Global News Podcast
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Oil and gas prices surge after energy plant strikes
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Energy prices have surged after strikes on key gas facilities in Qatar and Iran, as the Middle East war continues to escalate. Iran has targeted Qatar...
Iran attacks energy facilities in the Gulf
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Qatar's state-owned petroleum company says an Iranian ballistic missile attack on its main gas complex at Ras Laffan has caused widespread destruction...
Israel's third top-level assassination in two days
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has been killed in an overnight Israeli strike. It comes just a day after Israel assasinated Ali Larijani a...
Deadly Israeli strikes hit central Beirut
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Israel has launched a series of deadly strikes in central Beirut and ordered mass evacuations in southern Lebanon, as it ramps up its air and ground o...
Israel says it's killed Iran's top security chief
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Israel's foreign minister said Iranians were "safer" without Ali Larijani and Basij paramilitary force commander Gholamreza Soleimani, after the Israe...
US allies reject Trump's call for help in Strait of Hormuz
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US President has repeated his call for other nations, particularly Nato allies, to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump says he has been...
Germany and UK tell Trump this is 'not Nato's war'
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Germany and Britain say the war against Iran has nothing to do with Nato and the alliance won't be taking part in any effort to reopen the Strait of H...
The big winners at the Oscars
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One Battle After Another wins best picture at the 98th Oscars, while Jessie Buckley wins best actress for her role in Hamnet, and Michael B. Jordan be...
Attacks continue after Trump says Iran deal not good enough
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After President Trump said Iran seemed ready to make a deal to end the war but the terms weren't good enough, Tehran has been carrying out further mis...
Trump urges nations to secure Strait of Hormuz
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump calls on other nations to send warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz which Iran has largely blocked, driving up global energy p...
The Happy Pod: Turning my toddler's tales into tunes
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Spencer has set his daughter's stories to music. What started as something he posted for his few followers has turned into a social media sens...
Iran says US Kharg Island attack a failure
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday President Trump said the US had obliterated military targets on the Iranian oil hub island of Kharg and threatened to target the oil infrast...
US strikes Iran’s key oil island
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump says the United States has carried out strikes against military targets on Kharg island, Iran's main export terminal for oil in...
Highest daily strike total on Iran, says US
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As the bombardment of Iran continues, the American defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, says the US is decimating Iran's military, as it plans to carry ou...
US aerial refuelling plane crashes in western Iraq
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
US officials have said a KC-135 refuelling plane that went down in western Iraq was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. They said it had invol...
Iran's new leader in defiant first message
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Iranian state television has broadcast a message in the name of the newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. The message was read by an annou...
UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At a meeting in New York, the UN Security Council has backed a resolution calling for Iran to stop its strikes on Arab Gulf states and Jordan, but mak...
Three ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Three commercial ships were damaged by 'unknown projectiles' in the Strait of Hormuz, as 32 members of the International Energy Agency agree release o...
Iranian residents tell BBC about US and Israeli bombardment
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC hears from Iranian residents about life under bombardment, as the US says its military campaign is a "resounding success" - and ahead of sched...
Hegseth: Today ‘most intense’ day of US strikes on Iran
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, says Tuesday's attacks on Iran will be the most intense day since the war began. Echoing the words of Preside...
Oil price drops after Trump hints at short Iran war
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oil price falls and stock markets rally after President Trump hints that war with Iran could be shorter than he'd previously said. But he also says Am...
Iran war: Oil prices soar
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The benchmark oil price has passed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022. But Donald Trump says the economic fallout from the US-Israel war with...
Mojtaba Khamenei named as Iran's new supreme leader
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Supporters of the Iranian regime have taken to the streets to celebrate the selection of the country's new spiritual leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. He will...
Bonus: War and climate
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do conflicts like the US-Israel war with Iran impact our planet?In this special bonus episode of The Climate Question podcast, we answer listeners...
