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 Trump’s White House to 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.

Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Subscribe now and never miss a moment.

Also listen to The Happy Pod, every Saturday, for the best global good news.

Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Categories: News & Politics

Listen to the last episode:

There have been a number of fatalities when a car was driven at high-speed into festivalgoers in the Canadian city of Vancouver. Also: a human chain helps a Michigan bookshop owner move her stock to a new home.

Previous episodes

  • 6250 - Man arrested after car drives into Vancouver street festival 
    Mon, 28 Apr 2025
  • 6249 - The Happy Pod: International Dance Day special 
    Sun, 27 Apr 2025
  • 6248 - World bids farewell to Pope Francis who told people to 'build bridges, not walls' 
    Sun, 27 Apr 2025
  • 6247 - Pope Francis funeral - special episode 
    Sat, 26 Apr 2025
  • 6246 - Final preparations underway for Pope Francis's funeral 
    Sat, 26 Apr 2025
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