Global News Podcast

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Raila Odinga says the figures are "null and void" after narrowly losing to William Ruto. Four electoral commissioners say there were significant flaws in the vote tallying process. Also: Russia's Defence Ministry admits that an ammunition depot in Crimea has ...

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08.16.2022 Kenya's opposition leader rejects presidential election result Raila Odinga says the figures are "null and void" after narrowly losing to William Ruto. Four electoral commissioners say there were significant flaws in the vote tallying process. Also: Russia's Defence Ministry admits that an ammunition depot in Crimea has ...
08.16.2022 William Ruto wins Kenyan election amid drama The announcement was marred by scuffles, claims of vote-rigging and a divided electoral commission. Also: the British proposal to put chips in lawyers' brains to boost their productivity, and answering questions at your own funeral - courtesy of ground-breaking technology.
08.15.2022 Afghanistan: Taliban marks first anniversary of seizing power Hundreds of armed fighters, supporters and officials take part in parades and celebrations in Kabul and Kandahar. Also: Iran denies it has any links to the man who stabbed Salman Rushdie, and China begins new military drills near Taiwan.
08.15.2022 NY state governor praises freedom of expression after Rushdie attack Kathy Hochul said a man with a knife would never silence a man with a pen. Also: a fire has killed dozens at an Egyptian church, and why the Chelsea and Tottenham managers were both sent off in the Premier ...
08.13.2022 Man charged with attempted murder of Rushdie Hadi Matar pleaded not guilty during an appearance in court in New York state. Also; a warning from Ukraine's President Zelensky over the nuclear plant occupied by Russia's invading forces, and, a British family's fight to get their schizophrenic son ...
08.13.2022 Trump house search warrant was for espionage The warrant was unsealed after the former US president made no objection to the move. Also; the British novelist, Salman Rushdie, has been stabbed at a speaking event in New York State, and after a four year break, Belgium's Flower ...
08.12.2022 Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers 'kept at gunpoint' Ukrainian workers tell of daily threat of kidnap in Russian-occupied nuclear plant. Also: the Taliban in Afghanistan say university courses will be developed in accordance with Islamic law; and Johnson and Johnson is to stop selling its baby talcum powder.
08.12.2022 US Attorney General personally ordered Mar-a-Lago search The US Attorney General personally ordered the search of Donald Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago. Also; a key agency warns that more than a million people in Somalia have been displaced by drought, and, why the world's number one snooker player ...
08.11.2022 Ukraine: Extensive damage to Russian airbase following explosion Eight warplanes damaged or destroyed in occupied Crimea. Also, European countries send help to France to tackle enormous wildfire and Brazilian police arrest a woman accused of using psychics to swindle her mother.
08.11.2022 Trump pleads the 5th in tax fraud case The former US President declines answering questions as part of a New York investigation. Also: A nationwide curfew is imposed in Sierra Leone following deadly clashes between police and protesters, and, from the brink of extinction -- why the only ...
08.10.2022 Ukraine's president vows to fight until Crimea is regained Volodymyr Zelensky says the peninsula will never be given up. Also: The BBC uncovers organized torture in Russia's prison system, and the illustrator Raymond Briggs has died at the age of 88.
08.10.2022 Mississippi jury declines to charge Emmett Till accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham had faced potential charges of kidnapping and manslaughter of the black teenager in 1955. Also: blasts rock Russian airbase in annexed Crimea, and Serena Williams suggests retirement from tennis after US Open.
08.09.2022 Donald Trump says FBI agents have broken into a safe during a raid on his Florida home He described the raid as an attempt by opponents to prevent him running for president again. Also: The UN accuses the army in Myanmar of committing crimes against humanity following last year's coup, and the Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake ...
08.09.2022 US announces $1bn of military aid for Ukraine The US package to Ukraine will include rockets, ammunition and more precision missiles. Also: Fire at Cuba oil facility spreads; the actress and singer Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73.
08.08.2022 Gaza's only power plant re-starts generating electricity Much needed aid and fuel begin arriving after a ceasefire ends three days of conflict. Also: a report says Russia is struggling to replenish its stocks of weapons because they contain high-tech components only made in the West, and retiring ...
08.08.2022 US Senate passes landmark climate and healthcare bill The legislation includes billions of dollars to fight climate change. Also: Hopes as Gaza ceasefire comes into effect, and Carlo Bonomi - the voice of Pingu the penguin dies at the age of 85.
08.07.2022 'Russian rockets damaged part of nuclear plant at Zaporizhzhia' Ukraine says Russian rockets hit part of the giant nuclear plant but Russia blames Ukraine for it. Also: Gaza death toll rises as Israel targets militants, and The Seekers lead singer Judith Durham dies aged 79.
08.05.2022 Israel strikes Gaza killing top militant Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad fire dozens of rockets into Israel in response. Also; Russia and Ukraine say shells have hit the site of Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, at Zaporizhzhia, and the busiest climbing season ever for K2 the ...
08.05.2022 China halts co-operation with US over climate change and defence It's in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, as China continues its military show of force for a second day. Also: what are Russian forces up to at Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant? And the Bangladeshi man arrested for ...
08.05.2022 Russia jails Griner for nine years President Biden says Washington will use all means possible to guarantee the double Olympic gold medallist basketball player's release. Also; vigilantes in a South African township have been hunting down illegal mine workers days after a gang rape in an ...
08.04.2022 Japan says Chinese missiles have landed in its territory Beijing is conducting live fire exercises around Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi's visit. Also: temperatures in parts of Iraq have risen above fifty degrees Celsius, and tourists flock to see a volcano erupt in Iceland.
08.04.2022 Guterres accuses energy firms of grotesque greed Antonio Guterres urges governments to tax excessive profits made by oil and gas companies, accusing them of exploiting the poor. Also; experiments on pigs have led scientists to claim a breakthrough on organ transplants and, 90 million dollars blown as ...
08.03.2022 Nancy Pelosi leaves Taiwan after controversial visit The US Speaker met leaders in the capital Taipei. China responded by announcing live fire exercises in Taiwanese waters. Also: the American state of Kansas votes to uphold abortion rights and the British supermarket selling carbon-neutral eggs.
08.03.2022 Chinese fury at Pelosi's Taiwan visit Washington urges Beijing not to turn the trip into a crisis - saying it is consistent with America's longstanding one-China policy. Also: the first shipment of grain from a Ukarinian port since the Russian invasion reaches Turkish waters; and why ...
