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 26, 2026 · 31 minHimalayan floods expose rising disaster risksThe episode connects a remote Himalayan catastrophe to fragile infrastructure, climate-linked hazards, public-safety failures, and pressures shaping lives across Asia.
- Aug 25, 2026 · 29 minChina rejects Iran sanctions as crises spread from Haiti to the DanubeThe episode connects geopolitical pressure, fragile security, climate extremes, and automation to disruptions in energy, livelihoods, and global stability.
- Aug 24, 2026 · 30 minGuinea landfill collapse exposes the cost of urban povertyThe episode connects a deadly disaster in Conakry to wider pressures facing communities living amid war, displacement, economic hardship and environmental risk.
- Aug 24, 2026 · 29 minBritain backs Ukraine as global crises widenThe episode connects Ukraine’s demand for stronger military support with diplomatic, economic and security pressures stretching from Iran to Somalia.
- Aug 23, 2026 · 29 minTrade collapse exposes widening US–Canada riftThe episode connects a deteriorating North American relationship with questions about press independence, technological ambition, environmental risk, and the infrastructure of future space missions.
- Aug 23, 2026 · 31 minEisenkot tests Netanyahu’s hold on Israeli politicsA potential challenger’s record, political platform, and wartime choices could reshape Israel’s leadership debate and its ties to Gaza, religious parties, democratic institutions, and the United States.
- Aug 22, 2026 · 32 minRussian strike exposes Ukraine’s rescue-time vulnerabilityThe episode connects a deadly attack in Kryvyi Rih with wider pressures on Ukraine’s defences, global health systems, technology regulation, and public accountability.
- Aug 22, 2026 · 29 minAI reunites a family as communities turn resilience into actionThe episode shows how technology, persistence and local initiatives can create connection, opportunity and practical change.
- Aug 21, 2026 · 35 minWest Bank settlement plan draws broad Western condemnationThe episode connects territorial expansion, public-health emergencies, political pressure and institutional failures across several countries.
- Aug 21, 2026 · 27 minEl Niño threatens heat, harvests and global stabilityA potentially historic climate event is already colliding with food prices, agricultural stress and political crises across several regions.
- Aug 20, 2026 · 31 minIsrael probes Gaza deaths as global crises multiplyThe episode examines accountability for the deaths of Hind Rajab and rescuers while connecting the story to wars, technology, climate, and public trust.
- Aug 20, 2026 · 32 minKyiv attack exposes Ukraine’s urgent missile-defense shortageThe episode connects civilian devastation in Ukraine with the wider pressures of war, China’s property crisis, renewed piracy and unexpected cultural stories.