Global News Podcast

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The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.

Episodes

  • Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank

    29/05/2025 Duration: 28min

    Israeli ministers say 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved in the occupied West Bank - the biggest expansion in decades. Also: A US federal court blocks many of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.

  • Dodging Russian drones in Donetsk

    28/05/2025 Duration: 31min

    A special report from the frontline in eastern Ukraine where Russian forces are advancing. Also: remembering the renowned Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o, and saving lives with a defibrillator on Mount Everest.

  • Germany promises Ukraine long-range missiles to fight Russia

    28/05/2025 Duration: 35min

    Germany's Merz promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles. Also: the latest from Gaza, 20 years in jail for French paedophile, experts warn the Earth is 'profoundly ill' and a flying car takes off in England.

  • Crowds overrun new aid distribution site in Gaza

    28/05/2025 Duration: 30min

    Thousands of Palestinians have stormed an aid distribution site in Gaza set up by a US and Israeli-backed group, a day after it began working there. Also: a Turkish bakery revives a 5,000-year-old bread recipe.

  • US and Israeli-backed group distributes aid in Gaza

    27/05/2025 Duration: 31min

    The first aid delivery into Gaza by a US and Israeli-backed group has been dismissed by the UN as a "distraction". Also: King Charles is to deliver a key speech in Canada's parliament, and the world's oldest human fingerprint.

  • US envoy rejects Hamas claim that it has agreed to American terms for a Gaza ceasefire

    27/05/2025 Duration: 32min

    The US envoy Steve Witkoff rejects a claim by Hamas that it has accepted an American plan for a Gaza truce. Also: car drives into Liverpool football fans, and the Blue Danube waltz is to be broadcast to deep space.

  • Israeli strike kills dozens sheltering in Gaza school

    26/05/2025 Duration: 27min

    Rescue workers in Gaza describe 'horrific' scenes, after an Israeli strike on a school killed dozens. Israel said it had targeted Hamas. Also: the latest from Ukraine, as Donald Trump calls Putin 'crazy'.

  • US remembers George Floyd

    25/05/2025 Duration: 30min

    Family of George Floyd promise to continue campaign for racial justice. Also: Spain calls for arms embargo against Israel over the war in Gaza. And male MPs in New Zealand describe their clothing to support female colleague.

  • Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war

    24/05/2025 Duration: 33min

    Ukraine says almost all prisoners released by Russia in the latest exchange were beaten, isolated and brainwashed. Also: an Iranian film shot in secret wins the top prize in Cannes, and the Viagra of the Himalayas.

  • The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking about mental health

    24/05/2025 Duration: 27min

    We hear how a man travelling the world with a cuddly duck has encouraged thousands to open up about mental health problems. Also: a roaring success for India's lions; and Kermit the Frog urges graduates to leap together.Presenter: Valerie Sanderson Music: Iona Hampson

  • Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% on smartphones

    23/05/2025 Duration: 29min

    President Trump threatens a 50% tariff on all goods sent to the US from the EU. Also: a gang is found guilty of the Kim Kardashian jewellery heist in Paris, and the Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado dies aged 81.

  • Ukraine and Russia take part in biggest prisoner swap since invasion

    23/05/2025 Duration: 28min

    Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners, which President Trump says "could lead to something big." Also: we look at the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and in Norway a man finds a ship in his garden.

  • The Trump administration stops Harvard from enrolling foreign students

    22/05/2025 Duration: 27min

    The Trump administration bans Harvard from enrolling foreign students. Also: Israel blames critics of its war on Gaza for the murder of two US embassy staff, and why the Netherlands accuses Belgium of stealing wind.

  • Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington DC

    22/05/2025 Duration: 27min

    Israel's foreign minister says antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement linked to the war in Gaza lay behind the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington. Also: China stakes its claim to the Arctic.

  • Trump confronts South African leader with claim of Afrikaners being 'persecuted'

    22/05/2025 Duration: 26min

    US President Donald Trump confronted his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House, claiming that white farmers were being "persecuted" in the country. Also: climbing Everest using Xenon gas.

  • Paramilitaries pushed out of key state

    21/05/2025 Duration: 28min

    Sudan's army says it has liberated all of Khartoum state from the paramilitary RSF. Also: the UN says new aid supplies have still not been distributed in Gaza, and rapid test could improve treatment for brain tumours.

  • UN says no aid yet distributed in Gaza as international pressure on Israel mounts

    21/05/2025 Duration: 27min

    The United Nations says no aid has yet been distributed in Gaza despite aid lorries starting to cross the border after an 11-week blockade. Also: Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump cut PBS funding.

  • UN says Israel to allow 100 aid trucks into Gaza

    20/05/2025 Duration: 31min

    The UN says Israel to allow 100 aid lorries to enter Gaza; Also: President Trump's real estate company in talks to build tower in Vietnam as it tries to head off huge US export tariffs, and why does the universe exist?

  • Trump says Russia and Ukraine to 'immediately' start ceasefire talks

    20/05/2025 Duration: 33min

    US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating towards a ceasefire, after a phone call with Vladimir Putin. Also: videos show capuchin monkeys kidnapping babies of another species.

  • Netanyahu: Israel plans to take over all of Gaza

    19/05/2025 Duration: 32min

    Israel vows to 'take control of all' of Gaza to prevent Hamas from looting aid. Also: a BBC investigation finds evidence that children are being trafficked into illegal mines in South Africa and sexually abused.

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