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Podcast: Global News Podcast​

Global News Podcast

Description: The day’s top stories from BBC News, including the latest on the Middle East conflict – bringing you developments from Lebanon, Israel, Gaza and Iran. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.

Category: Society & Culture News

All Episodes​

Armed men open fire at Haiti hospital reopening with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-25
Duration: 00:28:09
Shownotes: Armed men in Haiti kill at least two journalists and a police officer, after opening fire at the reopening of its biggest public hospital. Also:

Syria’s rebel factions agree to merge under the defence ministry.

The Happy Pod: 2024 News Review with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-25
Duration: 00:33:46
Shownotes: The happiest stories of 2024 - from the extraordinary achievement in raising Notre Dame Cathedral from the ashes, to the success of the chopsticks manoeuvre

to catch a rocket booster; and the baby hippo who went viral.

Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-24
Duration: 00:28:55
Shownotes: The probe is plunging into the sun's outer atmosphere, amid brutal temperatures. Also; the UN warns that famine is spreading in Sudan, with Darfur among

the worst affected regions.

Trump ally Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs while in office, ethics report says with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-24
Duration: 00:29:19
Shownotes: A long-awaited report into Matt Gaetz says the former congressman paid for sex and drugs while in office. Also: marches take place in Magdeburg, and

a new government in France after days of political turmoil.

Syria's new leader says armed factions will come under state control with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-23
Duration: 00:30:21
Shownotes: Turkey says there's no room for Kurdish militias in Syria's future. Also: Germany promises a thorough investigation into the Magdeburg attack.

Joe Biden commutes dozens of death sentences with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-23
Duration: 00:31:32
Shownotes: The president switched 37 capital punishment convictions to life in prison without parole. Also: motoring giants Nissan and Honda take their first steps to merge,

and tactics taken in South Korea to increase the country’s birth rate.

Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-22
Duration: 00:30:29
Shownotes: The German city of Magdeburg is in mourning after a Christmas attack killed five. We hear the possible motives of the suspect. Also: Albania shuts

down TikTok, and in Guatamala children are rescued from a sect.

The Global Story: Does Trump’s return threaten the future of Nato? with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-22
Duration: 00:22:51
Shownotes: Donald Trump's return to the White House is seen as a potential threat to European security. Some think he may abandon Nato - but the

organisation's new secretary general seems convinced he will be persuaded to stay.

The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-21
Duration: 00:27:14
Shownotes: A man filmed playing the piano while homeless went viral. Now he's raising money for others and says it's saved his life. Also: showing love

with Christmas lights; how a cat saved its owner; and AI spots dolphin accents.

Fatalities and injuries in German Christmas market attack with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-21
Duration: 00:27:26
Shownotes: A car has been driven into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. There have been a number of fatalities

and injuries.

US sends diplomats to Syria with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-20
Duration: 00:29:01
Shownotes: US diplomats are visiting Syria to hold talks with the new de facto leader. Also: a new attempt to find the wreckage of missing flight

MH370, and a controversial new TV game show, Beast Games.

Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York court with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-20
Duration: 00:30:45
Shownotes: Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of fatally shooting a US healthcare insurance executive, has been extradited to New York to face new federal charges. Also:

the ground squirrels in California that are hunting voles.

Guilty verdicts and jail sentences in France's biggest rape trial with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-19
Duration: 00:28:59
Shownotes: In a major trial in France, Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men are jailed for repeatedly raping his wife Gisèle. Also, Israeli jets attack Houthi

targets in Yemen, and Czech experts restore damaged Ukrainian artworks.

Syria's de facto leader says the country is not a threat to its neighbours or the west with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-19
Duration: 00:31:13
Shownotes: Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa told the BBC that Syria is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its neighbours or to the

west. Also: listen to the 'earliest known country song' ever recorded.

Man detained after Russian general's assassination with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-18
Duration: 00:26:52
Shownotes: Russia has detained an Uzbek man suspected of assassinating an army general. Russia says the suspect was recruited by Ukraine. Also: The UN warns Syria

is unable to cope with large numbers of refugees returning home.

US says it's cautiously optimistic that a deal to end fighting in Gaza is within reach with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-18
Duration: 00:31:03
Shownotes: After months of deadlock, there are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Also:

repairs are to be carried out on Venice's "slippery" glass bridge.

The rebels turned rulers providing law and order in Syria with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-17
Duration: 00:28:31
Shownotes: Syria's new rulers pledge to protect minority Alawite community in Latakia after recent attacks. Also: Germany’s chancellor loses vote of confidence, and hundreds of new

species are found in Mekong in south east Asia.

