Global News Podcast

Breaking news and current affairs from around the world AI summary

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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 day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-13 · 23 min

    A global Microsoft outage hits schools, doctors and businesses. The tech giant is scrambling the fix the issue - but with so many of us relying on its products such as Outlook and Teams, it has prompted a conversation…

  2. 2026-11-13 · 28 min

    Ukraine's President Zelensky has welcomed efforts by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, to secure European involvement at the next round of peace talks with Russia. He was speaking alongside the US envoys in Dublin, where…

  3. 2026-11-12 · 29 min

    Nvidia's chief financial officer, Colette Kress, will take over as interim CEO following Jensen Huang's departure. Shares in the company plummeted as US markets opened. It comes days after Huang admitted to an affair…

  4. 2026-11-12 · 29 min

    Democrat Scott Colom has won the Mississippi senate race in a shock midterms victory. He will become the state's first Democratic senator in four decades. Exit polls showed Mr Colom benefitted from surging support among…

  5. 2026-11-11 · 27 min

    Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange during trilateral talks mediated by the US, but significant differences remain to achieve a peace deal. Kyiv says a ceasefire must come before any discussions on…

  6. 2026-11-11 · 27 min

    A senior American soldier is in custody at a London police station after being arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia. The 41-year-old man was held during a counter-terrorism operation involving the US military and…

  7. 2026-11-10 · 29 min

    A BBC investigation uncovers new evidence about how model agencies, scouts and powerful fashion figures helped Jeffrey Epstein gain access to young women after his conviction for sex offences. A woman raped by the…

  8. 2026-11-10 · 27 min

    President Trump has said the resumption of US strikes against Iran is "quite unlikely and unnecessary". He expressed support for his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, after a Republican Congressman, Thomas Massie,…

  9. 2026-11-09 · 29 min

    Nvidia says it's investigating CEO's affair with tech executive Alice Huang, as shares in the firm fall in pre-market trading. Also: BBC investigation finds one of Europe’s most powerful drug gangs recruits teenagers…

  10. 2026-11-09 · 28 min

    The US tech giant Nvidia has opened an independent investigation following reports its chief executive, Jensen Huang, had a relationship with a woman suspected of spying for China. Mr Huang apologized to his wife and…

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Owner
BBC
Oldest episode in feed
10/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length
28 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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