Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
The Happy Pod: Atomic bomb survivors campaigning for peace
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Happy Pod special we're in Munich, Germany for One Young World. We speak to survivors of the...
US exempts Hungary from Russian oil sanctions
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump grants Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil and gas purchas...
Sudan government demands international ceasefire guarantees
07 Nov 2025
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The Sudanese government calls for international guarantees that RSF rebels will stick by a ceasefire...
Elon Musk, the world's richest person, is set to be richer
07 Nov 2025
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Tesla shareholders have approved a record-breaking pay package that could make the electric car comp...
World leaders gather in Brazil for UN climate talks
06 Nov 2025
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The leaders of the three greatest producers of carbon emissions — the US, China and India — are ...
US to cut flights if government shutdown continues
06 Nov 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration in the US has said that if the government shutdown continues, it...
US Democrats celebrate Mamdani victory
05 Nov 2025
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Zohran Mamdani is promising change and a template to defeat Donald Trump after winning the vote to b...
Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race
05 Nov 2025
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Zohran Mamdani has won New York’s mayoral election after defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo an...
Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney dies
04 Nov 2025
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Dick Cheney, who became one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history as George W Bush's nu...
US government shutdown forces food aid cuts
04 Nov 2025
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The government shutdown in the United States is set to become the longest in the country's history a...
Tanzanian president sworn in after election unrest
03 Nov 2025
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Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, begins her second term in office following hundreds of ...
Trump's military action threat alarms Nigeria
03 Nov 2025
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Donald Trump has suggested the US could deploy troops to Nigeria or carry out air strikes to stop wh...
Nine critically injured in mass UK train stabbing
02 Nov 2025
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In the UK, counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into a mass stabbing on a train nea...
The Happy Pod: Soldiers' letters from 1916 finally home
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Messages in a bottle from two Australian World War One soldiers have been found on a beach and are n...
Tanzania: Hundreds feared dead in post-election violence
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diplomats in Tanzania say there's credible evidence at least five-hundred people have been killed in...
Xi Jinping leads summit after Trump leaves
31 Oct 2025
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China's President, Xi Jinping, leads the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in South Korea, w...
King strips Andrew of 'prince' title amid Epstein scandal
31 Oct 2025
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Britain's King Charles has begun the process of removing his younger brother's "prince" title and to...
UN condemns attack on key Sudanese city
30 Oct 2025
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The UN’s top humanitarian official has said there must be accountability for those carrying out th...
Trump and Xi meet to discuss trade war
30 Oct 2025
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have met for the first time since 2019 to discuss a possible truce in th...
Gaza: 104 reported dead in Israeli strikes
29 Oct 2025
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The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says a wave of Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday night killed more...
Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of ceasefire breach
29 Oct 2025
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Israeli strikes ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kill at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza. ...
World's strongest storm of the year hits Jamaica
28 Oct 2025
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Hurricane Melissa, the world's strongest storm of the year, hits Jamaica, bringing catastrophic floo...
Jamaicans hunker down for Hurricane Melissa
28 Oct 2025
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World's strongest storm of 2025 expected to cause widespread damage in Jamaica. The Caribbean island...
Sudan's RSF rebels claim capture of El Fasher
27 Oct 2025
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Rebels from the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, in Sudan claim to have taken El Fasher, the strategica...
Face to face with IS prisoners in Syria
27 Oct 2025
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The BBC visits camps and a prison in north-eastern Syria where Islamic State fighters and their fami...
The Global Story: The Louvre daytime heist that shocked the world
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for 2 days as the police investigated a brazen heist which res...
President Trump oversees agreement between Thailand and Cambodia
26 Oct 2025
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President Trump attends ASEAN summit in Malaysia, and oversees an agreement between Thailand and Cam...
The Happy Pod: 'I'm blind but I can read a book again'
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Doctors at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London have used microchips to help blind patients regain the ...
US deploys top aircraft carrier to Caribbean
25 Oct 2025
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Venezuela's president accuses the Trump administration of fabricating a war in sending a naval strik...
Trump ends Canada trade talks over anti-tariff advert
24 Oct 2025
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Donald Trump calls off trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariffs advert. Also: Kim Jong Un attend...
Trump pledges to 'kill people' in drug cartels
24 Oct 2025
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President Trump says declaration of war on drug cartels by Congress is not needed. Mr Trump said his...
King makes history by praying with Pope
23 Oct 2025
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King Charles becomes the first head of the Church of England to publicly pray with the Pope, five ce...