Russia's chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow bomb blast with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-17
Duration: 00:27:18
Shownotes: Igor Kirillov died in the explosion on Tuesday. Also; a powerful earthquake flattens buildings and cuts communications in Vanuatu, and how one letter was delivered

to the wrong address thousands of kilometres away.

French ministers arrive in Mayotte after devastating cyclone with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-16
Duration: 00:29:06
Shownotes: France to provide relief and security to people in Mayotte, after Saturday's destructive cyclone. Also: Western powers step up their engagement with the new rulers

of Syria. And Serbia accuses journalists of spying.

Hundreds, possibly thousands, feared dead in Mayotte cyclone with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-16
Duration: 00:28:21
Shownotes: Hundreds, possibly thousands, are feared dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. Also: the previously unheard stories of women inside Iran’s Evin Prison, and

the world's biggest iceberg - on the move again.

The Global Story: The AI models invading our feeds with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-15
Duration: 00:25:23
Shownotes: AI generated influencers are being criticised for creating unrealistic beauty standards and promoting unattainable lifestyle goals. But are their feeds any less 'real' than the

enhanced profiles we have been exposed to for years?

South Korea's president impeached with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-15
Duration: 00:26:00
Shownotes: South Korea's Parliament impeaches President Yoon over failed martial law bid. The USA says it’s engaging with Islamists who ousted Syria’s President Assad - and

cyclone Chido wreaks havoc on French territory Mayotte.

The Happy Pod: The cafe spreading the joy of dance with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-14
Duration: 00:26:49
Shownotes: We hear from a cafe in Massachusetts that spreads joy by asking customers to dance as they enter. Also: the toys made from cigarette butts;

a community library destroyed by fire reopens; and Italy's festive Krampus Run.

The secret police's grip on Syria under Assad with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-14
Duration: 00:29:59
Shownotes: Revelations of how the secret police controlled society under Assad. Also: the mystery of huge drones spotted in the US, and how fidgeting can drive

others mad - and what psychologists can do to help.

Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day' with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-13
Duration: 00:29:15
Shownotes: Streets were packed and revolutionary music blared out across Syria to mark the end of the Assad regime. Also: health misinformation on the Diary of

a CEO podcast, and why pets are the big winners this Christmas.

US top diplomat holds talks with Turkey on Syria with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-13
Duration: 00:29:36
Shownotes: US top diplomat Antony Blinken holds talks with President Erdogan on establishing stability in Syria. Also: an 18-year-old Indian becomes youngest world chess champion, and

Kyrgyzstan wants to update its national anthem.

Biden in largest single-day act of clemency with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-12
Duration: 00:28:53
Shownotes: US president commutes around 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people. Also: inside Syria's abandoned presidential palace, recreational use of cannabis banned in Japan, and the

secret to being happy at work.

Syria rebels burn tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-12
Duration: 00:26:14
Shownotes: Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the family's home town of Qardaha. Also:

"Christmas lights" galaxy reveals how Universe formed.

Israel confirms attack on Syrian naval fleet with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-11
Duration: 00:33:37
Shownotes: Israel attacks Syria's naval fleet as part of efforts to neutralise the country's military assets after the fall of the Assad regime. Also: New Zealander

wins Spanish Scrabble championship - without speaking Spanish.

South Korea stand-off outside presidential office with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-11
Duration: 00:26:26
Shownotes: Security guards at presidential office in Seoul try to stop police from getting martial law documents. Also: new Syrian PM promises to guarantee rights for

all religions, and humpback whale makes epic migration.

Syria rebel leader discusses 'transfer of power' after Assad is ousted with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-10
Duration: 00:23:33
Shownotes: Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has met the outgoing PM to discuss the "transfer of power" - a day after Bashar al-Assad fled the

country. Also: Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip.

Life in Damascus returning to normal despite Israeli bombing with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-10
Duration: 00:33:06
Shownotes: Life in Dasmascus is returning to normal despite Israeli bombing. Also: Netanyahu appears in court on corruption charges and a judge throws a spanner in

the works for the Murdoch succession plans.

Moscow gives Assad asylum with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-09
Duration: 00:30:54
Shownotes: Moscow has given asylum to Syria's former president, Bashar al-Assad. Also: Trump threatens to take the US out of NATO, and Zelensky says 43,000 Ukrainian

soldiers have been killed in the conflict with Russia.

Syrians attempt to free political prisoners with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-09
Duration: 00:26:36
Shownotes: Civil defence workers in Syria are trying to reach underground cells to release some of the nation's tens of thousands of political prisoners. Also: More

than 150 mostly elderly people are killed by gangs in Haiti.

