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Global News Podcast
BBC World Service
The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a…
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72%The Global Story: Iran school strike: Will the truth come out?
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25%Iran hardens demands on Strait of Hormuz
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37%Colombia's new right-wing president sworn in
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32%Teenager shoots 7 dead in Thailand
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33%Artificial Intelligence used to create new viruses
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31%BBC reports on Ukraine's battle with Russia in the Black Sea
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22%Infantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa president
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19%Space X rocket thought to have hit Moon
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21%Kyiv attacked by Russian ballistic missiles
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25%European show of unity over illegal migration
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31%Ukrainian drone kills seven on Russian beach
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25%Pressure mounts on Infantino to quit
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19%Suicide bomber kills at least 14 in Pakistan
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33%Deadly bomb blast in Moscow
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27%The Happy Pod: The joy of rowing solo in the Pacific
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27%Fifa scraps controversial investment plan
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21%60,000 migrants arrive in Spanish territory in 24 hours
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25%Hamas says it will lay down its arms in Gaza
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36%US launches 'heavy' strikes on Iran
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26%President Trump suggests AI restrictions
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30%Fifa faces backlash over proposed World Cup sell-off
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27%Fighting between the US and Iran flares up again
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28%Many trapped in Japanese mall after earthquake
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28%'France faces most severe crisis since the Second World War'
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32%Wildfires in France and Spain force mass evacuations
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24%German police shoot dead Berlin Pride attack suspect
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21%The Global Story: British CPAC - Can MAGA politics be exported to the UK?
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29%A vehicle ploughs into a gay pride event in Germany
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23%The Happy Pod: My best friend turned out to be my brother
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34%ICC chief prosecutor dismissed over sexual misconduct claims
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27%First human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine
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22%Anger in Venezuela one month on from earthquakes
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25%Houthis in Yemen target Saudi oil exports
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23%US signs landmark nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia
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23%OpenAI says new systems went rogue
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23%Zelensky sacks Ukraine's army chief
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20%Baby traffickers convicted in Indonesia
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20%New threat to global oil supplies
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21%Burnham becomes UK's seventh PM in a decade
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28%Spain shatter Argentina's World Cup dream
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27%Jeffrey Epstein, Howard Lutnick, and the disgraced former prince
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26%Iranian drone attack kills two US soldiers
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51%The Happy Pod: Portugal’s last circus elephant rehomed
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31%US military launches seventh night of Iran strikes
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23%UK's Andy Burnham confirmed as new Labour leader
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21%Trump accuses China of 'sinister election meddling'
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31%Italian officials found guilty over deadly bridge collapse
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26%Zelensky fires popular defence minister
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24%US military launches wave of attacks against Iran
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21%Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo
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23%ICE officer kills a Colombian man in Maine
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25%US reinstates naval blockade on Iran
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34%Trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin
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25%Bangkok bar fire kills at least 27
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34%The Global Story: Citizen Vigilante and Elon Musk’s war on ‘woke’ films
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20%US launches fresh strikes on Iran
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32%The Happy Pod: Inviting strangers round for dinner
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23%US demands Iran guarantee Strait of Hormuz is open
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28%At least 12 dead in Spanish wildfires
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25%US and Iran trade blows as Khamenei is buried
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19%US and Iran trade strikes in Gulf
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29%ICC says war crimes committed in Sudan
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26%Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over'
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20%US strikes Iran after accusing Tehran of targeting shipping
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23%French court clears way for Marine Le Pen presidential run
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22%US exit World Cup despite Trump's intervention
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23%Ukraine requests more air defences after Russian attacks
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24%Controversy after World Cup red card overturned
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29%The Global Story: US at 250 – your questions answered
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24%US July 4th celebrations disrupted
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20%The Happy Pod: Meeting a princess while climbing a mountain
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25%Donald Trump begins the 250th anniversary of US independence
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29%The Global Story: Abdi’s American Dream
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20%Iran prepares 'funeral of century' for late Supreme leader
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20%Venezuela: man found alive days after earthquakes
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32%Russia launches massive attack on Kyiv
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28%UN warns children are at risk of exploitation in Venezuela
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37%Fresh evidence of RSF 'atrocities' in Sudan
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27%US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship
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31%South Africans hold protests against migrants
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30%Supreme Court hands Trump a big win and several defeats
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23%Venezuelans' anger over slow earthquake response
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28%BBC meets Venezuela earthquake survivors
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23%The Global Story: Is the US falling out of love with Israel?
