Global News Podcast

Global News Podcast

BBC World Service

The breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Hear the most important global stories from the BBC, the most trusted name in international news. With reporters on the ground in every country, we’re always where the story is. We bring you unparalleled access and exclusive updates that you won’t get anywhere else.

Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. From Israel-Iran missile strikes, to news from Trump’s White House and Putin’s Kremlin. From the Ukraine War to the Israel-Gaza conflict. From Damascus to Delhi, from Silicon Valley to Singapore, from Washington DC to Wuhan. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.

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Categories: News & Politics

Listen to the last episode:

Kurdish militant PKK group begins disarming, starting a process designed to end the Turkish conflict. Also: Southern Gaza’s last hospital is forced to stop admitting patients as Israeli troops surround the facility.

Previous episodes

  • 6399 - Kurdish rebels burn guns in step towards ending Turkey conflict 
    Fri, 11 Jul 2025
  • 6398 - UK to return some migrants to France in weeks says PM 
    Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • 6397 - Ukrainian security service say their officer shot dead 
    Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • 6396 - Kenya's president denounces anti-government unrest 
    Wed, 09 Jul 2025
  • 6395 - Russia launches major attack on Ukraine after Trump criticism of Putin 
    Wed, 09 Jul 2025
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