Special edition: What's next for Syria with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-08
Duration: 00:30:07
Shownotes: The latest from our correspondents across the region on what this means for Syria, its people and its future.

Damascus Special with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-08
Duration: 00:20:03
Shownotes: Syrian rebels said President Assad had already fled as they declared their capture of Damascus. Reports said that he left the capital by plane for

an unknown destination.

Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-08
Duration: 00:29:43
Shownotes: Syrian President's grip on power wanes as another strategic city falls to Islamist rebels. Also: Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is rededicated in front of

world leaders and the conman in India who duped families into thinking he was their long lost son.

Syria special with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-08
Duration: 00:14:08
Shownotes: Syria's army says it's bolstering defences around the capital, Damascus, as rebels intent on overthrowing President Assad converge on the city.

The Happy Pod: Meet Italy's Tom Cruise and Blake Lively with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-07
Duration: 00:26:54
Shownotes: We're at an Italian film festival with a difference, for actors who become the voice of Hollywood stars and achieve fame in their own right.

Also: California's canine mayor; and why diplomacy can work better in a sauna.

Romanian court criticised for annulling election results with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-07
Duration: 00:29:52
Shownotes: Both candidates in Romania's presidential election have denounced a court's decision to quash the results. Also: why it's hard to be a woman in Iceland,

and the bid to save handwriting in the age of the computer.

Syrian rebels continue their rapid advance with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-07
Duration: 00:28:44
Shownotes: In Syria, Islamist-led rebels continue their rapid advance. The UN says 300,000 have fled their homes as rebels reach the outskirts of Homs. Also: Romania

will rerun its election, and how to survive a polar bear attack.

Syrian rebels celebrate capture of Hama with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-06
Duration: 00:27:42
Shownotes: Islamist rebels celebrate the capture of the Syrian city of Hama. Also: US Police search for the gunman who shot dead a health insurance boss

on the streets of New York, and a faster way to predict the weather.

Syrian rebels take control of second major city with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-05
Duration: 00:32:56
Shownotes: The Syrian army says it’s withdrawn from the city of Hama after intense clashes. Also: health workers in Sierra Leone will be among the first

to receive an Ebola vaccine, as part of a nationwide campaign.

French government collapses in no-confidence vote with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-05
Duration: 00:28:28
Shownotes: The French government has collapsed after PM, Michel Barnier, was ousted in a no-confidence vote, after forcing through his budget. Also: Mexican police make their

biggest ever seizure of the synthetic drug fentanyl.

South Korean president faces impeachment vote with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-04
Duration: 00:31:55
Shownotes: South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after thwarting his move to impose martial law. Also: jailed Iranian Nobel Peace

laureate Narges Mohammadi is temporarily released.

South Korea president reverses his decision to impose martial law with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-04
Duration: 00:21:22
Shownotes: The president of South Korea has reversed his shock decision to impose martial law. Yoon Suk Yeol had ordered the deployment of troops hours earlier,

accusing the opposition of being criminals and anti -state forces.

Taliban in Afghanistan ban all medical training for women with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-03
Duration: 00:30:32
Shownotes: Female students studying midwifery in Afghanistan have been told to stay away from classes. Also: Joe Biden is in Angola on his first visit to

Africa as US president, and Jaguar unveils its new luxury electric car.

Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah targets military with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-03
Duration: 00:27:06
Shownotes: Israel said it struck targets in Lebanon after vowing to retaliate for an attack by Hezbollah, with both sides accusing each other of violating last

week's ceasefire. Also: protecting the price of pasta dishes in Rome.

BBC hears of horror and hunger in rare visit to Darfur with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-02
Duration: 00:30:22
Shownotes: The UN's humanitarian chief is calling for action to help people in the Darfur region of Sudan - we have a special report on the

horrors of the civil war. Also: President Biden pardons his son Hunter.

Syria's president meets the Iranian FM as he tries to marshal support against a rebel offensive with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-02
Duration: 00:29:58
Shownotes: The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has described help from Iran and Russia as "vital" in the fight against a surprise rebel offensive. Also: did Louis

the XV really keep a rhinoceros at the palace of Versailles?

Bonus: The Global Story - Which country educates its children best? with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-12-01
Duration: 00:27:06
Shownotes: Your weekly bonus from The Global Story podcast. Every few years governments around the world compete in school system rankings. But in many countries there

are often barriers to even getting children into the classroom - such as poverty, climate change and war.The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide, one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world.For more, go to bbcworldservice.com/globalstory or search for The Global Story wherever you got this podcast.