Global News Podcast
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US tells its citizens in Iran to leave or seek refuge
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The United States is urging its citizens in Iran to leave immediately, warning that protests continue to escalate. A notice released by the US virtual...
Partial restoration of phone services in Iran
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With the partial restoration of phone services, more Iranians have given their accounts of the ferocity of the suppression of anti-government protests...
Trump announces tariffs on Iran's allies
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump says countries trading with Iran will face an immediate 25% percent tariff on business with the United States, in response to Tehran's...
Iran Special: Q&A
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of the Global News Podcast, BBC correspondents answer your questions about the anti-government protests that spread across Ira...
Iran foreign minister responds to Trump intervention threats
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As protests in Iran continue into their third week, the country's foreign minister claims the situation is "under total control". President Donald Tru...
Death toll rises as Iran protests enter third week
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Videos verified by the BBC and eyewitness accounts appear to show security forces in Iran ramping up their response to protests that have spread acros...
The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the US government captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, on Saturday, most of the world was shocked. But US officials had for years be...
Iran protests: hundreds feared dead
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A medic at one Tehran hospital reported "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital ...
The Happy Pod: The 88-year-old veteran given nearly $2m by strangers
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian 'kindness influencer' who raised nearly two million dollars to help an elderly US veteran. Samuel Weidenhofer flew thousands of miles ...
Iran protesters defy crackdown warning
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Videos and messages that have made their way out of Iran despite an internet blackout show crowds gathering to protest against the government for a 13...
Iran's Supreme Leader describes demonstrators as vandals
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anti-government unrest has continued to spread across Iran, despite an internet blackout and a defiant address by the Supreme Leader. Ayatollah Ali Kh...
Largest anti-government protests in Iran since 2009
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Protests have been taking place in cities across Iran, in the biggest show of opposition to the clerical authorities for 17 years. Reports of clashes ...
Lebanon completes first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Lebanese military says it has completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah, but Israel has warned far more needs to be done. The army...
Woman shot dead by US immigration agent
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The mayor of Minneapolis in the United States has strongly rejected the Trump administration's account of the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigrat...
US seizes two Venezuela-linked tankers
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The United States says it has seized two tankers accused of violating sanctions against Venezuela. One of them, a Russian ship, was boarded in the Nor...
President Trump again threatens to annex Greenland
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US claims that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority to deter threats from Russia and China in the Arctic. Washington hasn't ruled o...
Venezuela Special: Q&A
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of the Global News Podcast, BBC correspondents answer your questions about the US operation to seize Venezuelan President Nico...
Europe tells US ‘Greenland belongs to its people’
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
European allies rally to support Denmark following renewed calls by the US that it must control Greenland. It comes as talks are held in Paris on secu...
Delcy Rodriguez sworn in as Venezuela's new president
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Delcy Rodriguez is sworn in as Venezuela's new president at a special ceremony in the capital, Caracas. Meanwhile, her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro ple...
Maduro taken to US court
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is transferred by armed forces to make his first appearance in a US court on drug trafficking and weapons ...
US sends warning to Venezuela's new leader
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US has warned the new interim leader of Venezuela to do as it says - or face the consequences. Donald Trump says if Delcy Rodriguez "doesn’t do ...
The Happy Pod: Christmas with the man I saved
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A US woman whose bone marrow saved a father of three in Australia has spent Christmas with him and his family. Gennaro Rapinese, whose leukaemia was ...
Captured Venezuelan leader Maduro in New York
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nicolas Maduro has arrived at a detention centre in Brooklyn, New York where he will be held ahead of an expected first court appearance on Monday. Li...
Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following the capture of the Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by the US military, President Trump has said the United States intends to run the South ...
President Trump says US captures Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has be...
More questions about Swiss fire
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Officials investigating the ski resort fire in Switzerland say they're focussing on the bar's safety measures. Also: Iranian officials warn the US aga...
US ‘locked and loaded’ to help Iranian protestors
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US President warns his forces will come to the rescue of peaceful Iranian anti-government demonstrators if they are targeted by Tehran. A senior a...
Tributes paid to dead and injured after fire at Swiss resort
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds take part in a vigil in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana after around 40 people died in a fire at a bar while out celebrating New Year. ...
Dozens killed in Swiss ski resort fire
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Swiss police say dozens of people have died in a fire at the ski resort of Crans-Montana. They say more than 100 others were injured, many of them ser...
Trump removes National Guard from some US cities
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump says he is withdrawing the National Guard from the Democrat-led cities of Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland after the Supreme Court block...
Queen: I was assaulted on train
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Queen Camilla tells the BBC that as a teenager, she was the victim of an attempted indecent assault on a train journey. She says she fought off her at...
Iran protests: 'Death to the dictatorship'
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Protests over Iran's worsening economic problems have spread from the capital, Tehran, to other major cities. University students have now joined the ...
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemeni port over alleged UAE weapons
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United Arab Emirates says it will end its operations in Yemen, after Saudi Arabia conducts a strike on the southern port of Mukalla. Riyadh claims...