Iranian clerics reach consensus on new supreme leader
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Members of the Iranian clerical body tasked with choosing a new supreme leader says there's consensus on a replacement for the late Ali Khamenei. In I...
US and Israel hit Iranian oil depot
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US and Israel target Iranian oil facilities for the first time since start of war - but Tehran remains defiant. It continues to retaliate, launchi...
The Happy Pod: My friends made me a new hand
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lois, 14, and her classmates used a 3D printer to create her new hand as part of a school project. Now they want to make prosthetic limbs for other pe...
Iran president apologises for striking neighbours
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has said Iran will stop striking its neighbours as long as no attacks originate from them; he's apologised f...
US: 'achievable objectives' in Iran in four to six weeks
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump's press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, didn't give details of what these objectives were. But she said that when the goals of the war we...
Trump demands Iran's unconditional surrender
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump says there will be no deal with Iran, only unconditional surrender, as the US and Israel continue their bombardment of Tehran and othe...
US and Israel 'moving to next phase' of war with Iran
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, said the amount of firepower over Iran was about to surge dramatically. The Israeli military said it had begun...
US and Israel step up attacks on Iran
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Massive explosions are reported in Tehran and in Karaj to its west as the United States and Israel step up their attacks on Iranian cities. We hear wh...
US Senate blocks bid to limit Trump's powers for Iran war
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As the US and Israeli war against Iran enters its sixth day, a bipartisan resolution in the US Senate aimed at limiting President Trump’s war powers...
US submarine sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Pentagon has released footage of a US submarine firing on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean and sinking it. Earlier, the Sri Lankan Navy pick...
US Congress receives classified briefing on war with Iran
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As the US-Israel war with Iran continues the Trump administration is facing mounting calls from Congress to explain why it started its campaign now, a...
Israel hits Tehran and Beirut with 'simultaneous strikes'
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Israeli defence minister says he has told troops to "take control" of new positions in Lebanon. The IDF says it's targeting Hezbollah. Israel says...
Iran widens retaliatory attacks in Gulf countries
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the fourth day of the US and Israel's war against Iran, Tehran has widened its retaliatory attacks in the Gulf region, with two of its drones hitti...
US says Iran war will not be 'endless'
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US and Israel strike targets across Iran for a third day. The American Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, says Washington's objectives won't be a...
Trump warns of more US deaths in Iran war
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has warned that more American military personnel are likely to be killed as the US and Israel continue their attacks on Iran. T...
The Happy Pod: The chance encounter that became a lasting friendship
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet two women who have forged an unconventional friendship after meeting by chance more than four years ago. Neena found Carol's lost subway card ...
Israel continues to strike Iran after Ayatollah's death
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Israel is launching strikes on Iran for a second day after initial joint attacks with the US killed the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran ...
Iran's Supreme Leader killed in US-Israeli strikes
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in his office by US and Israeli strikes - ending his 36-year iron rule of the Islamic R...
US and Israel carry out joint attacks on Iran
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump confirms that "major combat operations" are underway against targets in Iran in a joint operation by the US and Israeli militar...
Trump blacklists Anthropic in AI battle
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump says he will direct every federal agency to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic. The company behind t...
Pakistan says it's killed almost 300 Afghan Taliban
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Latest attacks mark escalation in long-running tensions between the two South Asian neighbours. Islamabad has repeatedly blamed the Afghan Taliban for...
Pakistan strikes Afghan capital
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pakistani military jets have hit targets inside Afghanistan, bombing parts of Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, as open military conflict surged between the...
US and Iran hold crucial talks mediated by Oman
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Iran's president says Tehran isn't pursuing nuclear weapons and has no intention of doing so, as a third round of crucial talks with the US continues ...
A special report from Mexico on the deadly drugs trade
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from a Mexican city in Sinaloa state where one of the big drug cartels is locked in its own civil war. Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville v...
A special report from Mexico on the deadly drugs trade
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from a Mexican city in Sinaloa state where one of the big drug cartels is locked in its own civil war. Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville v...
