The Global Story Podcast
Global perspectives on one big story. In-depth insights from the 大象传媒, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Global perspectives on one big story. In-depth insights from the 大象传媒, 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 大象传媒 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鈥檚 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 大象传媒 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鈥檙e 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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Has one phone call sealed Ukraine's fate?
Yesterday
US President Donald Trump says Russia has agreed to negotiate peace talks
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El Salvador: Defeating the drug gangs, but at what cost?
Wednesday
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?
Tuesday
Will Canadians sour on this special relationship amid Trump鈥檚 tariff threats?
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The World Cup kiss that's gripping Spain
Monday
Spain's former football boss accused of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso
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The President鈥檚 Path: Trump's foreign policy disruption
Last Saturday
World leaders line-up to visit President Trump at the White House
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Trump鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 search for her parents
Fri 31 Jan 2025
One family鈥檚 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鈥檚 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?
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President Trump is back
Tue 21 Jan 2025
The Global Story joins Newscast, Americast, and Ukrainecast to dissect Trump's speech
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Inside the White House on inauguration day
Mon 20 Jan 2025
A staffer's personal story of entering the West Wing
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Path to the Presidency: Inauguration (weather) forecast
Sat 18 Jan 2025
Freezing weather in Washington DC has led to changes to Donald Trump's inauguration plans
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Biden's diplomatic legacy: Afghanistan, Ukraine and Gaza
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Joe Biden's successes and failures on the world stage
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Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire in Gaza
Thu 16 Jan 2025
After 15 months of conflict, a glimmer of hope in the Middle East
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Hope and loss after 15 months of Israel-Gaza conflict
Wed 15 Jan 2025
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in sight
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LA fires: 鈥淚t was like watching the end of the world鈥
Tue 14 Jan 2025
A week after the wildfires began, Los Angeles is still in danger
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni: The saga explained
Mon 13 Jan 2025
The Hollywood stars have filed rival lawsuits in an ongoing rift
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Path to the Presidency: Unconditional discharge
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Donald Trump is sentenced and wildfires rage in Los Angeles