President Trump warns Hamas to honour disarming promise
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has warned that Hamas will have "hell to pay" if it does not disarm quickly as part of the Gaza peace deal. He said he hoped to reach ...
Zelensky: US offered Ukraine 15-year security guarantee
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Zelensky says the US has offered security guarantees for fifteen years although he wished it could be longer. Also; China conducts large-sca...
Optimism but no deal after Ukraine peace talks
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky say there's been progress in talks over the Russia-Ukraine war, but difficult issues remain unresolved,...
Myanmar's military stages controversial election
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Voting has begun in the opening phase of Myanmar's heavily restricted general election, the first since the military seized power nearly five years ag...
The Happy Pod: Our best stories of 2025
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We look back on our happiest stories from the past year, including: the man who created 'Christina's Corner' for his most loyal customer; the life-sav...
Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, ending weeks of deadly border clashes. It paves the way for prisoner exchanges and for a ...
Malaysia ex-PM found guilty in state funds scandal
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak has been convicted of abuse of power and money laundering in the biggest case to emerge from the 1MDB state fund scand...
US military targets Islamic State group in Nigeria
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump says US air strikes have killed multiple Islamic State fighters in Nigeria. He described the group as "terrorist scum" who had persecuted...
One million possible Epstein files found
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US officials have uncovered a million more documents which could be connected to the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Department of Justice said...
Zelensky reveals 20-point plan to end Ukraine war
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented a draft agreement to end the war in Ukraine, after negotiations with US. It is now being reviewed by the Kr...
Australian state passes gun control laws after Bondi attacks
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian state of New South Wales has passed gun control laws ten days after the Hanukkah attack in which 15 people were killed. There are also ...
Epstein files: New revelations about Trump
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a newly released email, a US government investigator says that President Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane many more times than was pr...
BBC follows journey of Gazan child
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Palestinian baby who was evacuated for medical treatment has returned to Gaza and is back in hospital. The BBC has discussed Siwar Ashour's case wit...
Russian general dies in Moscow explosion
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russia's Investigative Committee said Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died on Monday morning in Moscow after an explosive device planted under a car detonated. ...
BBC speaks to civilians suffering in rebel-held Myanmar
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC has gained rare access to rebel-held parts of Myanmar, where thousands of civilians have been displaced in an air and ground offensive by the ...
The Global Story - Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Australia tightened its gun laws, and has since been considered a world-leading example by gun control advocat...
US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela's coast
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United States has released dramatic footage of its forces seizing an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, ten days after taking control of anoth...
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Videos capturing the joy and emotion of families reuniting at Dublin Airport for the festive season have received thousands of views online. We speak ...
First batch of Epstein files released
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After months of political wrangling, parts of the long-awaited Epstein files have been released by the US Justice Department. The trove consists of th...
Zelensky welcomes EU's $105 billion loan for Ukraine
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
European Union leaders strike a deal to give Ukraine a $105 billion loan after failing to agree on using frozen Russian assets. Zelensky welcomes EU b...
TikTok signs deal to avoid US ban
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Chinese-owned app TikTok has agreed to sell its US operations to overcome the threat of a ban prompted by national security concerns. The joint ve...
Crunch talks in Brussels on Russia's frozen assets
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
European Union leaders hold high-stakes negotiations over whether to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine's war effort. Belgium - where most of t...
Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi attack
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia's government has announced a number of measures to address antisemistism, including gi...
First funerals take place for Australia shooting victims
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, is charged with fifty-nine offences including fifteen counts of murder, as well ...
Trump defends chief of staff after tell-all interview
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Susie Wiles, one of the most powerful people in Donald Trump's team, gave a rare insight into the administration in a candid interview with Vanity Fai...
Police say one Bondi attacker was Indian citizen
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australian police say one of the Bondi attackers, Sajid Akram, was an Indian citizen. He and his son Naveed spent weeks in the Philippines, where ther...
Trump sues the BBC
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has filed a multi-billion dollar lawsuit in Florida, accusing the BBC of defamation and violating a trade practices law over th...
Australia: thousands attend Bondi Beach vigil
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of people have attended a special vigil on Bondi Beach in Sydney for victims of Sunday's shooting at a Jewish celebration. Australia's Prime...
Anger in Australia after 'evil' Hanukkah shooting
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Australians reel from a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration, some are questioning whether the government did enough to prevent antisemitic vi...
The Global Story: The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**This episode contains descriptions of abuse and violence**In November, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce the term “femicide”...
Australia: Twelve killed in gun attack targeting Jewish community
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Police in Australia say 12 people have died in an antisemitic terror attack at Bondi Beach; 29 people were taken to hospital, including a child. The s...
US vows retaliation for Islamic State group attack
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has promised retaliation against the Islamic State militant group after two US soldiers and an interpreter were killed in an am...
The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pop-up cafe in Tokyo is giving people with dementia a place to volunteer as well as a sense of community. Its owner Toshio Morita has become somethi...
Democrats release photos of Trump from Epstein estate
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans accuse the Democrats of playing politics with release of photos from the estate of late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, that feature rich a...