US puts sanctions on Russian oil giants over Ukraine war
23 Oct 2025
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The United States has imposed new sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Luk...
US Vice-President: We must disarm Hamas and rebuild Gaza
22 Oct 2025
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The US Vice-President JD Vance meets Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaa...
US shelves plan for Trump-Putin talks
22 Oct 2025
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President Trump has said he doesn't want a "wasted meeting" after plans for a summit on Ukraine with...
First female prime minister appointed in Japan
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Japanese parliament elects the new leader of the Liberal Party, Sanae Takaichi, as the country's...
Amazon glitch 'resolved' after massive outage
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon has resolved the technical glitch that brought down thousands of apps and websites and disrup...
Zelensky ready to join summit with Trump and Putin if invited
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long description (no character limit and should always end with the words below): Ukraine’s Presid...
Israeli air strikes test ceasefire with Hamas
20 Oct 2025
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President Trump says the ceasefire in Gaza is still in place after Israeli airstrikes killed more th...
The Global Story: A Gazan journalist’s diary
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reporting on the war in Gaza has only been possible because of the work of Palestinian journalists, ...
Nationwide protests against President Trump's policies
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the United States hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in nationwide demonstrations ag...
The Happy Pod: The healing power of singing
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A singing group designed for women with post-natal depression has been shown to deliver long lasting...
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Britain's Prince Andrew is handing back his royal titles after new allegations emerged over his link...
Zelensky's crucial meeting with Trump in Washington
17 Oct 2025
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President Zelensky of Ukraine is in Washington ahead of crucial talks with Donald Trump. He's expect...
Trump says he'll meet Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks
17 Oct 2025
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President Trump has said he expects to meet Vladimir Putin in Hungary "within two weeks" after holdi...
US downplays claims Hamas is violating ceasefire deal
16 Oct 2025
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The difficulty of recovering the dead bodies of Israeli hostages comes under the spotlight, as Washi...
Hamas requests help to retrieve the bodies of Israeli hostages
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel's defence minister has called for a 'comprehensive plan' to defeat Hamas if it reneges on the...
Gazans 'stockpiling food' in case ceasefire breaks down
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Palestinians in Gaza are reportedly stockpiling food amid anxiety the aid flow will stop, if the Isr...
Four more hostages' bodies returned to Israel
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel says it has received four more bodies of dead hostages from Gaza as part of the latest ceasef...
Violence continues in Gaza despite peace deal
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The day after President Trump signed off his peace plan in Egypt - what now for Gaza? Hospitals in t...
Uncertainty remains after Gaza deal
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is huge uncertainty over what happens next following the Gaza ceasefire deal. President Trump ...
Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners exchanged
13 Oct 2025
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More than two years after attacking Israel on October 7, 2023, Hamas has handed over the last 20 liv...
Relatives of Israeli hostages prepare for their release
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anticipation is growing in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv where families and friends of the remaining I...
The Global Story: Trump’s ‘CEO of everything’
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The billionaire Larry Ellison could soon control huge portions of America’s AI, attention economy ...
Heavy clashes along Pakistan-Afghanistan border
12 Oct 2025
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Fierce fighting is taking place between the Pakistani army and Afghan Taliban forces at multiple poi...
The Happy Pod: Love, cake, and a long-lost mother
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hear how a man's search for his birth mother ended in an unexpected but familiar place - his favo...
Trump threatens additional 100% tariff on China
11 Oct 2025
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President Trump has said he will impose additional 100% import tariffs on Chinese goods by next mont...
Gazans return to ruined homes after ceasefire
10 Oct 2025
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Tens of thousands of Gazans make the long walk back to where they once lived after a ceasefire comes...
Israel approves Gaza ceasefire plan
10 Oct 2025
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Israel's government has agreed to the first phase of President Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza a...
Israeli cabinet voting on landmark Gaza deal
09 Oct 2025
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Government ministers in Israel meet to approve President Trump's peace plan. There's an outburst of ...
Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreed
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A landmark agreement has been reached by Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of...
Trump: Gaza ceasefire deal has been reached
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of his Gaza peace deal a...
Hopes of progress in Gaza peace talks
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump's top aides and senior officials from Egypt and Qatar have joined the third day of i...
US National Guard troops arrive in Illinois
08 Oct 2025
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Members of the Texas National Guard are gathering at an army facility outside Chicago, after orders ...
Peace talks continue two years after October 7th attacks
07 Oct 2025
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A minute's silence has been observed across Israel to mark the Hamas-led attacks of 2023. There have...
