Global News Podcast

Global News Podcast episodes:

• 04.19.2024

  Kenya's defence chief killed in helicopter crash

  President William Ruto declares 3 days of national mourning. Two survivors have been taken to hospital. Also: A Palestinian bid for full membership of the UN is vetoed by the US at the Security Council, and why so many of...

  
• 04.18.2024

  G7 ministers discuss Ukraine's appeal for weapons

  Talks on the Italian island of Capri also include the Middle East crisis. Also: We hear from an Israeli hostage released last year whose husband is still captive in Gaza, Germany arrests two Russian dual nationals suspected of planning sabotage...

  
• 04.18.2024

  US Ukraine aid vote date agreed

  The vote on the 95 billion dollar bill is set for Saturday and includes more military funding for Israel, as well as humanitarian aid for Gaza. Also: Israel says it will make its own decision amid calls for restraint in...

  
• 04.17.2024

  Russian missile attack on Chernihiv

  President Zelensky calls for more air defences after a missile attack kills at least 14. He described the attack in Chernihiv, which destroyed an eight-story building and damaged a hospital, as Russian terror. Also: A BBC investigation uncovers the death...

  
• 04.17.2024

  UN says Israel still imposing unlawful restrictions on Gaza aid

  All aid for Gaza is subject to strict Israeli security checks. The UN is also calling on Israel to do more to stop the escalating violence in the West Bank. Also: Belgian police told to shut down meeting of right-wing...

  
• 04.16.2024

  Israel considers response to Iran's attack

  As Israel's war cabinet meets to decide how to respond to Iran's drone attack, its allies urge restraint. Also: fighting continues in Gaza, and Copenhagen's iconic stock exchange is engulfed by fire.

  
• 04.16.2024

  Dozens of jurors ruled out as historic Trump trial begins

  The former US President Donald Trump denies trying to disguise a hush money payment to an adult film star in 2016. Also, donors pledge more than $2bn in aid for Sudan, and record ocean temperatures have caused the mass bleaching...

  
• 04.15.2024

  A year of war in Sudan

  Almost nine million people have been displaced and the UN is warning of looming famine. Also: Israel is still considering its response to Iran's attack at the weekend, and China investigates whether three African runners allowed a Chinese competitor to...

  
• 04.15.2024

  UN warns Middle East is on the brink of full-scale conflict

  The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, was speaking at a Security Council emergency meeting on Iran's missile and drone attacks on Israel. Also: Haiti's main political parties urge the outgoing prime minister, Ariel Henry, to speed up the installation of...

  
• 04.14.2024

  Iran-Israel crisis - how to stop escalation?

  Israel says it intercepted vast majority of missiles and drones fired by Iran. Iran said the attack "achieved all its objectives". President Biden to discuss diplomatic response with other G7 leaders amid international calls for restraint. The UN...

  
• 04.14.2024

  Iran launches drones and missiles at Israel

  The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military was "ready for any scenario". Sirens were heard as Israel's air defences came into operation.

  
• 04.13.2024

  The Happy Pod: The Centenarian Stargazer

  This week, we meet the 105 year-old man celebrating his thirteenth total solar eclipse. Also: The AI technology giving back a voice to the voiceless. And our intrepid reporter goes in search of the crookie.

  
• 04.12.2024

  Haiti moves toward a new governing council

  A nine-member political body, tasked with filling the leadership vacuum in Haiti, has been created although their names have not been made public. Also: the US says Iran could attack Israel with drones and missiles within hours, and a Norwegian...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Sudan facing 'catastrophic' hunger crisis after a year of civil war

  The BBC gets rare access to one affected area in Sudan. Also: Belgium has opened an investigation into suspected Russian interference in the European Parliament, and how did a star manage to explode giving off more light than ever...

  
• 04.11.2024

  OJ Simpson dies of cancer

  In what was dubbed the trial of the century, in 1994 he was accused of murdering Nicole Brown, and her friend. Also: The Colombian capital Bogota begins rationing water to millions because of a prolonged drought that has left reservoirs...

  
• 04.11.2024

  A property developer in Vietnam is sentenced to death for defrauding a bank

  A court says she was the mastermind behind a scheme to defraud the Saigon Commercial Bank of more than forty billion dollars over a ten-year period. Also: President Zelensky makes a plea for more air defences, and the death is...

