Global News Podcast
BBC
The day’s top stories from BBC News, including the latest from Gaza, on US politics and about the Ukraine conflict. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
Episodes
US air crash: 64 feared dead
1/30/2025
US authorities say no survivors are expected after a military helicopter hit a passenger jet in Washington. Also: An Israeli soldier is among eight hostages freed from captivity in Gaza, and is F1 returning to Africa?
Duration:00:30:28
US senators question Robert F Kennedy Jr at heated confirmation hearing
1/29/2025
President Trump's nominee for health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has faced tough questioning at his first confirmation hearing in the US Senate. Also: scientists say asteroid Bennu contains building blocks of life.
Duration:00:31:03
At least 30 dead in India festival crush
1/29/2025
At least 30 people killed in a crush at the Kumbh Mela in India, the world's biggest religious gathering. Also: Congo shuns peace talks, Mexico braces for mass return of migrants, and the rise of "grief apps".
Duration:00:30:53
US judge temporarily blocks Trump's freeze on federal funding
1/28/2025
A US judge has paused the enforcement of a sweeping White House order freezing federal grants and loans. Also: Israel says Netanyahu invited to meet Trump at White House next week, and should we all sleep like a caveman?
Duration:00:32:42
President Trump: Your questions answered
1/28/2025
Our BBC North America correspondents answer your questions about President Donald Trump's first week in office, and his future plans for the United States.
Duration:00:42:25
Jordanian helicopters begin flying in aid to Gaza
1/28/2025
Jordanian helicopters begin flying in aid to Gaza. Also: UN says hospitals in Goma in eastern Congo are struggling to cope after advance by M23 rebels, and 40 years on the computer game Tetris is still going strong.
Duration:00:31:23
Nvidia shares sink as Chinese AI app spooks markets
1/27/2025
The US chipmaker Nvidia has suffered the biggest single-day loss in US market history, as investors respond to the development of a low-cost AI chatbot by a Chinese company. Also: the diplomacy of renaming a submarine.
Duration:00:28:01
Hundreds of thousands head home in northern Gaza
1/27/2025
Palestinians displaced during the conflict are on the move as the ceasefire holds. Also; survivors gather at the Auschwitz concentration camp to mark 80 years since liberation, and why Paul McCartney thinks new musicians are missing out.
Duration:00:29:49
Thousands flee as rebels close in on key DR Congo city
1/26/2025
UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from DR Congo's territory and on the M23 rebel group to stop advancing on Goma. Also: how a random text message ended happily ever after.
Duration:00:32:22
The Global Story: Have we already found the fountain of youth?
1/26/2025
For centuries, people have pursued the dream of eternal youth. Researchers have been making progress in understanding what happens in our bodies as we age. We may soon be able to use drugs to slow or even reverse ageing.
Duration:00:27:38
Four Israeli hostages and 200 Palestinian prisoners released in Gaza deal
1/25/2025
Emotional scenes as Israelis and Palestinians are reunited with their families. Also: 13 peacekeeping troops are killed in eastern DR Congo. And a drone strike on a hospital in Sudan reportedly kills nearly 70 people.
Duration:00:34:38
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
1/25/2025
Meet the man behind the YouTube channel 'Dad, How Do I?'. He teaches his millions of subscribers how to do everyday tasks. Also: the man in Uganda who is changing lives through chess; and the flower causing a stink.
Duration:00:26:09
Putin 'ready' to discuss Ukraine war with Trump
1/24/2025
Vladimir Putin has said he's ready to discuss an end to the Ukraine war with Donald Trump. Also: new sensations for a quadriplegic man with a robotic arm, and the strange sounds coming from Georgia's bus ticket machines.
Duration:00:27:36
BBC investigates deadliest single Israeli attack in recent conflict with Hezbollah
1/24/2025
A BBC investigation into an Israeli attack in Lebanon finds evidence that almost all those killed were civilians. Also: a court in Pakistan orders a popular social media personality to publish videos on animal rights.
Duration:00:24:09
$7.4bn settlement over painkiller that fuelled US opioid crisis
1/23/2025
US states reach a $7.4bn settlement with the makers of OxyContin, a painkiller that fuelled a nationwide opioid epidemic. Also: President Trump tells international businesses to move to the US or face big tariffs.
Duration:00:31:19
The president has also hinted he may seek to prosecute Joe Biden.
1/23/2025
Donald Trump says he plans to abolish America's emergency response organisation - and hints he may prosecute Joe Biden. Also: International Criminal Court takes on Taliban leaders over treatment of women and girls.
Duration:00:24:32
Trump threatens Russia with sanctions
1/22/2025
Donald Trump urges President Putin to end the 'ridiculous' war in Ukraine or face tough US economic action. Also: a new wildfire flares up near Los Angeles, and are footballers much smarter than we thought?
Duration:00:27:32
Rupert Murdoch newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life
1/22/2025
Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life – and agrees to pay substantial damages. The move, by the owners of The Sun tabloid, ends a long-running legal battle.
Duration:00:33:10
Trump announces multi-billion dollar AI programme
1/21/2025
President Trump has announced a multi-billion dollar programme for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Also: arrests for Turkish fire which killed at least 76 people, and the new robotic glove teaching piano playing.
Duration:00:29:28
Trump overturns convictions for hundreds of rioters
1/21/2025
The president pardons those who took part in the storming of the Capitol in 2021. Also; a deadly fire kills dozens of people in Turkey and why filmmakers are heading to Saudi Arabia.
Duration:00:27:42