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78%The Global Story:Is the US falling out of love with Israel?
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35%Venezuela races to find earthquake survivors
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30%Bonus: Are the World Cup's hydration breaks here to stay?
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23%The Happy Pod: All aboard the Bike Bus
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24%UN says over 50,000 missing after Venezuela quakes
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35%Venezuela earthquakes: nearly 600 people now confirmed dead
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27%US pledges $150m in aid after Venezuelan earthquakes
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24%Over 160 people dead in Venezuela earthquakes
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21%Twin earthquakes strike Venezuela
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31%Ukraine knocks out power in Russian-occupied Crimea
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32%Lebanon won't accept any deal unless Israeli troops withdraw
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53%Western Europe hit by record-breaking heatwave
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33%Will Andy Burnham be the UK's new Prime Minister?
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20%Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns
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32%Right-wing candidate claims victory in Colombian election
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31%The Global Story: How to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon
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33%JD Vance heads for peace talks with Iran
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31%The Happy Pod: Success stories of former refugees
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21%Israeli strikes reported in Lebanon, despite Hezbollah ceasefire
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24%Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire
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21%US denies peace deal favours Iran
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33%Tankers moving again after Iran deal
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19%Trump signs agreement to end war with Iran
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23%Trump warns Iran deal 'not final' ahead of signing on Friday
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24%Trump criticises Israel over ongoing strikes in Lebanon
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29%After Iran deal, Trump focuses on Ukraine
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24%Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire despite US-Iran deal
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23%Strait of Hormuz will reopen says Trump
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22%US and Iran agree peace deal
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25%The Global Story: The world according to Marco Rubio
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23%Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed on Sunday
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27%The Happy Pod: Surviving six days alone on Everest
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26%Bonus: Can an African team win the World Cup?
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29%Canada and the US join the World Cup action
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20%Celebrated British artist David Hockney dies at 88
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33%The men's football World Cup kicks off in Mexico
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21%UK defence secretary resigns over military spending
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29%US launches fresh attacks on Iran
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20%BBC goes inside Myanmar with rebel fighters
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21%US retaliatory strikes against Iran
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24%New Israeli strikes in Lebanon after Iranian warning
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24%Donald Trump tells the BBC Israel did not defy him
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23%Iran says it's stopping strikes against Israel
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33%Israel and Iran carry out fresh airstrikes
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27%The Global Story: The battle to save James Bond from becoming slop
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27%Hegseth attacks Europe over migration in D-Day speech
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23%The Happy Pod: Kinder medicine for millions of cancer patients
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27%US grants visas to Iran World Cup footballers
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21%Anthropic: AI could escape human control
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33%Zelensky proposes face-to-face meeting with Putin
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29%Hezbollah rejects Lebanon's ceasefire with Israel
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28%US House votes to curb Trump's war powers
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28%One killed and dozens injured in Kuwait by Iranian drones
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27%Shell accused of ignoring pollution evidence in Nigeria
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27%Prepare for a more intense El Niño, UN warns
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30%Night of large-scale Russian attacks across Ukraine
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50%Israel orders attacks in Beirut suburbs
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30%Right-wing outsider wins Colombian election first round
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21%The Global Story: World Cup 2026: The most political of all time?