08.02.2022 Al Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike in Kabul Washington says the Taliban should not have been harbouring Ayman al-Zawahiri. Also: Imran Khan's political party is accused of concealing foreign funding; and Ian McKellen plays Hamlet in a ballet.
08.02.2022 UN says world is one misstep from nuclear annihilation The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres made his remarks at a conference in New York. Also: al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed in a US drone strike, and would you fancy getting woken up at 6am by the sounds of ...
08.01.2022 First grain ship leaves Ukraine A deal with Russia allows passage through a safe corridor. Also: Myanmar's military leaders extend emergency rule until 2023, and researchers find a lack of sleep in childhood can effect brain development.
07.31.2022 Protestors injured as Iraqi parliament stormed again Supporters of the Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr breach the high-security Green Zone in Baghdad, as they oppose the nomination of a pro-Iran rival candidate for PM. Also: Biden positive for Covid after "rebound infection", and Bob - a lost homing ...
07.30.2022 Ukraine seeks UN and Red Cross prison deaths probe More than 50 prisoners of war were killed in a prison camp in the occupied part of Donetsk region. Also: "major disaster" in Kentucky as floods toll rises, and eye-popping fossil fish found in cattle-field.
07.29.2022 Hope for Ukraine grain blockade The first grain ship from Ukraine since Russia's invasion is ready to leave port. Also; Wagatha Christie legal case reaches its climax and the multi billion dollar pests.
07.28.2022 China warns US not to 'play with fire' over Taiwan Beijing says Mr Xi told his American counterpart that "those who play with fire will only get burnt." Also: Is the world's largest economy in trouble or not? Plus, tiger populations bounce back in Nepal, but it’s not good news ...
07.28.2022 Ukraine’s counter offensive gathers pace Forces are using US long-range rockets. Also, President Biden and China’s Xi Jinping hold their first talks since March. We look at the ways the paper industry is trying to cut carbon emissions. And after nearly four decades on screen, ...
07.27.2022 HIV surges globally The UN warns that millions of lives are at risk around the world. Also: we hear from Haiti where gang violence has killed hundreds so far this month, and Neom -- a future city in the Arabian desert with no ...
07.27.2022 Russia halves Nord Stream pipeline gas flow to Germany Long: Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom cuts gas being delivered. Also: Turkey opens centre for Ukrainian grain exports, a magnitude seven earthquake strikes the Philippines and the economic crisis affecting Argentina.
07.27.2022 Trump’s Washington comeback speech The former President returned to a familiar theme, the US Mexico border, in his first address in the capital since riots by his supporters 18 months ago. Also: a warning that the bleak economic outlook could tip the world into ...
07.26.2022 EU agrees to curb gas demand The bloc reach a compromise deal to limit the cuts to some countries as Russian reductions in supply loom. Also: A row over gay marriage is overshadowing the start of a once-in-a-decade conference of Anglican bishops, and the infestation of ...
07.25.2022 Pope Francis makes ‘pilgrimage of penance’ after child abuse in Canada Indigenous children were abused over decades in Catholic- run schools. Also: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he's confident grain exports will restart this week and scientists uncover a fossil of the world's earliest animal predator.
07.25.2022 Myanmar military executes four democracy activists including ex-MP The executions mark the first cases of capital punishment in the country in decades. Also: Tunisians vote on an increase to President Saied’s powers, and the UK will host Eurovision next year after organisers said the event could not take ...
07.25.2022 Russia denies causing global food crisis The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, who is visiting Egypt, says the West is distorting the truth as the Ukraine war rages. Also: The Pope's "pilgrimage of penance" to Canada, and the model Kate Moss reveals how a photoshoot as ...
07.24.2022 WHO declares highest alert over monkeypox The World Health Organization says more than 16,000 monkeypox cases have been reported from seventy-five countries. Also: Missile strike in the port of Odesa puts Ukraine grain deal in doubt, and calling all potential crime fiction writers - head to ...
07.23.2022 Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of US Congress A former senior advisor to Donald Trump, Mr Bannon refused to co-operate with the 6 January committee. Also: Ukraine and Russia sign "beacon of hope" grain deal, and rolling pins are at the ready as "The Great British Bake Off" ...
07.22.2022 Officials say Ukraine-Russia grain deal agreed The deal will allow Ukraine to reopen its Black Sea ports for grain exports. Also: Sri Lanka's president swears in new unity government to tackle the political and economic crisis and, the authorities in Mali say they've repelled an Islamist ...
07.22.2022 Ukraine and Russia 'poised to sign grain deal' There's been a global shortage of Ukrainian grain since Russia invaded the country. Also: Sri Lanka forces raid anti government camp, and Biden "doing well" after testing positive for Covid.
07.21.2022 Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns Mr Draghi lost support of three of his coalition partners. Surveys suggest that most Italians wanted Mr Draghi to remain in his post. Also: Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president, and doctors say they've made a ...
07.21.2022 Biden pledges billions on climate change The US President makes his financial commitment as countries around the world grapple with record temperatures, raging wildfires and deaths. Also: Italy’s government teeters on the brink of collapse and the race to become the next British PM is down ...
07.20.2022 Sri Lanka has a new president Ranil Wickremesinghe calls for unity but protestors are already speaking out. Also: the devastating European heatwave moves north-east, a UN report lays bare the oppression of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban and how bullfighting is being used to canvass ...
07.20.2022 UN climate chief warns humans are poisoning the planet The warning comes as UK breaks records for the hottest day and night. We hear from Athens where they are making changes to the city to help people cope with the heat. Also: Netflix loses nearly a million subscribers, and ...
07.19.2022 President Putin meets his Iranian and Turkish counterparts Breaking sanctions is high on the agenda. Also Europeans suffer unprecedented temperatures and why vultures are actually nature's good guys.
07.18.2022 Warnings of the deadly consequences of climate change Scientists predict more climate change chaos as Europe endures higher temperatures. Also: the scandal over allegedly plagiarised art gripping Cairo, and misunderstandings over the meaning of emojis.
07.18.2022 Officials warn vast areas of Europe are at risk of drought Record temperatures and wildfires hit large parts of Europe. Also: The Ukrainian security chief and state prosecutor have been suspended over accusations of treason within their departments, and an historic one-two-three for Jamaica's women sprinters at the World Athletics Championships.