Thousands at risk after flooding in Gaza
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UN says a powerful storm is sweeping through Gaza, leaving 800,000 people in danger from deluged camps and collapsed buildings. (130) Long desc...
US exerts more pressure on Venezuela
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A day after US troops seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Washington has imposed sanctions on six more ships said to be carrying Venezuel...
Venezuelan opposition leader speaks to BBC
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
María Corina Machado, Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winner, speaks after her first public appearance in 11 months. She has mostly been in hiding sinc...
US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid escalating tensions. President Trump said it was done for "very good reason" but C...
Cancer-causing gene found in donor sperm across Europe
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A sperm donor who unknowingly harboured a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Europ...
Zelensky open to wartime election
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After pressure from Washington, President Zelensky has said he will seek to change Ukrainian law so an election could take place within three months. ...
Australia bans social media for under-16s
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world first, millions of Australian children and teenagers are prevented from accessing social media accounts. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to...
Trump approves sale of advanced AI chips to China
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US chipmaker, Nvidia has been authorised to sell advanced AI chips to China - in a major reversal of Washington's national security policy. The D...
Syria one year on from liberation
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A year after the fall of the brutal Assad regime in Syria, tens of thousands of people have been celebrating - both in Syria itself and abroad. There'...
Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tensions escalate again between Thailand and Cambodia after violent clashes on the border. The Thai military says it is hitting military targets to su...
The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, is widely expected to award Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, at the draw for the 2026 Worl...
India's deadly nightclub fire
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than 20 people have been killed in a fire at a nightclub in the Indian state of Goa. Also: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the US will "ke...
The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hear about an extraordinary story of love, friendship and a teenage promise fulfilled over a decade later. When Georgia Barrington was told, at the...
Trump awarded Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fifa President Gianni Infantino awarded Donald Trump with the football federation's first-ever peace prize, at a lavish ceremony to select the groups ...
Netflix blockbuster deal
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Netflix to take over Warner Bros Discovery's film and streaming businesses in 72 billion dollar deal, giving it ownership of Harry Potter and Game of ...
Four countries boycott Eurovision over Israel's inclusion
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Eurovision Song Contest has been thrown into turmoil after four nations said they would boycott next year's event. Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands...
Why is President Putin visiting India?
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russia's leader visits India for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. India's prime minister is under pressure to stop buying Russ...
Ukraine and US negotiators to meet following Moscow talks
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is set to meet Ukrainian negotiators in Florida following talks with President Putin in Moscow. Mr Putin - who's visi...
EU agrees to phase out Russian gas imports
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite their support for Ukraine, European countries have been a significant market for Russian energy. But an agreement has now been reached between...
Kremlin signals no breakthrough after Ukraine talks with US
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Talks in Moscow between President Putin and the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, about a peace plan for Ukraine have ended without a breakthrough. Russian neg...
Kremlin talks on how to end Ukraine war.
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special envoy, Steve Witkoff, meets President Putin at the Kremlin with the latest US plan to end war in Ukraine. President Zelensky says Ukraine is c...
Russia claims capture of key Ukrainian city
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After months of fighting, the Kremlin says Russian forces have seized the frontline city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. It links several other key ci...
Floods in Indonesia kill 600 people
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Floods in Indonesia have killed more than 600 people and left 500 unaccounted for. They were caused by a rare cyclone that that formed over the Malacc...
Sudan civil war: the terrifying escape from El Fasher
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC has visited a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of Sudan's El Fasher - one of the most brutal chapters of the civil war. Peop...
The Global Story: The international drama of Miss Universe
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miss Universe 2025 has been rocked by controversies and chaos, from stage falls and contestants storming out, to judges quitting and allegations of vo...
Why there's hope for Haiti
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Armed gangs now control much of Port-au-Prince and more than a million people have been forced from their homes. In this Global News Podcast special, ...
Venezuela stands up to Donald Trump
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Venezuela has condemned as a "colonialist threat" President Trump's warning that its airspace should be considered closed. The US does not have the au...
The Happy Pod: Diabetes Awareness Month special
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode we're marking Diabetes Awareness Month with a range of stories about innovation, advocacy and education -- including a book he...
Technical issue causes global flight disruption
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Airbus has grounded thousands of its planes to fix a technical problem. Airlines are working to install a software update but flight delays and cancel...
Hong Kong fire kills at least 128 people
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The authorities in Hong Kong say fire alarms weren't working properly in the tower blocks where a blaze killed more than 100 people. The buildings wer...
National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington DC
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump says that one of the US National Guard soldiers who was shot on Wednesday in Washington has died. Sarah Beckstrom was twenty. Mr Trump...
Pope calls for peace on Turkey visit
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pope Leo has called for peace on the first day of his visit to Turkey, and urged Ankara to embrace the role of mediator in the world's conflicts. His ...
Dozens killed in Hong Kong fire
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than forty people have died and hundreds are missing after a fire engulfed high-rise apartment blocks in Hong Kong's Tai Po district. Firefighter...