Global News Podcast
Hosted by Holly Gibbs, Keith Adams & Nick Miles · 129 decoded episodes · newest Oct 8, 2026
<p>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: <a href="mailto:globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk">globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk</a></p>
Episodes 129
- Aug 12, 2026 · 34 minA solar eclipse leads a global news dispatchThe episode connects a rare celestial event with disaster response, presidential security, accountability for wartime crimes, and the reuse of urban space.
- Aug 12, 2026 · 35 minSettlers besiege West Bank homes as trust in power erodesThe episode connects violence, surveillance, technology, misinformation and political fatigue to a wider question of who controls public life and whose claims are believed.
- Aug 11, 2026 · 33 minColombia earthquake leads a global report on conflict and crisisThe episode connects a deadly disaster with political violence, migration, public-health misinformation, and mounting pressure on communities and wildlife.
- Aug 11, 2026 · 30 minColombia quake exposes widening global fault linesThe episode connects an immediate disaster in Colombia with underfunded humanitarian crises, geopolitical conflict, electoral strain and emerging AI risks.
- Aug 10, 2026 · 30 minIsrael’s Gaza stance tests Trump’s peace pushThe episode shows how demands for Hamas’s disarmament and Israel’s refusal to withdraw troops are reshaping the prospects for negotiations.
- Aug 10, 2026 · 32 minRecord ocean heat collides with crises worldwideThe episode connects a climate warning with wars, political accountability, pollution, and public-health pressures across several continents.
- Aug 9, 2026 · 31 minIran links Hormuz reopening to sanctions relief and US withdrawalThe episode connects a high-stakes maritime standoff to wider questions about escalation, allied support, political accountability, climate readiness, heritage, and technology’s treatment of books.
- Aug 9, 2026 · 30 minPentagon withholds findings on deadly Iran school strikeThe episode traces the human cost of the Minab school attack and the unresolved questions surrounding possible U.S. responsibility.
- Aug 8, 2026 · 29 minColombia’s new president joins South America’s rightward turnThe episode connects Colombia’s security agenda to wider fights over executive power, accountability, migration, and responsible tourism.
- Aug 8, 2026 · 29 minFetal surgery, blind boxing and Zambia’s space dreamThe episode connects medical innovation, inclusion, public safety and sustainable tourism through stories that turn unlikely challenges into practical action.
- Aug 7, 2026 · 33 minAI designs new viruses as biosecurity fears growThe episode connects a potential medical breakthrough to the risk that the same technology could enable harmful infections, alongside major political and public-health failures.
- Aug 7, 2026 · 31 minThailand shooting exposes gaps in gun enforcementThe episode connects a school shooting and a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak to the limits of laws and institutions when public trust fails.