiple world stories. Main topic: a deadly earthquake in Colombia.11 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 10 chapters
World's oceans hit record-high July temperaturesThis BBC Global News episode covers: record ocean heat, escalating Ukraine-Russia drone and artillery attacks, FIFA’s internal crisis, a Tupac Shakur trial, toxic-chemical activism, and animal…10 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 15 chapters
Israel rejects Trump's Gaza peace planThis BBC Global News Podcast episode leads with Israel rejecting a Trump Gaza peace proposal.10 Aug 2026 · 27 min · 15 chapters
The Global Story: Iran school strike: Will the truth come out?The BBC investigates the February 28 Minab school strike in Iran—120 children and 156 total killed—amid claims that U.S. forces hit the school, while the U.S.9 Aug 2026 · 28 min · 11 chapters
Iran hardens demands on Strait of HormuzIran hardens demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz; Zelensky seeks more European missile interceptors; US Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General; Palestinians accuse Israel of…9 Aug 2026 · 28 min · 22 chapters
The Happy Pod: The baby saved by surgery in the wombThe Happy Pod (BBC World Service) covers fetal surgery, drowning prevention, turning criticism into marketing, inclusive sport, sustainable tourism, and Zambia’s “Afronauts” space program.8 Aug 2026 · 27 min · 8 chapters
Colombia's new right-wing president sworn inThis BBC Global News Podcast episode covers four main stories. In Colombia, right-wing lawyer Abdelardo de la Espressella was sworn in in Cali, promising to “restore order” and hunt drug cartels and…8 Aug 2026 · 26 min · 15 chapters
Teenager shoots 7 dead in ThailandA BBC Global News roundup covering a Thailand school shooting; Ebola’s rapid spread in Congo and a new village-centered response; a Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan NATO-style defense pact; research on earlier…7 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 18 chapters
Artificial Intelligence used to create new viruses(1) Stanford researchers using AI to design and synthesize entirely new, lab-functional viruses that infect bacteria; (2) claims the US military’s weapons stockpiles are “dangerously low” amid the…7 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 14 chapters
BBC reports on Ukraine's battle with Russia in the Black SeaThis BBC Global News Podcast episode covers multiple stories, led by an exclusive report on Ukraine’s battle with Russia in the Black Sea.6 Aug 2026 · 27 min · 13 chapters
Infantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa presidentThe episode is a BBC Global News roundup plus several reported features.6 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 11 chapters
Space X rocket thought to have hit MoonThe episode is a BBC Global News roundup covering: a SpaceX rocket stage likely crashing into the Moon near Einstein crater; the live-stream shooting death of Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum in…5 Aug 2026 · 25 min · 16 chapters
Kyiv attacked by Russian ballistic missilesThe BBC Global News Podcast episode covers: early Wednesday Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, killing at least one and wounding 20+; and the war’s use of drones, including a “human safari”…5 Aug 2026 · 27 min · 14 chapters
European show of unity over illegal migrationEU unity vs illegal migration after Morocco-to-Spain Ceuta surge; intensifying Ukraine–Russia drone war; Aramco profit surge amid Middle East/Red Sea risks; an Egyptian man impersonating a judge;…4 Aug 2026 · 27 min · 12 chapters
Ukrainian drone kills seven on Russian beachThe BBC Global News Podcast covers multiple stories: Russia accuses Ukraine of deliberately targeting civilians after a Ukrainian drone hit a busy beach near Gelendzhik on Russia’s Black Sea coast,…4 Aug 2026 · 28 min · 13 chapters
Pressure mounts on Infantino to quitThis BBC Global News Podcast episode is a roundup of major stories.3 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 19 chapters
Suicide bomber kills at least 14 in PakistanThis BBC Global News episode covers multiple headlines: a suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, Greece wildfire response after a fatal helicopter crash, US-Iran negotiations over Strait of…3 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 16 chapters
Deadly bomb blast in MoscowThis BBC Global News episode covers: a deadly Moscow restaurant bomb blast; FIFA’s leadership crisis after Gianni Infantino withdrew plans to sell World Cup stakes to private investors; Spain’s Ceuta…2 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 12 chapters
The Happy Pod: The joy of rowing solo in the PacificThe Happy Pod (BBC World Service) explores how people find joy and purpose through extreme challenges and everyday reinvention.1 Aug 2026 · 27 min · 9 chapters