President Trump hails the golden age of America
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following Donald Trump's annual State of the Union address, we look into some of his claims about the economy and immigration. Also: Japan announces ...
Trump delivers longest-ever State of the Union
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump touts his record in office in a fiery "America First" State of the Union address -- the longest in US history. The speech comes as pol...
Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Zelensky has praised the endurance and courage of the Ukrainian people as the war with Russia enters its fifth year. With events being held...
Ukraine marks 4th anniversary of Russian invasion
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Russian strikes on Ukraine have continued on the 4th anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion. But in recent days Kyiv has been recapturing territo...
ICC judges hear charges against ex-Philippine leader
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have begun setting out their case against the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, wh...
Violence erupts in Mexico after army kills drug lord
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Violence has broken out in several cities across Mexico hours after the military confirmed it had killed one of the country's most feared drug lords -...
The Global Story:The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Next week marks four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In that time, there’s been an intense crackdown on freedom of speech and dissen...
First large protests in Iran since deadly crackdown
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first on this scale since January's deadly crackdown. It's not imm...
The Happy Pod: Former teacher celebrated as a crocodile
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After identifying a new species of ancient crocodile for his PhD, Ewan Bodenham honoured his favourite physics teacher who inspired him many years bef...
Trump lashes out at 'disappointing' Supreme Court ruling
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has lashed out at the US Supreme Court, after judges struck down his sweeping trade tariffs. The president has outlined a new plan to ret...
US Supreme Court rules against Trump's global tariffs
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs have been struck down by the US Supreme Court, in a major blow to the President's economic agenda. With a 6-3 m...
Former Prince Andrew released as investigations continue
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After a day of questioning by police on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his role as a UK trade envoy, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has bee...
Former Prince Andrew arrested
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is in custody over his links to the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in publi...
Israel accused of trying to annexe West Bank
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A senior UN official, Rosemary DiCarlo, has told a meeting of the Security Council that Israel's plans for greater controls in the occupied West Bank ...
Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after two hours
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kyiv's chief negotiator describes US-mediated negotiations with Russia as difficult and complex, but says there has been progress. Also: European foot...
Iran claims progress in US nuclear talks
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Iran's foreign minister said the two sides agreed on a set of principles that could pave the way for a possible deal. But the US vice president, JD V...
Jesse Jackson dies at 84
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The American civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson, who twice ran for the Democratic nomination for president, has died aged 84. Tributes have been flowi...
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump of Epstein 'cover up'
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, and her husband, the former president Bill Clinton, have agreed to testify in the congressional inv...
UK weighs up faster rise in defence budget
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The UK is considering significant increases to its military spending, to three per cent of the public national income within the next three years. The...
Israel lays out conditions for any Iran nuclear deal
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Israel's prime minister has demanded the removal of all enriched uranium from Iran as part of any deal on Tehran's nuclear programme. Benjamin Netanya...
The Global Story: Epstein’s global network: What the files reveal
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Two weeks after the latest release of the Epstein files, the headlines keep pouring in.In just the past few days, revelations in the documents have ne...
Russia 'used frog toxin' to kill Alexei Navalny
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
European countries say tests show Russia's Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a substance developed from a toxin found in Ecuadorian dart frogs. But the...
The Happy Pod: The model redefining beauty norms
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet a Ghanaian woman who is challenging stereotypes of beauty and disability by modelling with her prosthetic leg wrapped in colourful kente fabri...
Canadian PM in Tumbler Ridge for shooting vigil
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and opposition leaders have laid flowers at a memorial in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, to the eight vict...
Transatlantic relations under spotlight at Munich conference
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A crucial security conference in Munich has heard the German chancellor stating that the rules- based world order no longer exists and Europeans must ...
BNP set to win election in Bangladesh
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is claiming a "sweeping victory" after indications that it's heading for a landslide election win. It's the first pol...