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31%Fans rampage after Paris St-Germain win Champions League
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21%The Happy Pod: The simple plastic sheet saving lives
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31%Ghana passes bill criminalising promotion of LGBTQ rights
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27%Russia blamed for drone crash in Romania
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30%Drones become Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel
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76%Deadly fire rips through boarding school in Kenya
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22%US and Iran exchange fire
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25%Samsung workers secure $400,000 bonus deal on AI profits
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25%Nasa reveals plans for a permanent base on the Moon
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33%Train hits Belgian school bus in fatal crash
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25%US launches new strikes on Iran
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33%Pope Leo issues AI warning
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28%African countries join forces to prevent Ebola spreading
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27%The Global Story: The American mayor accused of working for China
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19%Trump says agreement with Iran 'largely negotiated'
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25%The Happy Pod: The art of ageing gracefully
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20%Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US national intelligence director
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29%Rubio: US is constantly reassessing its relationship with NATO
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27%Crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DRC
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20%Outrage over Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla activists
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36%US charges Raúl Castro with murder
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23%US offers Cuba a new relationship
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29%Desperation in Afghanistan leads to sale of children
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22%Elon Musk loses court battle against OpenAI
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19%What we know about latest Ebola outbreak
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26%Trump warns 'clock is ticking' for Iran
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27%The Global Story: Operation Ajax: The CIA’s Iran coup
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30%WHO declares an Ebola public health emergency in the DRC
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22%The Happy Pod: My college designs on display at the Met
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69%Israel carries out attack against a Hamas leader in Gaza
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23%Trump hails 'fantastic' new trade deals with China
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19%CIA chief holds talks with Cuban officials in Havana
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25%Xi tells Trump they shouldn't 'mess up' relationship
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32%'It's an honour to be your friend' - Trump tells Xi
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30%Donald Trump lands in China for high-stakes talks
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34%Trump heads to China for crucial talks with Xi Jinping
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31%Israel approves death penalty for October 7 attackers
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24%Pressure mounts on Starmer to resign as British PM
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30%Iran says its peace terms - rejected by US - are 'generous'
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23%Evacuation begins of hantavirus ship
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26%The Global Story: What Elon Musk did next
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27%Israel continues airstrikes in Lebanon
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22%The Happy Pod: 'Life changing' treatment restored my daughter's vision
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27%Russia and Ukraine begin short ceasefire
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19%Right-wing populist party makes big gains in UK elections
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23%US, Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz
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31%Iran considering US proposal to end the war
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33%Couples looking for surrogates still going to Ukraine
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28%Trump: Iran war could end with a deal
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27%US pauses operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz
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30%WHO: Hantavirus may have spread between humans
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21%US strikes Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz
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29%US denies Iran's claim that it hit American warship
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23%Trump plans to reopen Strait of Hormuz
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19%The Global Story: The US and Israel entered the Iran war together. Is Israel now being sidelined?
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29%Republicans criticise Trump's plan to withdraw troops
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22%The Happy Pod: Running topless because I'm proud of my scars
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24%US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany
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28%Trump briefed on new military options for Iran
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27%Myanmar's jailed ex-leader moved to house arrest
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19%Saudis to pull out of LIV Golf
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32%Bondi inquiry calls for better policing of Jewish events
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29%Russia scales back Moscow Victory Day parade
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28%King Charles praises NATO in address to US Congress
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35%UAE quits oil cartel Opec after six decades
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21%King Charles visits the US to smooth frayed relations
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31%Suspect due in court after shooting at Trump press dinner
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25%Motives of suspected Washington gunman under scrutiny
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37%The Global Story: The global network hunting predators on the internet
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27%Donald Trump evacuated from dinner after shots fired
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35%The Happy Pod: I invented a way for my brother to communicate
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25%US and Iran travel to Pakistan for peace talks
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33%Spain dismisses reports US wants it suspended from Nato
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32%The Lebanon ceasefire is 'extended by three weeks'
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20%Lebanon accuses Israel of war crime after journalist killed
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23%Iran seizes two cargo ships in Strait of Hormuz
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25%EU approves $100bn loan to Ukraine
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28%US announces a ceasefire extension with Iran
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24%Trump says US in 'very strong position' for Iran talks
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21%Uncertainty over US-Iran peace talks
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28%Are insider traders making millions from the Iran war?
