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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Are we really getting enough sleep?
Yesterday
How harmful is bad sleep to our health? And what can we do about it?
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Why has Israel gone back to war?
Wednesday
Benjamin Netanyahu says 鈥渃ombat in full force鈥 has resumed against Hamas
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Maradona and the trial transfixing Argentina
Monday
The Argentinian footballer was widely regarded as one of the best in the world
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The President鈥檚 Path: Are we headed for a global trade war?
Last Saturday
This week President Trump's promises of tariffs became a reality
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Can tariffs convince Mexico to stem the flow of fentanyl?
Last Friday
Over the past decade fentanyl has caused tens of thousands of deaths in the United States
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Mohammed bin Salman: From pariah to peacemaker
Last Thursday
How did Saudi Arabia come to host leaders from US, Russia and Ukraine for peace talks?
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A reckoning for Duterte
Wed 12 Mar 2025
The ex-Philippines president is arrested by the International Criminal Court
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Will Donald Trump take over Greenland?
Mon 10 Mar 2025
The US President tells Denmark that it will get the territory 'one way or the other'
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The President鈥檚 Path: Spotlight on the VP
Sat 8 Mar 2025
JD Vance has enjoyed increased prominence over the past week
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How North Korean hackers launched history's biggest heist
Fri 7 Mar 2025
Almost $1.5bn was stolen from crypto trading platform Bybit
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Xi Jinping takes the trade war to Iowa
Thu 6 Mar 2025
China's retaliatory tariffs on agricultural exports could hit Trump's rural heartlands
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Have RFK Jr.'s vaccine views gone mainstream?
Wed 5 Mar 2025
Robert Kennedy now heads the US health ministry and doubts about vaccines are rising
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Is Trump taking Putin's side?
Tue 4 Mar 2025
As ties with Europe continue to strain, President Trump's approach to Moscow is warming
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Zelensky's diplomatic rollercoaster
Mon 3 Mar 2025
From the explosive Trump meeting to a new deal with Europe
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The scandal sinking an Oscars campaign
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Offensive posts by Emilia P茅rez star Karla Sof铆a Gasc贸n have caused controversy
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Inside Ukraine as Trump targets minerals
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Three years into war, where do Ukrainians stand?
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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鈥檚 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 大象传媒 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鈥檚聽threat to stop funding European defence could have lasting consequences
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The President鈥檚 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