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Global News Podcast

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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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Global News Podcast

The Global Story: They fled Russia. The US sent them back

Poland in shock as six killed in shooting

The Happy Pod: Celebrating the wedding that never happened

Trump appoints new chief of staff after midterm defeat

Tech stocks tank over AI panic

Pete Hegseth under pressure after US elections

Fresh mass protests in France

Trump blames Iran war for midterm defeat

Democrats storm to success in US midterm elections

Democrats projected to take control of US Congress

Americans vote in pivotal midterm elections

Ukraine accuses Russia of hitting school used as aid centre

Ukraine and Russia hit by fake emergency alerts

Trump celebrates shock endorsement ahead of US midterms

Violent protests in France for the third weekend in a row

The Happy Pod: Personalised cancer vaccine shows promise in major trial

US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Residents leave devastated Russian-occupied Oleshky

Venezuelan opposition leader criticises US oil deal

Deadly Russian drone hits Ukrainian railway station

Bolsonaro declares himself 'Brazil's leader'

Dozens killed in train crash in Spain

Israel election too close to call

Huge turnout in Israeli election

Israel holds first election since October 7th attacks

What's next for China after Xi Jinping?

Leaderless student movement wins Serbian election

Brazil's President Lula defeats Bolsonaro

The Global Story: They were loyal Democrats. Then came Gaza

French protesters return to the streets

The Happy Pod: Lost my ring, found some friends

Melania Trump brokers ceasefire for Ukrainian city

Sudan's hospitals deliberately targeted by RSF fighters

Yemen's humanitarian crisis

Ukraine comes under renewed Russian attack

US and European websites go offline over security concerns

Witkoff praises Putin as 'a humanitarian'

Zelensky says US intelligence sharing is back on

Alberta rejects move towards Canada independence

France halts protests with curfew crackdown

World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza

Special Episode: Decoding US midterms jargon

How will violent unrest influence France's election?

The Global Story:Was World War Two worth it? Some US conservatives have doubts

President Macron vows to punish French rioters

The Happy Pod: An island of strangers saved our wedding

Trump fires press secretary Katie Zacharia

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest

Four killed in school shooting in US state of Oregon

Deadly school disaster in Pakistan

Zelensky feels 'betrayed' by Trump

Russian attacks leave 600,000 Ukrainians without power

Pope has surgery for lung cancer

IMF upgrades global economy outlook

Annual dementia cases could double by 2050

French supermarkets say fridges targeted in cyberattack

Houthis attack Saudi airport for third time in four days

The Global Story: Smart glasses or ‘pervert glasses’?

Trump calls for Zelensky to be replaced

The Happy Pod: Why I danced for seven days straight

Trump strikes deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel

Former UN rights chief Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

US military execution to be livestreamed

Russian strike on buses in Ukraine kills at least 30

Woman at the centre of Spain's housing crisis dies

Israelis mark three years since 7 October attacks

French government holds crisis talks after school protests

Life in Yemen under Houthi sniper fire

Fighting intensifies in Yemen

Reports say Flydubai suspect was 'lone wolf' extremist

Brazil's presidential election goes to runoff

The Global Story: The Super El Nino - what happens when it hits us?

Failed US execution sparks death penalty debate

The Happy Pod: Fat Bear Week returns

Christa Pike: What next after failed execution?

Hero pilot tells his story from hospital bed

France rocked by student protests

US death row inmate survives execution attempt

FlyDubai passengers recount terrifying ordeal