The Global Story

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Global perspectives on one big story. In-depth insights from the BBC, 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 BBC 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 BBC 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.


Episode Date
A week on the open Atlantic, hoping to reach Europe
Oct 14, 2024
Path to the Presidency: Political storms
Oct 12, 2024
Hurricane Milton: Destruction, politics, and misinformation
Oct 11, 2024
Three weeks that changed life in Lebanon
Oct 10, 2024
How vulnerable are the undersea cables connecting us all?
Oct 09, 2024
America and... China
Oct 08, 2024
'The violence is getting out of hand': Crime grips Cuba's streets
Oct 07, 2024
The Conflict: Israel and Gaza one year on
Oct 06, 2024
Path to the Presidency: October surprises
Oct 05, 2024
Israel-Gaza Q&A: One year since October 7
Oct 04, 2024
Iran’s strikes on Israel: Why now and what's next?
Oct 02, 2024
US election: Vice-presidential debate reaction
Oct 02, 2024
America and… Climate change
Oct 01, 2024
Why can't India tackle its sexual violence crisis?
Sep 30, 2024
Path to the Presidency: Diplomatic views
Sep 28, 2024
Titan sub implosion: What have we learned?
Sep 27, 2024
Braced for war: Life inside Lebanon
Sep 26, 2024
Estados Unidos: Could Latinos sway the US election?
Sep 25, 2024
America and... the World
Sep 24, 2024
Inside Sudan’s devastating war
Sep 23, 2024
Path to the Presidency: Michigan's critical voters
Sep 21, 2024
Succession: The secret battle for the Murdoch empire
Sep 20, 2024
Mohamed Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods
Sep 19, 2024
Special episode: Hezbollah pager blasts explained
Sep 18, 2024
US election: Do celebrity endorsements work?
Sep 18, 2024
Life as a woman under Taliban rule
Sep 17, 2024
Ireland’s growing far right
Sep 16, 2024
Path to the Presidency: Debate fallout
Sep 14, 2024
The Russians snitching on each other for anti-war views
Sep 13, 2024
Why Indian midwives killed baby girls
Sep 12, 2024
Harris and Trump clash in fiery first debate
Sep 11, 2024
Brazil goes to war with Elon Musk
Sep 10, 2024
Money, money, money…and the US election
Sep 09, 2024
Will Netanyahu change course?
Sep 06, 2024
Investigating illegal settlements in the West Bank
Sep 05, 2024
Viktor Orban: The man Trump calls 'a great leader'
Sep 04, 2024
Why is China giving satellite TV to 10,000 African villages?
Sep 03, 2024
Stranded in space: Another crisis for Boeing
Sep 02, 2024
Telegram’s nightmare week
Aug 30, 2024
War in Ukraine: Jailed for helping Russia
Aug 29, 2024
Are ultra-processed foods impossible to avoid?
Aug 28, 2024
Israel-Hezbollah: Averting war? Or closer to it?
Aug 26, 2024
Why are US parents moving kids out of public schools?
Aug 26, 2024
Kamala Harris delivers biggest speech of her career
Aug 23, 2024
Moscow ‘tightens the screws’ on critics abroad
Aug 22, 2024
Mohammed bin Salman: The unstoppable prince?
Aug 21, 2024
Biden passes the torch at the Democratic Convention
Aug 20, 2024
Mpox: How dangerous is it?
Aug 19, 2024
US election: Is Silicon Valley shifting towards Trump?
Aug 16, 2024
Is Twitch too big to fail?
Aug 15, 2024
Ukraine's surprise attack on Russian soil
Aug 14, 2024
US election: Is Kamala cutting through?
Aug 13, 2024
Jakarta is sinking. Will building a new capital save it?
Aug 12, 2024
Paris 2024: Breaking makes its Olympic debut
Aug 09, 2024
What's behind the UK riots?
Aug 08, 2024
Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as her running mate
Aug 07, 2024
'Unwanted': Australia and disabled migrants
Aug 06, 2024
Russia-West prisoner swap: An emotional and diplomatic spectacle
Aug 05, 2024
Why did Trump turn his back on Project 2025?
Aug 02, 2024
Israel, Iran and fears of a wider war in the Middle East
Aug 01, 2024
CrowdStrike: Is our tech too vulnerable?
Jul 31, 2024
Venezuela: What's next after disputed election?