  
• 04.10.2024

  'No joy, only pain' as Gazans mark Eid

  In Rafah in southern Gaza, prayers were held beside the ruins of al-Farouk mosque, destroyed in Israeli bombardments. Also: Israel cofirms the killing in Gaza of three sons of the Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, and the European Parliament approves sweeping...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Kazakhstan and Russia suffer worst floods in decades

  More than 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate with warnings that the situation will worsen. We hear from the Russian side of the border with Kazakhstan. Also: Chinese President Xi has hosted the former leader of Taiwan in a...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Arizona court revives 1864 abortion law

  It joins more than 12 other states where abortions have been largely outlawed since the federal right to a termination was removed two years ago. Also: Gaza receives its largest airdrop of aid in six months, and the British scientist...

  
• 04.09.2024

  Swiss women win landmark climate change case

  Europe's human rights court ruled that their rights were violated by climate inaction. Also: trial begins of 27 people charged in connection with the Panama Papers scandal, and Scrabble gets a makeover.

  
• 04.09.2024

  North America awed by total solar eclipse

  A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle was witnessed by millions across the continent. Also: Trump says let US states decide abortion rights, and scientists say Long Covid blood clues could prompt future trials.

  
• 04.08.2024

  Myanmar junta recruits Rohingyas to fight rebels

  It comes despite the group not being recognised as legal residents of Myanmar. Also: We return to the Ukrainian town of Bucha two years after a massacre by Russian troops, Boeing plane forced to land as engine cover falls off...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Israel reduces troop numbers in southern Gaza

  Israel's military says it has completed its mission in Khan Younis and its troops will rotate out. Also: IAEA urges restraint after a drone attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and a British man becomes the first person to...

  
• 04.07.2024

  Thousands of Israelis rally to demand hostage deal

  The protests in Israel came after the IDF recovered the body in Gaza of an abducted Israeli. Also: Slovakia's presidential election has been won by a nationalist who's sceptical of sending military aid to Ukraine, and fans from around the...

  
• 04.06.2024

  The Happy Pod: Reindeer herder rescued from frozen wilderness

  This week, the remarkable rescue of a reindeer herder from Lapland's frozen wilderness. Also: how music is helping refugees heal from war in Uganda. And how a young sumo wrestler has earned a place in the history books

  
• 04.06.2024

  More calls for an independent inquiry into Gaza aid convoy deaths

  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called the killing of aid staff in the convoy a "grave accident". Also: thousands evacuated after Russian dam breach, and a missing Californian dog is found over three thousand kilometres from home.

  
• 04.05.2024

  The Israeli military sacks two officers after strikes on aid convoy

  A report says the incident was a grave mistake caused by an identification error. Also, a senior WHO official says the humanitarian situation in Sudan is catastrophic; and flood warnings are issued across south-eastern Australia after heavy rain.

  
• 04.05.2024

  Biden to Netanyahu: Strikes on aid workers 'unacceptable'

  Joe Biden says US support for Israel will depend on steps being taken to 'address civilian harm' and 'humanitarian suffering' in Gaza. Also: Peru's congress votes against impeaching President Dina Boluarte who's being investigated for corruption in a scandal over...

  
• 04.04.2024

  Nato marks its 75th anniversary

  Nato's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, hails its success as Ukraine pleads for more missiles. Mr Stoltenberg stressed helping Ukraine is not in question. Also: Emergency workers in Taiwan say more than 600 people remain trapped after Wednesday's strong...

  
• 04.04.2024

  Israel accused of systematically targeting aid workers in Gaza

  In a rare admission, Israel said its attack on a humanitarian convoy which killed seven aid workers was a tragic error that had occurred due to a misidentification. Also: The French parliament tries its hand at Britain's often raucous Prime...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Gaza: Israel under pressure to protect aid workers

  Israel's promised an independent investigation after the air attack on an aid convoy on Monday. Also: the secrets of how a new pope is elected are revealed, and Greenwich Moon Time? US scientists are asked to come up with a...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Israel faces international anger after food aid truck tragedy

  Israel has expressed deep sorrow over the incident, in which at least seven foreign aid workers were killed. Also: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping hold their first direct talks since last November, and why it's been a bumper year for...

  
• 04.02.2024

  Israel admits responsibility for deaths of seven aid workers

  Prime Minister Netanyahu calls the air strike in Gaza on Sunday unintentional. Also, Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal becomes Africa's youngest elected president, and a row about the German national football team's shirts.

