Global News Podcast

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  • Duration: 116:21:37
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Synopsis

The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.

Episodes

  • Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal

    17/02/2025 Duration: 25min

    UK PM says US security guarantee only way to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again. Also: Using AI to detect prostate cancer and tributes paid to Paquita la del Barrio whose songs empowered women around the world.

  • Diplomacy gathers pace over war in Ukraine

    16/02/2025 Duration: 29min

    US officials head to Saudia Arabia for talks with Russia on the war in Ukraine - but European leaders are not invited. Hundreds of people gather at Alexei Navalny's grave on the anniversary of his death.

  • Ukraine talks could see Europeans excluded

    16/02/2025 Duration: 31min

    US special envoy Kellogg says Ukraine peace talks may involve only US, Russia and Ukraine. Also: at least 15 dead in Delhi railway station crush, and is Donald Trump a penny pincher?

  • The Happy Pod: From rescue to romance

    15/02/2025 Duration: 28min

    How a plea to fly a dog to the US ended in marriage. Adri Pendleton and Niklas Stöterau fell in love after he came to the rescue. Also: a son who's saved his dad's life, twice; and helping the homeless through tennis.

  • Ukraine's Zelensky meets US vice-president at Munich security conference

    15/02/2025 Duration: 34min

    Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has held talks with US vice president, JD Vance, as a rift grows between the US and Europe over how to end the war in Ukraine. Also: YouTube celebrates its 20th birthday.

  • Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference

    14/02/2025 Duration: 32min

    US and EU allies discuss Ukraine's peace prospects at the Munich Security Conference. The Russian delegation is not invited. Also: long sentences for rhino poachers in Indonesia, and the smell of mummies.

  • NATO calls for unity as tensions rise with US over Ukraine

    14/02/2025 Duration: 35min

    The NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte, has called for unity as a rift opens up between Europe and the US on how to end the war in Ukraine. Also: love rats and Valentine's Day.

  • Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks

    13/02/2025 Duration: 24min

    Senior figures in Europe have accused President Trump of making unnecessary concessions to Russia ahead of peace talks on Ukraine, and a breakthrough is reported in talks to get the Gaza ceasefire deal back on track.

  • Trump says he expects to meet Putin in Saudi Arabia

    13/02/2025 Duration: 28min

    US President Donald Trump says he will likely meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia in the near future for negotiations on Ukraine. Also: London's first Roman basilica found under office basement.

  • Israel says Gaza ceasefire will end unless Hamas frees hostages by Saturday

    12/02/2025 Duration: 29min

    Israel says the ceasefire will end unless Hamas frees hostages by Saturday. Also: the US teacher held in Russia for four years is freed, and remembering the child chimney sweep whose death changed England's labour laws.

  • Trump: “Let all hell break out” if Hamas does not release hostages

    11/02/2025 Duration: 29min

    President Trump says Israel should cancel the ceasefire if Hamas doesn't release hostages by Saturday. He threatens to stop aid to Jordan and Egypt if they refuse Palestinians. Also: Musk’s bid to buy OpenAI is rebuffed.

  • Hamas says it will postpone Israeli hostage release

    10/02/2025 Duration: 28min

    Hamas says it is postponing the next scheduled hostage release, blaming Israeli violations of the ceasefire deal. Also: the trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker starts.

  • President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports widely condemned

    10/02/2025 Duration: 30min

    Governments in Europe and elsewhere express concern and vow countermeasures about President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Also: US doubles down on Gaza plan, and sled dog championships in Sweden.

  • Israeli troops withdraw from corridor that split Gaza in two

    10/02/2025 Duration: 25min

    Israeli troops withdraw from the Netzarim Corridor allowing thousands of Gazans to return to the north of the strip. Also: Polls close in Ecuador's presidential election, and Namibia's first president, Sam Nujoma, has died.

  • Hostages freed and prisoners released in latest Gaza ceasefire exchange

    08/02/2025 Duration: 27min

    Three Israeli hostages have been exchanged for 183 Palestinian prisoners as part of an internationally brokered Gaza ceasefire deal.

  • The Happy Pod: the volunteer vet travelling the world

    08/02/2025 Duration: 27min

    We meet a volunteer vet who helps animals in need around the world. He says it's taught him to love life, and accept people. Also: an 88 year old foster dad; the joy of rare baby frogs; and why a pub gave away 300 pints.

  • Judge blocks part of Trump's USAID freeze

    08/02/2025 Duration: 29min

    A US judge says he'll halt parts of Trump's attempt to dismantle USAID - the world's largest aid agency. Also; Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence, and the quest to map the world's seabeds.

  • Top criminal court condemns US sanctions on officials

    07/02/2025 Duration: 30min

    The International Criminal Court has vowed to continue its work after Donald Trump imposed sanctions on its officials because it issued a war crimes arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • Egypt warns over Israel's support for Trump's Gaza 'takeover' plan

    07/02/2025 Duration: 31min

    Egypt warns Israeli support for Donald Trump's proposal to displace Palestinians from Gaza threatens the ceasefire. Also: the earthquake crisis in Santorini, and the "Kerrygold rush" that’s created millionaire farmers.

  • Warmest January on record puzzles climate scientists

    06/02/2025 Duration: 33min

    Last month was ‘warmest January on record’; Also Donald Trump says no US troops would be needed to take over Gaza, and selfie-taking officially now one of world's most dangerous activities.

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