The Global Story Podcast
Global perspectives on one big story. In-depth insights from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Global perspectives on one big story. In-depth insights from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Make sense of the news with our experts around the world, every Monday to Friday. Episodes will be ready by 10:30 GMT.
Host Katya Adler and our Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ teams guide you through one major global news story each episode.
From Beijing to Boston, Baghdad to Bangalore, our unrivalled reach will take you beyond the headlines to help understand and explore what’s happening.
The Global News Podcast brings you the latest updates and, on The Global Story, we will drill deep into a single story.
From the climate emergency, to the burning questions around Artificial Intelligence, to the movements of money and markets, and the power of the ballot and the bullet.
Katya Adler has been a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ correspondent and editor for more than 25 years, covering conflicts in the Middle East, political and economic crises in Europe, and drug cartels in Mexico.
The Global Story team would like to hear your stories and experiences on the issues that we’re covering on the podcast. Please get in touch: theglobalstory@bbc.com #TheGlobalStory and tell us your thoughts on what you would like us to talk about.
Episodes to download
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Path to the Presidency: October surprises
Today
Middle East tensions, catastrophic flooding and a vice-presidential debate
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Israel-Gaza Q&A: One year since October 7
Yesterday
We answer listener questions about what is happening in the Middle East
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Iran’s strikes on Israel: Why now and what's next?
Thursday
Netanyahu says Iran made a 'big mistake' and 'will pay for it'
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America and… Climate change
Tuesday
How could Kamala Harris or Donald Trump shape the global response to the climate crisis?
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Why can't India tackle its sexual violence crisis?
Monday
The rape and murder of a doctor at her own hospital exposes a failure to protect women
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Path to the Presidency: Diplomatic views
Last Saturday
UN General Assembly and New York City Mayor indicted
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Titan sub implosion: What have we learned?
Last Friday
The US Coast Guard has held two weeks of hearings
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Braced for war: Life inside Lebanon
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Israel and Hezbollah’s intensifying conflict is affecting a country already on edge
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Estados Unidos: Could Latinos sway the US election?
Wed 25 Sep 2024
The vote could highlight the political power of the country’s largest minority group
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America and... the World
Tue 24 Sep 2024
What is the US relationship with the world today and how would Trump and Harris shape it?
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Inside Sudan’s devastating war
Mon 23 Sep 2024
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ sees first-hand the desperate conditions civilians in Sudan are living through
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Path to the Presidency: Michigan's critical voters
Sat 21 Sep 2024
Race, gender, and Trump’s second apparent assassination attempt
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Succession: The secret battle for the Murdoch empire
Fri 20 Sep 2024
The media mogul is taking on three of his children in court
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Mohamed Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods
Thu 19 Sep 2024
A new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ investigation reveals he's been accused of being a serial rapist
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Special episode: Hezbollah pager blasts explained
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Devices used by the armed group were targeted across Lebanon
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US election: Do celebrity endorsements work?
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Can Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Elon Musk swing the vote for Harris or Trump?
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Life as a woman under Taliban rule
Tue 17 Sep 2024
How are Afghanistan’s women and girls coping with harsh new restrictions?
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Ireland’s growing far right
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Violent unrest is forcing the country to reckon with high levels of immigration
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Path to the Presidency: Debate fallout
Sat 14 Sep 2024
Did the Harris-Trump debate actually change voters' minds?
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The Russians snitching on each other for anti-war views
Fri 13 Sep 2024
A wave of denunciations was sparked after the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine
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Why Indian midwives killed baby girls
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Inside a 30-year mission to expose infanticide
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Harris and Trump clash in fiery first debate
Wed 11 Sep 2024
The presidential candidates traded claims on the economy, abortion and immigration
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Brazil goes to war with Elon Musk
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Why the country has banned X formerly known as Twitter
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Money, money, money…and the US election
Mon 9 Sep 2024
Democrats and Republicans are donating billions to back candidates in November’s election
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Will Netanyahu change course?
Fri 6 Sep 2024
Pressure grows on the PM after protests erupted when six hostages were killed in Gaza
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Investigating illegal settlements in the West Bank
Thu 5 Sep 2024
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ analysis identified almost 200 Israeli outposts
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Viktor Orban: The man Trump calls 'a great leader'
Wed 4 Sep 2024
Hungary’s PM has become a hero to many US conservatives
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Why is China giving satellite TV to 10,000 African villages?
Tue 3 Sep 2024
How Beijing is expanding its influence in Africa
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Stranded in space: Another crisis for Boeing
Mon 2 Sep 2024
Two astronauts are stuck after their Starliner spacecraft suffered technical problems.