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27%US seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship
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34%The Global Story: The AI model that’s ‘too powerful’ to be released to the public
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24%Iran closes Strait of Hormuz a day after declaring it open
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22%The Happy Pod: Filling the empty chair left by my best friend
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26%US and Tehran dispute the future of Iran's uranium
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23%Tens of thousands of Lebanese return home after ceasefire
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22%Ceasefire in Lebanon begins
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22%Pope Leo: 'world ravaged by handful of tyrants'
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32%BBC in Iran as mediation efforts continue
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33%Iran warns it will block Gulf and Red Sea
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33%Three years of war in Sudan
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22%China calls US blockade of Iranian ports 'dangerous'
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23%US Vice President suggests talks with Iran could resume
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31%Pope: 'I will not debate war with Trump'
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30%Péter Magyar wins the Hungarian election by a landslide
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23%The Global Story: The medications that can trigger sex and gambling addictions
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22%'Historic' US Iran talks end without deal
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36%The Happy Pod: From a small town, to the moon
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23%Artemis II splashdown
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28%JD Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Iran
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60%Iran: Attacks on Lebanon are 'grave violation'
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27%US-Iran ceasefire under strain
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28%Hegseth claims 'historic battlefield victory' over Iran
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35%The US, Israel and Iran announce two-week ceasefire
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24%Trump warns Iran 'whole civilisation will die tonight'
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30%Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon
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30%Intelligence chief of Iranian Revolutionary Guard killed
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32%Trump extends Iran's deadline to open Strait of Hormuz
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30%US gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or open Strait of Hormuz
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32%The Happy Pod: The decades long wait for the World Cup
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30%Iran says it has shot down US fighter jet
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25%UK and allies discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz
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21%Reach for the Moon
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20%Trump: US to leave Iran in '2 or 3 weeks'
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34%Hegseth: US 'closer than ever' to defeating Iran
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21%US downplays suggestions it could commit war crimes in Iran
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30%Can the US really take control of Iran's oil?
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19%Trump says he could 'take the oil in Iran'
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26%The Global Story: Are we heading for World War Three?
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30%Yemen's Houthis launch missile attack on Israel
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29%The Happy Pod: The hug that stopped a bombing
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27%US says Iran war could end in ‘weeks’
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74%Inside Tehran: 'My daughter is under the rubble'
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24%Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events
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29%Meta and Google found negligent in social media addiction trial
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27%Iran ridicules - then rejects - US peace plan
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20%US reportedly offers 15-point plan to end conflict
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24%Trump's peace plan still vague as war with Iran continues
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25%Tehran calls reports of US talks 'fake news'
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26%Donald Trump says there are points of agreement with Iran
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24%Is Israel planning a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon?
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20%The Global Story:How does war affect a child’s brain?
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31%Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen shipping channel
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29%The Happy Pod: Beers, braids and bonding
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22%Trump considering 'winding down' Iran military campaign
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25%Iran renews attacks on Gulf countries
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21%Israel holds off attacking Iranian gas infrastructure
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26%Oil and gas prices surge after energy plant strikes
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28%Iran attacks energy facilities in the Gulf
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19%Israel's third top-level assassination in two days
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26%Deadly Israeli strikes hit central Beirut
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32%Israel says it's killed Iran's top security chief
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25%US allies reject Trump's call for help in Strait of Hormuz
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21%Germany and UK tell Trump this is 'not Nato's war'
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26%Attacks continue after Trump says Iran deal not good enough
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23%Trump urges nations to secure Strait of Hormuz
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20%The Happy Pod: Turning my toddler's tales into tunes
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24%Iran says US Kharg Island attack a failure
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23%US strikes Iran’s key oil island
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26%Highest daily strike total on Iran, says US
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30%US aerial refuelling plane crashes in western Iraq
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20%Iran's new leader in defiant first message
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37%UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks
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31%Three ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz
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28%Hegseth: Today ‘most intense’ day of US strikes on Iran
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