Global News Podcast

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The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.

Episódios

  • Higher US tariffs on hold but China trade war grows

    10/04/2025 Duração: 29min

    President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs, but a trade war with China has escalated. Also: Inuit people accuse adventurer of ignorance over Baffin Island trek claim.

  • China hikes tariffs on US imports

    09/04/2025 Duração: 28min

    Beijing retaliates against Trump with an 84% levy on American goods. Also: we look at what aid is getting through to earthquake survivors in Myanmar and why olive oil is the target for Italian armed gangs.

  • Roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub kills scores of people

    09/04/2025 Duração: 32min

    Hundreds of people were inside the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital, Santo Domingo, when the roof collapsed. Also: major David Hockney art exhibition opens in Paris.

  • China vows to fight US 'blackmail' over tariffs

    08/04/2025 Duração: 28min

    China says it will fight US tariff raises 'until the end.' Also: Iran confirms nuclear talks with the United States, we hear from Ukrainians under Russian occupation, plus new insights into the Titanic's final hours

  • Trump threatens to escalate trade war with China

    07/04/2025 Duração: 29min

    US to impose additional 50% tariffs on Chinese goods. Also: Trump says high-level meeting with Iran will take place on Saturday. And researchers say migration leads to unhealthy diet changes.

  • Global stock markets plunge amid Trump tariff turmoil

    07/04/2025 Duração: 29min

    Asian and European stocks drop as investors across the globe react to US president Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Also: a BBC investigation into claims Palestinian prisoners were tortured in Israeli jails.

  • Le Pen vows to fight political ban

    06/04/2025 Duração: 32min

    French far-right leader calls embezzlement conviction a 'witch hunt' at Paris rally. Also: mobile number mix-up blamed for White House security breach, Pope surprises crowds at the Vatican and Soccer Grannies World Cup.

  • Anti-Trump protests in all 50 US states

    05/04/2025 Duração: 33min

    Protesters across the US have taken to the streets in a show of defiance against Donald Trump’s policies. Also: what’s so compelling about jazz, and is British English slang being adopted across the Atlantic?

  • The Happy Pod: Saving Thailand's street dogs

    05/04/2025 Duração: 28min

    Meet the man dedicating his life to helping thousands of stray dogs. Also: the childhood sweethearts who reunited after 85 years, and Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, playing college basketball with only one arm.

  • As stock markets tumble again, Trump calls for a cut to interest rates

    04/04/2025 Duração: 31min

    As stock markets tumble again, Trump calls for interest rate cut, but the head of the US central bank suggests otherwise. Also, fourteen Ukrainians die in a Russian missile attack, and the rat sniffing out landmines.

  • The Ukraine War: Your Questions Answered

    04/04/2025 Duração: 39min

    What happens next for Ukraine? The Global News Podcast teams up with Ukrainecast for a special Q&A. We discuss the prospects of peace in Ukraine, Donald Trump’s involvement, and security fears in Europe.

  • South Korean court upholds impeachment of president

    04/04/2025 Duração: 31min

    The impeached president of South Korea apologises as he's stripped of power. Also, China hits back at US tariffs by imposing high taxes on American imports and a rogue bird is caught after terrorising an English village.

  • Trump tariffs trigger steepest US stocks drop since 2020

    04/04/2025 Duração: 32min

    The shares of Apple were among brands worst hit after US tariffs were announced, but President Trump maintained the American economy would ultimately "boom". Also: release date of Nintendo Switch 2 console revealed.

  • World reacts to Trump's sweeping tariffs

    03/04/2025 Duração: 26min

    Global leaders warn they will hit back at trade tariffs on US imports. As markets tumble, Donald Trump insists the US will emerge stronger. Also: study suggests shingles vaccine could reduce risk of dementia.

  • President Trump announces sweeping tariffs on US imports

    03/04/2025 Duração: 33min

    The US President Donald Trump has announced universal 10% tariffs on all imports into the US. There will also be a 25% tariff on all foreign-made vehicles. Also: BBC team reaches quake-hit city of Mandalay in Myanmar.

  • Israel expands offensive in Gaza

    02/04/2025 Duração: 29min

    An Israeli air strike is reported to have killed at least 19 people at a UN clinic in northern Gaza, after Israel announced an expansion of its offensive in the territory. Also: the American actor Val Kilmer has died.

  • BBC team reaches Khartoum and finds overwhelming destruction

    02/04/2025 Duração: 30min

    Parts of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, are now a burnt-out shell after the army recaptured the city from the RSF paramilitary group. Also: has there been a major evolution in the design of the American baseball bat?

  • Myanmar remembers earthquake dead with a minute's silence

    01/04/2025 Duração: 32min

    Myanmar's military government says more than two-thousand-seven-hundred people are confirmed dead. Also: The UN says about a thousand children have been killed or injured in Israel's renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip, and the Great Gatsby marks its 100th anniversary.

  • Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

    01/04/2025 Duração: 32min

    A religious leader in Mandalay says the situation is dire following Myanmar's earthquake. Also: shock Le Pen verdict rocks French far right; Nasa's Butch and Suni adapt to life back on Earth.

  • French far-right leader, Le Pen, banned from politics for five years

    31/03/2025 Duração: 32min

    France's Marine Le Pen is barred from running in the next French presidential election. Also: Myanmar's junta say at least 2,000 people died in Friday’s earthquake, and UK hosts illegal migration summit.

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