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Global News Podcast episodes:

Kenya's opposition leader rejects presidential election result

William Ruto wins Kenyan election amid drama

Afghanistan: Taliban marks first anniversary of seizing power

NY state governor praises freedom of expression after Rushdie attack

Man charged with attempted murder of Rushdie

Trump house search warrant was for espionage

Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers 'kept at gunpoint'

US Attorney General personally ordered Mar-a-Lago search

Ukraine: Extensive damage to Russian airbase following explosion

Trump pleads the 5th in tax fraud case

Ukraine's president vows to fight until Crimea is regained

Mississippi jury declines to charge Emmett Till accuser

Donald Trump says FBI agents have broken into a safe during a raid on his Florida home

US announces $1bn of military aid for Ukraine

Gaza's only power plant re-starts generating electricity

US Senate passes landmark climate and healthcare bill

'Russian rockets damaged part of nuclear plant at Zaporizhzhia'

Israel strikes Gaza killing top militant

China halts co-operation with US over climate change and defence

Russia jails Griner for nine years

Japan says Chinese missiles have landed in its territory

Guterres accuses energy firms of grotesque greed

Nancy Pelosi leaves Taiwan after controversial visit

Chinese fury at Pelosi's Taiwan visit

Al Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike in Kabul

UN says world is one misstep from nuclear annihilation

First grain ship leaves Ukraine

Protestors injured as Iraqi parliament stormed again

Ukraine seeks UN and Red Cross prison deaths probe

Hope for Ukraine grain blockade

China warns US not to 'play with fire' over Taiwan

Ukraine’s counter offensive gathers pace

HIV surges globally

Russia halves Nord Stream pipeline gas flow to Germany

Trump’s Washington comeback speech

EU agrees to curb gas demand

Pope Francis makes ‘pilgrimage of penance’ after child abuse in Canada

Myanmar military executes four democracy activists including ex-MP

Russia denies causing global food crisis

WHO declares highest alert over monkeypox

Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of US Congress

Officials say Ukraine-Russia grain deal agreed

Ukraine and Russia 'poised to sign grain deal'

Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns

Biden pledges billions on climate change

Sri Lanka has a new president

UN climate chief warns humans are poisoning the planet

President Putin meets his Iranian and Turkish counterparts

Warnings of the deadly consequences of climate change

Officials warn vast areas of Europe are at risk of drought

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