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 19, 2026 · 32 minMeta faces child-safety trial as global crises widenThe episode connects a major technology accountability case with institutional conflict, a worsening Ebola outbreak, medical research, and environmental threats.
- Aug 19, 2026 · 33 minUkraine’s wartime politics collide with widening global crisesThe episode connects Ukraine’s corruption and election dilemmas with conflicts, humanitarian emergencies, security decisions, and environmental findings shaping international affairs.
- Aug 18, 2026 · 34 minMeta’s child-safety trial tests the limits of platform accountabilityThe case could force major changes to how social platforms are designed for children while exposing Meta to extraordinary financial and regulatory consequences.
- Aug 17, 2026 · 31 minTrump’s drill cuts test US–South Korea security tiesThe decision raises questions about deterrence, North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and the durability of a key US alliance as Pyongyang deepens ties with Russia.
- Aug 16, 2026 · 27 minIndonesia earthquake leads global crisis briefingThe episode connects a deadly disaster with conflicts, migration pressures, democratic strain, cultural appropriation and safety failures across several regions.
- Aug 16, 2026 · 30 minTrump’s secret flight exposed fears of Iranian plotsThe episode tests whether Iran poses a credible threat to the US president while examining the broader risks faced by Iranian dissidents and journalists abroad.
- Aug 15, 2026 · 29 minMangione plea exposes anger at America’s healthcare systemThe episode connects a high-profile killing and institutional scrutiny to wider questions about public trust, war, migration and political overconfidence.
- Aug 15, 2026 · 28 minNeil the Seal turns mischief into a global conservation storyThe episode pairs joyful oddities with serious questions about wildlife protection, displaced athletes, environmental waste, archaeology, and children’s access to safe play.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 32 minAfghan women build lives under Taliban restrictionsThe episode connects Afghanistan’s shrinking space for women with wider questions about state power, punishment, discrimination, disaster response, and collective resilience.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 31 minNetanyahu’s Britain attack exposes deepening UK-Israel tensionsThe episode connects a provocative political dispute to wider questions about diplomacy, climate-driven disruption, public policy and humanitarian crisis.
- Aug 13, 2026 · 32 minMuratov warns Russian repression is pushing dissent toward catastropheDmitry Muratov connects Russia’s assault on independent journalism and political opposition with the risks of escalation in Ukraine and beyond.
- Aug 13, 2026 · 31 minCrises collide from the West Bank to CongoThe episode connects territorial conflict, political and economic strain, humanitarian emergencies, environmental protection, and the changing landscape of African football.