Renewable energy now world's biggest power source
07 Oct 2025
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Solar and wind power have overtaken coal as the world’s leading source of electricity for the firs...
French PM resigns after less than a month
06 Oct 2025
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In France Sebastien Lecornu resigns as prime minister saying the conditions were not fulfilled for h...
Gaza peace talks to begin
06 Oct 2025
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Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the US meet in Egypt to discuss Trump peace plan for Gaza. Also: ...
The Global Story: Why did Trump bring Tony Blair into the Gaza peace process?
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, President Trump outlined his proposal for a peace deal in Gaza, a moment he described as ...
Trump: Israel agrees Gaza withdrawal
05 Oct 2025
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President Trump says Israel has agreed to an initial withdrawal line in Gaza. He says the details ha...
The Happy Pod: The teenager empowering thousands to succeed
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An 18-year-old entrepreneur who has helped more than twenty thousand teenagers get skills, training ...
Hamas agrees to parts of US peace plan for Gaza
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agrees to release all remaining hostag...
First woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury
03 Oct 2025
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For the first time in its five hundred year history, the Church of England has chosen a woman as its...
Manchester synagogue attacker named
03 Oct 2025
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Police have named the man who killed two people at a synagogue in Manchester. Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-...
Deadly attack at Manchester synagogue
02 Oct 2025
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At least two people have been killed in an attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in northern Engl...
Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Israeli navy has intercepted boats carrying aid to Gaza and detained the activists on board. Als...
Race for survivors after Indonesian school collapse
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The race to save dozens of students after a school collapses in Indonesia. At least four students we...
US government shutdown begins
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A partial government shutdown has come into effect in the US. Democrats and Repulicans failed to agr...
Gaza Conflict: Two years on
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To mark two years of the war in Gaza, our correspondents bring you this special episode of the Globa...
Trump: Hamas has 'three to four' days to accept peace plan
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump says Hamas has days to accept a 20-point peace plan in Gaza or they will 'pay in hel...
Hamas studying Trump-Netanyahu peace plan
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has declared that peace in the Middle East is "beyond very close" as he presented a ...
Trump and Netanyahu agree new peace plan for Gaza: a Global News Podcast Special
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump unveiled a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan on Monday and won cautious backing from Isra...
Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC's cyber correspondent was offered money if he helped criminals hack his employer's IT system...
Pro-EU party wins Moldova election amid claims of Russian interference
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moldova's pro-European party has won a new majority in parliament after elections seen as critical f...
The Global Story: The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday President Trump and the U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conferenc...
President Trump orders deployment of US troops in Portland
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Extending his controversial use of the military in Democrat-led major US cities, Donald Trump says h...
The Happy Pod: Hope for people with Huntington's disease
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever, a successful treatment has been found for the devastating brain disease, Hu...
UN set to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme look set to be reintroduced after the fa...
Netanyahu gives defiant speech to UN
26 Sep 2025
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In his address to the UN, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies Israel is committing genocide in ...
Former FBI director James Comey indicted on two criminal charges
26 Sep 2025
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The former FBI boss James Comey has said he is innocent and welcomes a trial after being indicted on...
Former French president Sarkozy is given five-year sentence
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after he was f...
Fatal shooting at Texas ICE facility
25 Sep 2025
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President Trump says US immigration staff are facing an unprecedented increase in attacks by what he...
Kremlin: Russia is a real bear
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russia hits back at the US President Donald Trump, after he called the nation a 'paper tiger'. The K...
Trump says Kyiv can win back 'all of Ukraine'
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has said Kyiv can 'win all of Ukraine back in its original form', marking a major sh...
Guterres opens UN Assembly accusing countries of 'flouting international law'
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has opened the eightieth General Assembly in New York w...
Medical experts debunk Trump's autism-paracetamol link
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Medical experts have condemned President Trump's unsubstantiated claims that taking paracetamol duri...
Israel reacts angrily to recognition of Palestinian statehood
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
France is to join other countries in recognising a Palestinian state at the United Nations, drawing ...
Trump hails Charlie Kirk as a "martyr"
22 Sep 2025
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President Trump has hailed Charlie Kirk as an American martyr. More than sixty thousand people atten...
The Global Story: Why Trumpworld is obsessed with free speech in Britain
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump is in the UK on a State visit, where he’s been hosted by the royal family and is s...
UK expected to recognise Palestinian state
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Britain is expected to take the unprecedented step of recognising a Palestinian state today. The mov...