Climate boost as China's CO2 emissions fall
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
China may still be the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, but CO2 levels have been falling due to a push for clean energy. New data suggests 2...
Polls open in first Bangladesh election since uprising
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Voters cast their ballots in Bangladesh for the first time since authoritarian leader Sheikh Hasina was forced from office in 2024. They'll be choosin...
Mass shooting stuns Canada
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says the entire country is in mourning after nine people were killed in a mass shooting at a school and nearby...
BBC in Iran for first time since protest crackdown
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC gains access to Iran for the first time since anti-government protests were brutally crushed. The country is marking the 47th anniversary of t...
Australian police defend handling of Gaza protests
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The head of New South Wales police says officers "did what they needed to do" at a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney. Video shows police punching protes...
Members of US Congress see the unredacted Epstein files
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Members of Congress in Washington DC can now view the millions of documents from the investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files, without the extensi...
Hong Kong court jails Jimmy Lai for 20 years
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A court in Hong Kong has sentenced the tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. Mr Lai, who is a British citizen, was foun...
Japan's prime minister wins landslide election victory
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has led her party to a decisive election victory. Her Liberal Democratic Party won more than two thirds of the...
The Global Story: Is ISIS having a resurgence in Syria?
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US military has begun to transfer up to 7000 Islamic State (IS) group detainees held in prisons in Syria to Iraq, which officials say is to preven...
Winter Olympics disrupted by protests and 'sabotage'
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Winter Olympics in Italy are disrupted by violent protests and the authorities launch an investigation after severed cables cause mass delays on t...
The Happy Pod: Sharing stories, one phone call at a time
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Joe Bloom, the man behind the social media account 'A View From A Bridge' which shares people's meaningful conversations to millions onlin...
Video with racist clip pulled from Trump social media
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump says he only watched part of a video including a racist animation of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, before it was posted on his ow...
More than the Score: When will Africa win its first Winter Olympic medal?
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
More than 3500 athletes from 93 countries will be competing for 195 medals at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three countries will be making their Winter Oly...
Top Russian general shot in Moscow
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of Russia's top generals has been rushed to hospital after being shot several times by an unknown assailant in an apartment building. The conditio...
Why Venezuela moves towards freeing political prisoners
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Venezuela, families of political prisoners have been rallying outside the Supreme Court in Caracas, chanting for the release of their loved ones. L...
Ukraine peace talks end with prisoner swap
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Two days of talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States aimed at ending Moscow's war on its neighbour have ended with the exchange of more pri...
700 ICE agents to leave Minnesota
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump orders the withdrawal of hundreds of federal agents involved in the contentious immigration crackdown in Minnesota. In an interview wi...
Russia continues bombing as peace talks with Ukraine begin
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With little optimism about the outcome of the latest peace talks, Ukraine says it will focus on military matters. Its team said it's trying to get a s...
BBC on frontline of Colombia's drugs crackdown
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our correspondent Orla Guerin travels alongside Colombia's Jungle Commandos - an elite police force - as they seek to eradicate cocaine production in ...
Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Zelensky accuses Moscow of using the coldest days of winter to terrorise Ukrainians, as temperatures drop to -20 degrees celsius. Also: Fren...
India and US strike major trade deal
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump says India has agreed to stop buying Russian oil as part of a trade deal with the United States. In return, Washington will lower tari...
Israel opens Rafah border crossing
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The reopening of the Rafah crossing is a key part of President Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza, but only about 50 Palestinians are being allowed to ...
Boy, 5, and father detained by ICE in Minnesota are released
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Ramos and his father were freed from detention in Texas and are now back in Minneapolis. The detention of the boy, photographed wearing a blue bu...
The Global Story: The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In September 1999, just weeks into Vladimir Putin’s first premiership, four bombs blew up four apartment buildings, over a period of twelve days, ki...
Britain's former prince Andrew faces fresh allegations
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A second woman has alleged she was sent to Britain by the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, to have sex with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor who has alwa...