  
• 04.02.2024

  Iran vows revenge after suspected Israeli strike in Damascus

  A senior Iranian commander was among at least seven killed in the attack on a consulate building in the Syrian capital. Israel has not commented. Also: Russia denies media reports that its agents are behind a mystery illness that's affected...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Gaza hospital in ruins after two-week Israeli raid

  Dozens of bodies found as Israeli forces withdraw from al-Shifa hospital. The Hamas-run health service says it's now completely out of service. Also: Turkey's opposition wins big in local elections on a night of heavy defeats for the party of...

  
• 03.31.2024

  Turkish opposition claims victory in local elections

  In its strongest-ever showing the CHP is well ahead of President Erdogan's AK party in many urban centres. Also: Israel's prime minister says negotiation and military force is still the best way of securing the release of the Gaza...

  
• 03.31.2024

  Peruvian president's home raided in Rolex watches probe

  A police investigation in Peru began after a news report drew attention to luxury watches President Dina Boluarte was wearing at public events. Also: data from millions of AT&T; telecom accounts leaked online, and who is stealing souvenirs from the...

  
• 03.30.2024

  The Happy Pod: The search for a mystery gift giver

  Ten-year-old Zeke and his mum want your help to track down a Japanese football fan who gave him a much loved football shirt. Also: the woman who broke eleven running records in six days, the elephant seals tracking climate...

  
• 03.30.2024

  Polish PM warns war is a real threat and Europe is not ready

  Donald Tusk says if Ukraine is defeated by Russia, nobody in Europe will be able to feel safe. Also: Iranian TV host stabbed outside London home, and South Africa wants to preserve its wild animals by eating them.

  
• 03.29.2024

  Dozens killed in South Africa bus crash

  An eight-year-old girl is the only survivor as 45 die after the vehicle fell 50 metres into a ravine. Also: a new discovery may provide an alternative to surgery for those with the breast cancer gene, and Oppenheimer premieres in...

  
• 03.29.2024

  'Crypto King' Sam Bankman-Fried is jailed for 25 years for fraud

  Co-founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, defrauded customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm. Also: France moves closer to a ban on hair discrimination, and study says climate change could affect timekeeping.

  
• 03.28.2024

  Philippines ups stakes in South China Sea dispute

  Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his nation would not be cowed into submission after 'constant attacks' by the Chinese coastguard. Also: The new test that could detect early signs of motor neurone disease, and the author of The Gruffalo...

  
• 03.28.2024

  Netanyahu backtracks on talks with US about Rafah

  They were abruptly cancelled by the Israeli Prime Minister after Washington did not veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Also: UN investigators accuse the Burmese military of being behind an online hate campaign...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Thailand passes same-sex marriage bill

  Thai parliament approves the marriage equality bill by a big majority. It still needs approval from the senate and royal endorsement to become law. Also: Investigators in the US recover the data recorder from the ship that destroyed a bridge...

  
• 03.26.2024

  Biden: Baltimore bridge collapse 'terrible accident'

  The US president says the federal government will pay for the entire cost of repairs after a vessel lost power in one of America's busiest shipping lanes and hit the bridge. Also: After hearing rival arguments, US Supreme Court judges...

  
• 03.26.2024

  Baltimore bridge collapse

  Rescuers searching Patapsco river for survivors after ship collision. Also: China former football chief jailed for bribery, could adult nappies overtake children's ones in Japan and AI generated recipes.

  
• 03.26.2024

  UN passes 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire resolution

  It's the first time the Security Council has called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas since the war began in October. Also: Donald Trump wins more time to post bond in his New York fraud case, but fails in...

  
• 03.25.2024

  French President urges Russia not to exploit the Islamist attack in Moscow

  President Emmanuel Macron warns Russia against trying to blame Ukraine for deadly militant attack on a Moscow concert venue. Also: Apple, Alphabet, and Google to be investigated by the EU, and scientists to hunt for mysterious 'ghost' particles.

  
• 03.25.2024

  Russia mourns victims of concert hall attack

  People queued to lay flowers at a makeshift shrine to the victims of the atrocity. Two men have been charged with committing an act of terrorism. Also: In a rare audio statement, the reclusive leader of the Afghan Taliban warns...

  
• 03.23.2024

  Zelensky: Putin diverting blame for Moscow massacre

  Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky says it's 'absolutely predictable' Russia would seek to divert blame for Friday's shooting attack near Moscow. Russia's president Vladimir Putin implicated Ukraine in a televised address, as the death toll rises to 133. Also: Hamas says...