Global News Podcast

The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends

US vows retaliation for Islamic State group attack

14 December 2025

27:57

The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected

13 December 2025

28:06

Democrats release photos of Trump from Epstein estate

13 December 2025

26:31

Thousands at risk after flooding in Gaza

12 December 2025

30:38

US exerts more pressure on Venezuela

12 December 2025

29:33

Venezuelan opposition leader speaks to BBC

11 December 2025

29:27

US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast

11 December 2025

28:25

Cancer-causing gene found in donor sperm across Europe

10 December 2025

30:43

Zelensky open to wartime election

10 December 2025

28:03

Australia bans social media for under-16s

09 December 2025

30:03

Trump approves sale of advanced AI chips to China

09 December 2025

29:09

Syria one year on from liberation

08 December 2025

27:48

Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia

08 December 2025

27:15

The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance

07 December 2025

27:45

India's deadly nightclub fire

07 December 2025

26:58

The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby

06 December 2025

26:28

Trump awarded Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw

06 December 2025

26:21

Netflix blockbuster deal

05 December 2025

29:05

Four countries boycott Eurovision over Israel's inclusion

05 December 2025

32:42

Why is President Putin visiting India?

04 December 2025

30:10

Ukraine and US negotiators to meet following Moscow talks

04 December 2025

27:42

EU agrees to phase out Russian gas imports

03 December 2025

26:49

Kremlin signals no breakthrough after Ukraine talks with US

03 December 2025

29:08

Kremlin talks on how to end Ukraine war.

02 December 2025

31:33

Russia claims capture of key Ukrainian city

02 December 2025

28:51

Floods in Indonesia kill 600 people

01 December 2025

27:13

Sudan civil war: the terrifying escape from El Fasher

01 December 2025

28:13

The Global Story: The international drama of Miss Universe

30 November 2025

27:06

Why there's hope for Haiti

30 November 2025

28:08

Venezuela stands up to Donald Trump

30 November 2025

28:54

The Happy Pod: Diabetes Awareness Month special

29 November 2025

33:57

Technical issue causes global flight disruption

29 November 2025

33:07

Hong Kong fire kills at least 128 people

28 November 2025

29:09

National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington DC

28 November 2025

28:35

Pope calls for peace on Turkey visit

27 November 2025

27:39

Dozens killed in Hong Kong fire

27 November 2025

28:03

Taiwan to boost defence spending

26 November 2025

28:33

Brazil's Bolsonaro begins jail term

26 November 2025

28:33

Has the Ukraine conflict reached a turning point?

25 November 2025

29:22

Criminal cases against Trump critics dropped

25 November 2025

26:47

Nigeria to recruit extra police officers after abductions

24 November 2025

31:34

US hails 'tremendous' progress at Ukraine talks

24 November 2025

29:25

The Global Story: The oil lobbyist who tried to sink the first big climate deal

23 November 2025

27:20

COP30 deal fails to mention fossil fuels

23 November 2025

32:27

The Happy Pod: Donating my kidney transformed a child's life

22 November 2025

25:52

Marjorie Taylor Greene quits Congress after Trump feud

22 November 2025

28:18

Russia warns Ukraine to reach deal or lose more territory

21 November 2025

32:31

Zelensky: Ukraine needs a 'dignified peace'

21 November 2025

25:51

Ukraine's war children hoping for return to normality

20 November 2025

29:12

White House to release Epstein files

20 November 2025

27:17