Jul 30, 2024
Why do so many trains crash in India?
Jul 29, 2024
Olympics: Is Paris poised for success?
Jul 26, 2024
Divorce: The art of breaking up
Jul 25, 2024
What’s behind the deadly protests in Bangladesh?
Jul 24, 2024
The most contested land in the world?
Jul 23, 2024
Joe Biden out, Kamala Harris in?
Jul 22, 2024
US election: The week that changed the presidential race
Jul 19, 2024
India's mega-wedding: Party like a billionaire
Jul 18, 2024
Lukashenko: Putin's man in Belarus
Jul 17, 2024
US election: Trump picks VP as failed assassination investigated
Jul 16, 2024
Brazil: The influencer convicted of modern slavery
Jul 15, 2024
US Supreme Court: A crisis of confidence?
Jul 12, 2024
Iran: Will the new 'reformist' president change anything?
Jul 11, 2024
US election: Biden’s fight to stay in the race
Jul 10, 2024
French election: Political deadlock as the left beats far right
Jul 09, 2024
Lab-grown meat: Why countries are banning it
Jul 08, 2024
UK election: Keir Starmer’s political earthquake
Jul 05, 2024
Hollywood: Has the summer blockbuster lost its sparkle?
Jul 05, 2024
Kenya protests: How Gen Z took on the government
Jul 04, 2024
French election: Le Pen's far right at the gates of power
Jul 03, 2024
Overtourism: Can travel hotspots cope with the crowds?
Jul 02, 2024
UK election: Could the Brits ditch the Conservatives?
Jul 01, 2024
Retelling the Global Story: Joe Biden’s ageing brain
Jun 30, 2024
US election: Biden stumbles against Trump
Jun 28, 2024
Missing Cryptoqueen: What happened to the world’s most wanted woman?
Jun 27, 2024
Julian Assange: Inside the deal to free WikiLeaks founder
Jun 26, 2024
Hajj: Why over 1,000 Muslim pilgrims have died
Jun 25, 2024
Elon Musk: Is he worth history’s biggest pay deal?
Jun 24, 2024
Sextortion: 'In six hours, my son was dead'
Jun 21, 2024
Ukraine war: The men avoiding conscription
Jun 20, 2024
Nuclear power: Inside Europe's radioactive tomb
Jun 19, 2024
Smartphone ban: Why an Irish town is taking children’s phones
Jun 18, 2024
North Korea: Why Putin and Xi are courting Kim
Jun 17, 2024
Menopause: Are attitudes changing?
Jun 14, 2024
Hezbollah: Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border
Jun 13, 2024
Hunter Biden guilty: What could it mean for the president?
Jun 12, 2024
France's snap election: Will President Macron's gamble pay off?
Jun 11, 2024
Brazil floods: A month underwater after climate "catastrophe"
Jun 10, 2024
US immigration: Could Biden's border policy decide the election?
Jun 07, 2024
India election: What went wrong for Modi?
Jun 06, 2024
Ukraine's children: Growing up under fire
Jun 05, 2024
Measles: Why is there a global resurgence?
Jun 04, 2024
Fascism in Italy: Has the country moved on from its past?
Jun 03, 2024
Mexico election: A blood-soaked ballot
Jun 01, 2024
Americast: Donald Trump found guilty
May 31, 2024
Palestinian state recognition: Does it change anything?
May 30, 2024
US election: The RFK Jr wildcard
May 29, 2024
Perfume's dark secret: Child labour behind some of your fragrances
May 28, 2024
Stolen treasures: Scandal at the British Museum
May 27, 2024
South Africa elections: 'Democracy means nothing to me'
May 24, 2024
War in Ukraine: Is Russia winning?
May 23, 2024
India election: Modi's massive social media machine
May 22, 2024
Iran: What's next after the president's death?
May 21, 2024
China v the West: Spies, hacking and a risk of conflict?
May 20, 2024
Drake v Kendrick: The biggest rap feud of all time?
May 17, 2024
Trump on trial: The star witness speaks
May 16, 2024
Neom: Can Saudi Arabia afford to build the futuristic mega-city?
May 15, 2024
Georgia protests: Is 'Russia law' a threat to democracy?
May 14, 2024
Domestic violence: How does Australia fix its 'national crisis'?
May 13, 2024
EncroChat: The crime family brought down by their violent messages
May 10, 2024
US campus protests: Dismissed?
