Global News Podcast

The day’s top stories from BBC News. Keeping you informed on the important global events.

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Shootings in Gaza claim the lives of Palestinians desperate for food
Some people were trying to steal flour from an aid convoy
10 Jun 2025,29 mins
Trump to deploy 700 marines to Los Angeles
California Attorney General accuses Trump of trying to manufacture a crisis
09 Jun 2025,29 mins
Israel blocks activist Gaza aid ship
Greta Thunberg and French lawmaker among those detained
09 Jun 2025,30 mins
Los Angeles: Clashes erupt for a third day as the US National Guard arrives
Tear gas and rubber bullets used to disperse crowds
09 Jun 2025,33 mins
More shootings in Gaza near aid distribution centre
Hamas says six people were killed; Israel says it fired warning shots
07 Jun 2025,29 mins
The Happy Pod: Rodent on the run returns
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
07 Jun 2025,27 mins
Man wrongly deported is back in US to face charges
El Salvador agreed to release Ábrego García after the US presented an arrest warrant
07 Jun 2025,32 mins
Trump says Musk has 'lost his mind'
After reports of peace overtures, the row between the two men continues
06 Jun 2025,30 mins
Trump-Musk relationship implodes with insults and threats
Elon Musk repeatedly criticised the US president's huge tax and spending bill
06 Jun 2025,31 mins
Israeli military recovers two hostages' bodies in Gaza
Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gadi Haggai were killed in the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz
05 Jun 2025,30 mins
US vetoes UN call for unconditional Gaza ceasefire
UN vote comes amid growing concern over the distribution of aid in Gaza
05 Jun 2025,32 mins
Red Cross chief: 'Gaza worse than hell on Earth'
Mirjana Spoljaric told the BBC that humanity in Gaza was failing
04 Jun 2025,26 mins
Israel-Gaza: Are we witnessing war crimes?
Anna Foster leads a debate on whether war crimes have taken place in Israel and Gaza
04 Jun 2025,38 mins
IDF says it will investigate the deaths of Palestinian civilians near an aid distribution centre in Gaza on Tuesday
UN has renewed calls for an immediate investigation into all such recent incidents
04 Jun 2025,34 mins
Palestinians killed while collecting aid in Gaza
It's the third reported incident in three days
03 Jun 2025,31 mins
President Zelensky calls for tough sanctions on Russia
His demand follows a failure to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine
02 Jun 2025,29 mins
Russia and Ukraine hold brief talks despite heavy drone attacks
Moscow was expected to present its terms for a ceasefire
02 Jun 2025,28 mins
Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russian bombers
Ukraine claims to have left more than 40 Russian bomber planes burning.
01 Jun 2025,29 mins
US rejects Hamas' response to Gaza ceasefire proposal
The militant group neither fully rejected nor totally accepted the plan
01 Jun 2025,32 mins
The Happy Pod: The joy of chasing a giant cheese
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
31 May 2025,26 mins
Musk leaves Trump administration
Trump paid tribute to Elon Musk for axing government spending
30 May 2025,29 mins
UN warns entire Gaza population at risk of famine
UN humanitarian chief says the world has a responsibility to do more
30 May 2025,29 mins
US appeals court rules that Trump tariffs can stay in place for now
Small businesses and a group of US states had challenged the measures
30 May 2025,33 mins
Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
Israeli ministers say 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved
29 May 2025,28 mins
Dodging Russian drones in Donetsk
A special report from eastern Ukraine where Russian forces are advancing
28 May 2025,31 mins
Germany promises Ukraine long-range missiles to fight Russia
The new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said Berlin will help Kyiv defend itself
28 May 2025,35 mins
Crowds overrun new aid distribution site in Gaza
The UN has described the scenes as heartbreaking
28 May 2025,30 mins
US and Israeli-backed group distributes aid in Gaza
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aims to bypass the United Nations
27 May 2025,31 mins
US envoy rejects Hamas claim that it has agreed to American terms for a Gaza ceasefire
The developments came as Israel continued its bombardment of Gaza
27 May 2025,32 mins
Israeli strike kills dozens sheltering in Gaza school
Ambulance workers tell the BBC of arriving to 'horrific' scenes
26 May 2025,27 mins