Global News Podcast

Nov 20 2024 229 ep. 29 mins 404.6k
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The day’s top stories from BBC News, including the latest on the Middle East conflict – bringing you developments from Lebanon, Israel, Gaza and Iran. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.

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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai testifies for first time

Nov 20 2024 30 mins  
Apple Daily founder, Jimmy Lai, appears in Hong Kong court and denies foreign collusion. Also: Ukraine uses British-made long-range missiles for first time inside Russia, and ‘manifest’ is Cambridge word of the year.

MSF charity pulls out of Haiti's capital after attacks on staff

Nov 20 2024 31 mins  
MSF pulls out of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince after attacks on staff. Also: US approves supply of antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine, why olive oil prices are plummeting and tennis bids adios to Rafael Nadal.

US confirms Ukraine used its missiles to strike Russia

Nov 19 2024 27 mins  
The US has confirmed Ukraine used American-supplied missiles to strike Russia. Also: no charges for the Iranian student who stripped to her underwear, and King Richard III of England 'speaks' again after 500 years.

Russia says Ukraine has launched long-range American missiles into its territory

Nov 19 2024 29 mins  
Russia says Ukraine attacked Bryansk region with US missiles, after restrictions on them were lifted. Also, long jail terms for pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, and 40 years of searching for extraterrestrial life.

US pledges more support for Ukraine at UN meeting

Nov 18 2024 30 mins  
The US envoy to the UN has said Ukraine will get more American security help. Also: the dozens of medics on trial in Turkey over baby deaths, and a Russian company picks a seven-year-old as its future head of training.

Moscow responds angrily to Biden's Ukraine weapons decision

Nov 18 2024 31 mins  
Joe Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use US long-range missiles sparks angry response from Moscow. Also: Delhi bans diesel trucks because of air pollution, and how organisations in Central African Republic are using radio to combat mpox disinformation.

Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range US missiles

Nov 17 2024 32 mins  
President Biden has authorised Ukraine to use US long-range missiles to strike inside Russia. Also: the AI technology that's cloning voices, and we meet Miss Merkel, the Miss Marple of German Television.

Bonus: The Global Story - Does Singapore's death penalty deter drug crime?

Nov 17 2024 27 mins  
Singapore has some of the harshest drug laws in the world and the government. Trafficking illegal narcotics can result in decades in prison and even a death sentence. But do they really deter drug crimes?The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide, one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world.For more, go to

Biden meets Xi Jinping as concerns over a US-China trade war grow

Nov 16 2024 27 mins  
Joe Biden has met Xi Jinping as concerns over a US-China trade war grow. Also: the discovery of ancient volcanoes on the Moon, and a secret garden in Venice is opened to the public for the first time in 500 years.

The Happy Pod: How saving an otter changed our lives

Nov 16 2024 26 mins  
Billy and Susan's life changed when they spotted a starving otter. Now, Molly is part of the family and a film has been made about their story. Also, the invention giving people with disabilities greater freedom.