Global News Podcast

The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends

Tsunami warnings scaled back across northern Pacific

Tsunami warnings have been scaled back across much of the northern Pacific after a huge earthquake off...

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UK threatens to recognise Palestinian state

Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer, says he'll recognise Palestinian statehood, unless Israel takes...

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Worst-case scenario of famine unfolding in Gaza, says UN-backed group

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global hunger monitoring system, has warned...

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Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide

For the first time, two leading Israeli human rights organisations, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human...

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The UN warns that it's "make or break" for malnourished Palestinians

President Trump has acknowledged that there is real starvation in Gaza and that Israel has a responsibility...

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Humanitarian aid trickles into Gaza

Palestinians rushed to collect aid from lorries and airdrops after Israel pauses fighting in some areas....

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Israel to open humanitarian corridors into Gaza

The Israeli military says it's resuming airdrops of aid to Gaza. Humanitarian corridors will also be...

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The Happy Pod: Performing on the street got me Oasis tickets

The street musician whose dream of seeing Oasis came true, thanks to a stranger. He says people should...

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Gaza aid airdrops to resume, as outrage over hunger crisis grows

Israel says it will allow aid airdrops into Gaza, as the UN says almost one in three people are going...

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Israel to allow Jordan and UAE to resume Gaza aid airdrops

Israel says it will allow Jordan and the UAE to resume aid airdrops over the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile,...

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US and Israel leave Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

The United States has joined Israel in recalling its negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha....

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Thai and Cambodian troops exchange fire in deadly clashes

Thailand seals border with Cambodia after clashes leave at least 12 people dead. Also: a deadly plane...

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WHO demands full access for aid into Gaza

The World Health Organization has demanded full access for aid into Gaza as well as a ceasefire, describing...

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Aid agencies warn mass starvation in Gaza is spreading

Dozens of aid agencies accuse Israel of withholding food and say mass starvation in Gaza is spreading....

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The World Debate: What can stop the war in Gaza?

In this special edition of the Global News Podcast, Nick Robinson discusses what can end the conflict...

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Israeli officials deny that famine is taking hold in Gaza

Israel has acknowledged there's been a significant drop in the amount of aid reaching Palestinians in...

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33 die of starvation in Gaza, say Hamas health officials

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry say 33 people have died of starvation in the past 48 hours. Also: former...

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Nearly 30 countries call for an immediate end to the war in Gaza

A statement by many foreign ministers has condemned what it calls the "drip feeding" of aid to Palestinians...

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Israel launches ground and air assault on Gaza's Deir al-Balah

Aid agencies say the Israeli military's ground and air assault on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza has...

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Dozens of Gazans die in shooting near to aid convoy

Dozens of Gazans die near to an aid convoy; Israel says its troops fired warning shots but rejects Hamas...

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Syria deploys troops to enforce fragile ceasefire

The Syrian government says it has halted sectarian clashes in Sweida despite signs it's struggling to...

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The Happy Pod: The thrill of swimming the Arctic Circle

We meet some of the swimmers participating in this year's swim across the Arctic Circle. Also, the groundbreaking...

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Trump sues newspaper over Epstein story

Donald Trump is suing the Wall Street Journal over a report claiming he wrote a "bawdy" note to sex...

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Patterns of injury in a Gaza war hospital

British surgeon documents injuries inflicted on wounded Palestinians. Also: Gaming recruitment strategy...

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