May 09, 2024
Notre-Dame: A landmark rising from the ashes
May 08, 2024
Javier Milei: Sitting down with Argentina's President
May 07, 2024
King Charles: A "difficult" first year
May 06, 2024
West Bank: A BBC investigation into alleged war crimes
May 03, 2024
Russia’s frozen assets: Will they fund Ukrainian weapons?
May 02, 2024
US suicides: Why are so many young people dying?
May 01, 2024
Preparing for war: Is Europe getting ready?
Apr 30, 2024
Bidenomics: How the economy may sway the US election
Apr 29, 2024
Paris Olympics 2024: The make or break year for the Games?
Apr 26, 2024
US homelessness: Is sleeping in public a crime?
Apr 25, 2024
Ebola virus: Are mass outbreaks history?
Apr 24, 2024
Pope Francis: How 'woke' is he?
Apr 23, 2024
Israel-Iran: A sigh of relief in the Middle East?
Apr 22, 2024
Feeding Gaza: Why isn't more aid getting in?
Apr 19, 2024
Climate justice: We sued our government, and won!
Apr 18, 2024
Sydney mall attack: How a social media frenzy unfolded
Apr 17, 2024
India election: How to organise the biggest vote in history
Apr 16, 2024
Iran-Israel attack: A turning point for the Middle East?
Apr 15, 2024
What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls?
Apr 12, 2024
Behind Baltimore’s dangerous bridge recovery
Apr 11, 2024
Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires
Apr 10, 2024
Ukraine's fight for justice in Bucha
Apr 09, 2024
My return to Rwanda: 30 years after fleeing the genocide
Apr 08, 2024
How the BBC covers the Israel-Gaza war
Apr 05, 2024
Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal
Apr 04, 2024
Inside Iran’s secret rave scene
Apr 03, 2024
Is China's biggest threat its own ageing population?
Apr 02, 2024
Will AI take your job...or help you keep it?
Apr 01, 2024
Evan Gershkovich: A year since my friend was jailed in Russia
Mar 29, 2024
Hidden reality of frontline combat through the eyes of Ukraine's soldiers
Mar 28, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud
Mar 27, 2024
Curse of the world's fastest growing economy
Mar 26, 2024
Two stories: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party
Mar 25, 2024
Is Europe’s migration plan ‘bankrolling dictators’ in North Africa?
Mar 22, 2024
America’s love-hate relationship with Tik Tok
Mar 21, 2024
Rare access inside Sudan's forgotten war
Mar 20, 2024
Kate Middleton: A palace PR crisis
Mar 19, 2024
Life inside Korea's Demilitarised Zone
Mar 18, 2024
Russian elections through the eyes of the Putin-controlled media
Mar 15, 2024
What keeps China’s president up at night?
Mar 14, 2024
Haiti: The country governed by gangs
Mar 13, 2024
Panama Canal: It's running dry and it's going to cost us
Mar 12, 2024
Will politics steal the show at the Eurovision Song Contest?
Mar 11, 2024
How to win an Oscar
Mar 08, 2024
Could just 100,000 people decide the US election?
Mar 07, 2024
Have we finally solved the mystery of flight MH370?
Mar 06, 2024
Why young people are having less sex
Mar 05, 2024
How Man City’s business model is transforming football
Mar 04, 2024
Trump’s trouble with abortion
Mar 01, 2024
Why everyone wants to get back to the Moon
Feb 29, 2024
Rafah: caught in the crossfire (again)
Feb 28, 2024
Are you ever too old to have a baby?
Feb 27, 2024
Child soldiers & blood feuds: Sweden's growing gang wars
Feb 26, 2024
Bengal famine: The WWII tragedy the world forgot
Feb 23, 2024
Ukraine frontline: ordinary lives in extraordinary times
Feb 22, 2024
Is #MeToo finally exploding in French cinema?
Feb 21, 2024
'Category 6': the growing fury of hurricanes
Feb 20, 2024
How Denmark became a super producer of viral 'skinny jabs'
Feb 19, 2024
Alexei Navalny: The death of Putin’s biggest critic
Feb 16, 2024
Andrew Tate effect: Is misogyny on the rise?
Feb 16, 2024
Does Argentina have the patience for Milei’s shock therapy?
Feb 15, 2024
Ethiopia on the brink: Fears of a famine return and why you should pay attention
Feb 14, 2024
Tucker Carlson: What next for America’s right-wing showman?
Feb 13, 2024
Global anxiety: You are not alone
Feb 12, 2024
Could Taylor Swift swing the US election?
Feb 09, 2024
Europe’s furious farmers and the far right
Feb 08, 2024
''People will keep dying": The spread of fentanyl across the US Mexico border
Feb 07, 2024
Rare earths: the minerals that could save the world?
Feb 06, 2024
Our memories, their data - the Facebook story 20 years on
Feb 05, 2024
I survived the Las Vegas shooting, then was convinced it was staged
Feb 02, 2024
BYD: The Chinese carmaker challenging Tesla’s dominance
Feb 01, 2024
Families of Israeli Hostages: “Whatever it takes to get them back”
Jan 31, 2024
What’s the plan, Iran?
Jan 30, 2024
Should Germany ban the popular far-right AfD party?
Jan 29, 2024
Black market baby trafficking in Georgia
Jan 26, 2024
‘Send back our husbands’ – Russian women taking the fight to Putin
Jan 25, 2024
Meet Trump’s new inner circle
Jan 24, 2024
American assassins operating in Yemen
Jan 23, 2024
A temple at the heart of Modi's India re-election bid
Jan 22, 2024
“I won’t let my children suffer again” – BBC Gaza correspondent
Jan 19, 2024
Why book bans are spreading across the United States
Jan 18, 2024
Feuding, arrests, protests: Poland’s gripping political drama
Jan 17, 2024
Ecuador: From peaceful haven to gangster's paradise
Jan 16, 2024
What do Mumbai’s super-rich tell us about India’s economy?
Jan 15, 2024
Why are the US and UK attacking the Houthis in Yemen?
Jan 12, 2024
New King in Denmark: How European royals are future proofing their monarchies
Jan 12, 2024
What to know about ketamine after Matthew Perry’s death
Jan 11, 2024
Islamic State group – spent force or present threat?
Jan 10, 2024
Culture wars spawned in Covid lockdowns, with Jon Ronson
Jan 09, 2024
Inside TB Joshua's church of horrors - a two year BBC investigation
Jan 08, 2024
Taiwan elections: Could it ignite a war with China?
Jan 05, 2024
What happened to Kamala Harris?
Jan 04, 2024
Who are the Houthi rebels and why are they attacking Red Sea ships?
Jan 03, 2024
How artificial intelligence could upend 2024’s many elections
Jan 02, 2024
Loneliness epidemic unmasked: a global health challenge
Dec 29, 2023
Fascinating finds from declassified docs
Dec 28, 2023
How accurate is ‘The Crown’ and does it really matter?
Dec 27, 2023
What to expect next year: Global predictions for 2024
Dec 26, 2023
The Christmas number one formula (and why old songs do best)
Dec 22, 2023
Does Zelensky’s Ukraine have a corruption problem?
Dec 21, 2023
What a ghost city tells us about China’s economy
Dec 20, 2023
Guns, gold and grain: Putin’s strategy in West Africa
Dec 19, 2023
A clash between antisemitism and free speech on US college campuses
Dec 18, 2023
Is South Africa living up to Nelson Mandela's legacy?
Dec 15, 2023
Why are Afghan refugees stuck on the US-Mexico border?
Dec 14, 2023
What happened to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters?
Dec 13, 2023
What's going on with the UK Royal Family?
Dec 12, 2023
Inside Trump’s legal strategy
Dec 11, 2023
Will Argentina's new president nicknamed 'The Madman' deliver his radical promises?
Dec 08, 2023
What we know about Hamas and its military capacity
Dec 07, 2023
A risky escape from North Korea
Dec 06, 2023
Elon Musk’s global satellite ambition
Dec 05, 2023
Could Europe defend Ukraine on its own?
Dec 04, 2023
Is Europe a hotbed for the far-right?
Dec 01, 2023
Inside COP28: a climate summit in an oil state, a BBC exclusive and a UAE fightback
Nov 30, 2023
How did tiny Qatar become a global hostage negotiator?
Nov 29, 2023
Joe Biden’s ageing brain
Nov 28, 2023
Israel-Gaza conflict: The social media battles
Nov 27, 2023
Introducing The Global Story
Nov 07, 2023