The Global Story Podcast
Global perspectives on one big story. In-depth insights from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Global perspectives on one big story. In-depth insights from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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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Why are more younger adults getting cancer?
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Cases of breast, colorectal and other cancers are surging in the under 50s
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Inside Russia: Putin’s war, three years on
Mon 24 Feb 2025
What have Russians won and lost during the conflict in Ukraine?
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The President's Path: Trump and Zelensky's rift
Sat 22 Feb 2025
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ asks Trump about Russia talks while traveling with president on Air Force One
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Bolsonaro: Is it all over for the 'Trump of the Tropics'?
Fri 21 Feb 2025
The former Brazilian president may struggle to stage a comeback
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From welcome to wary: Europe's divide on migration
Thu 20 Feb 2025
A decade of migration through the eyes of one German city
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Is Rwanda backing rebels in the DRC?
Wed 19 Feb 2025
M23 fighters have made rapid advances in recent months
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How can Europe defend itself without the United States?
Tue 18 Feb 2025
President Trump’s threat to stop funding European defence could have lasting consequences
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The President’s Path: The push to end the war in Ukraine
Sat 15 Feb 2025
President Trump says Ukraine should make peace, and plans to meet President Putin
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Has one phone call sealed Ukraine's fate?
Fri 14 Feb 2025
US President Donald Trump says Russia has agreed to negotiate peace talks
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Antibiotics: A casualty of war?
Thu 13 Feb 2025
How global conflicts are making medicine less effective
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El Salvador: Defeating the drug gangs, but at what cost?
Wed 12 Feb 2025
President Bukele has offered to house US criminals in El Salvador's mega-jail
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Are the US and Canada still friends?
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Will Canadians sour on this special relationship amid Trump’s tariff threats?
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The World Cup kiss that's gripping Spain
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Spain's former football boss accused of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso
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The President’s Path: Trump's foreign policy disruption
Sat 8 Feb 2025
World leaders line-up to visit President Trump at the White House
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Is the working from home era over?
Fri 7 Feb 2025
Many companies are calling staff back to the office
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Trump’s Gaza plan: The end of the two-state solution?
Thu 6 Feb 2025
The US proposal to take over Gaza could drastically change the future of the Middle East
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Can Trump win a trade war with China?
Wed 5 Feb 2025
The economic battle between the world's two biggest economies has escalated
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Syria's illegal drug empire
Tue 4 Feb 2025
Inside the multi-billion dollar industry linked to deposed President Bashar al-Assad
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Will Germany lift the firewall around the AfD?
Mon 3 Feb 2025
Why mainstream politicians are now open to working with the far-right party
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The President’s Path: Trump's plane crash response
Sat 1 Feb 2025
Crisis management, new tariffs, and a packed White House briefing room
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Missing in Ukraine: Lyudmila’s search for her parents
Fri 31 Jan 2025
One family’s story, among the many thousands missing in Ukraine
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Gaza ceasefire: How does it feel to return home?
Thu 30 Jan 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians go back to north Gaza
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DeepSeek: AI revolution or just hype?
Wed 29 Jan 2025
The Chinese chatbot app, made at a fraction of its rivals' cost, has shaken US markets
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Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?
Tue 28 Jan 2025
The White House says the trade route is 'operated' by China
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Return to Auschwitz: 'I want the world to remember us'
Mon 27 Jan 2025
A Holocaust survivor on her journey back 80 years after liberation
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The President’s Path: Shock and awe
Sat 25 Jan 2025
Donald Trump has begun his second White House stint with a flurry of executive orders
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Thailand: The first same-sex marriages in Asia's LGBT haven
Fri 24 Jan 2025
It's the largest country on the continent to pass an equal marriage law
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Have we already found the fountain of youth?
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Scientists are optimistic that existing drugs could one day slow or reverse our ageing
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How Trump 2.0 could reshape the Middle East
Wed 22 Jan 2025
What are the new US president's priorities in the region?