Global News Podcast Podcast
The day’s top stories from BBC News. Keeping you informed on the important global events.
The breaking news you need to hear, as it happens.
Hear the most important global stories from the BBC, the most trusted name in international news.
With reporters on the ground in every country, we’re always where the story is. We bring you unparalleled access and exclusive updates that you won’t get anywhere else.
Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. From Israel-Iran missile strikes, to news from Trump’s White House and Putin’s Kremlin. From the Ukraine War to the Israel-Gaza conflict. From Damascus to Delhi, from Silicon Valley to Singapore, from Washington DC to Wuhan. 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. Subscribe now and never miss a moment.
Also listen to The Happy Pod, every Saturday, for the best global good news.
Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
Episodes to download
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
Sun 12 Jan 2025
Donald Trump has repeated his desire to control Greenland
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The Happy Pod: The woman helping thousands of premature babies
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The professionals and tradespeople cleaning up Ghana
Sat 4 Jan 2025
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The shop that opened for hugs at Christmas
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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20 years on: Remembering the tsunami
Boxing Day 2024
Memorial events held around the Indian Ocean to remember the 220,000 killed
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The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
Sat 21 Dec 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The cafe spreading the joy of dance
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Biden in largest single-day act of clemency
Thu 12 Dec 2024
US president commutes around 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people
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Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Syrian President's grip on power wanes as another strategic city falls to Islamist rebels
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Syria special
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Syrian rebels intent on overthrowing President Assad converge on the capital, Damascus
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The Happy Pod: Meet Italy's Tom Cruise and Blake Lively
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: Swimming against depression
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The dolphins who 'smile' at their friends
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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MSF charity pulls out of Haiti's capital after attacks on staff
Wed 20 Nov 2024
MSF pulls out of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince after attacks on staff
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The Happy Pod: How saving an otter changed our lives
Sat 16 Nov 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Republicans win House in major boost for Trump agenda
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Republicans secure total control of US congress after winning House of Representatives
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The Happy Pod: The million dollar prize winners saving the planet
Sat 9 Nov 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Donald Trump confirmed as 47th US President
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Donald Trump pledges to lead the US into a new golden age after election victory
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Donald Trump declares victory in US presidential election
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Donald Trump poised to make historic comeback not seen in the US in more than a century
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The Happy Pod: Marrying the man who saved my life
Sat 2 Nov 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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The Happy Pod: The gloves that hug premature babies
Sat 26 Oct 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Former Ugandan rebel jailed for 40 years for war crimes
Fri 25 Oct 2024
Ex commander in rebel Lord's Resistance Army jailed for 40 years for war crimes in Uganda
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US Presidential Election - your questions answered
Sun 20 Oct 2024
The Global News Podcast, The Global Story and Americast answer your questions
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Israeli PM's home targeted by Hezbollah drone
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu accuses the Iran-backed group of trying to assassinate him
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The Happy Pod: The teenager faster than a calculator
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Special: Young Leaders Trying to Change the World
Sun 13 Oct 2024
Meet the young people explaining how they would change the world.
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The Happy Pod: Kylie thanks fans who got her through cancer
Sat 12 Oct 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
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Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas attacks
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Memorial services held in Israel and across the world to mark a year since Hamas attacks
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The Happy Pod: Adopting a grandparent to tackle loneliness
Sat 5 Oct 2024
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection