Global News Podcast

BBC World Service

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  • 30 minutes 36 seconds
    Myanmar earthquake kills at least 144

    Rescue workers in Myanmar and Thailand are scrambling to find survivors, after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the centre of Myanmar. Also: Vance scolds Denmark during Greenland trip as Trump says US must have island.

    28 March 2025, 11:39 pm
  • 31 minutes 25 seconds
    State of emergency declared in Myanmar after huge earthquake

    Myanmar's military rulers urge people to donate blood and medical supplies. The tremors reached as far as the Thai capital, Bangkok, over 1,000 kilometres away where a high rise building under construction has collapsed.

    28 March 2025, 3:53 pm
  • 30 minutes 9 seconds
    European leaders reaffirm support for Ukraine

    European leaders at Paris summit discuss continued support for Ukraine and agree to keep sanctions against Russia. Also: King Charles cancels a day of engagements after suffering side effects from his cancer treatment.

    28 March 2025, 12:05 am
  • 30 minutes 29 seconds
    Six killed as Egyptian tourist submarine sinks

    Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast with at least six people confirmed dead. Also, Trump imposes new tariffs on foreign cars, and the devastation Sudan's civil war has caused to the National Museum.

    27 March 2025, 3:12 pm
  • 32 minutes 19 seconds
    Trump officials accuse journalist of lying after Signal app leak published in full

    The White House reacts furiously after The Atlantic magazine published all messages about Yemen airstrikes in a Signal app chat between senior security officials. Also: Valerie, the disappearing dog on Kangaroo Island.

    27 March 2025, 12:52 am
  • 29 minutes 2 seconds
    Sudan’s army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitary RSF

    Sudan's army recaptures Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, marking its latest territorial gain in the civil war. Also: a Canadian actress tries to renew her visa, only to find herself detained for days.

    26 March 2025, 4:25 pm
  • 34 minutes 7 seconds
    Trump and intelligence chiefs play down Signal app group chat leak

    Donald Trump says the White House will "look into" the use of messaging app Signal after a journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg, was added to a group chat discussing air strikes on Yemen. Also: is there life on Mars? Maybe!

    26 March 2025, 12:44 am
  • 32 minutes
    Sudanese military accused of carrying out massacre in Darfur

    Sudanese military denies killing hundreds of people in airstrike on market in Darfur region. Also: Turkish protests continue following arrest of Istanbul mayor, and rare turtle stranded in Wales after Trump aid freeze.

    25 March 2025, 3:16 pm
  • 33 minutes 1 second
    Erdogan calls Turkey protests 'evil' as unrest continues

    Unrest began last Wednesday in Turkey when Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was detained on corruption charges. Also: top US officials shared classified Yemen strike plans with journalist in group chat.

    25 March 2025, 12:36 am
  • 29 minutes 48 seconds
    Turkey protests: More than 1,000 people arrested in 5 days

    More than 1,000 people have been detained in Turkey during 5 days of protests about the arrest of President Erdogan's main rival, the mayor of Istanbul. Also: How do elite athletes cope with fasting during Ramadan?

    24 March 2025, 3:30 pm
  • 33 minutes 56 seconds
    Turkish President Erdogan's main rival jailed

    Protests against the arrest of Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, who denies corruption charges, continued on Sunday. Also: earrings worth $769,500 recovered by US police after they had been swallowed.

    24 March 2025, 12:44 am
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