Israel opens a fifth border crossing as aid agencies say it has missed a US deadline to boost aid into Gaza. Also: New Zealand's PM apologises to children in care, and a Russian doctor is jailed for pro-Ukraine comments.
Nov 12, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Saudi Crown Prince says Israel's actions in Gaza amount to "genocide". Also: COP29 gets underway amid warning 2024 will be hottest year on record, and scientists rethink chances of life on Uranus.
Nov 12, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast COP29 has kicked off in Azerbaijan, with finance for developing countries at the centre. An Indian court rules that entering a hotel room with a man does not equal consent. Also: We hear from the director of Squid Game.
Nov 11, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Saudi Crown Prince says Israel's actions in Gaza amount to "genocide". Also: COP29 gets underway amid warning 2024 will be hottest year on record, and scientists rethink chances of life on Uranus.
Nov 11, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Israel has declared the defeat of Hezbollah but the group continued firing rockets from Lebanon. Also: the COP 29 climate meeting gets underway, and the secret of making a great panettone from the new world champion.
Nov 11, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast We've teamed up with the The Climate Question to answer your questions about climate change. We learn how far nations are from meeting their targets, how people are coping with the impact, and about possible solutions.
Nov 10, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tens of thousands protest in Valencia over the Spanish authorities' handling of the deadly floods. Also: the women giving up sex with men because of Donald Trump, and an emperor penguin's epic journey to Australia.
Nov 10, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast We hear about innovative environmental projects awarded millions of dollars in this year's Earthshot prizes. Also: the twins cleaning streets for free; detecting tumours with graphene; and a remarkable Himalayan rescue. Presenter: Andrew Peach. Music composed by Iona Hampson.
Nov 09, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast The US has brought charges over an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump. Also: calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign over an abuse scandal, and why Swedish police can now seize luxury goods.
Nov 09, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Clashes erupt after football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Dozens arrested. UN warns that Myanmar's Rakhine state faces famine. The US state of Nevada is projected as another Trump win in the US, and new DNA evidence rewrites the stories of Pompeii victims.
Nov 08, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joe Biden has promised a 'peaceful' transition and praised Kamala Harris; Elon Musk's plans for America as he prepares to join the Trump administration, and arm-wrestling in Africa.
Nov 08, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Europe's top brass are weighing up a way forward as the American prepares for power. Also: we find out about migrant workers on the streets of war-torn Lebanon, and it's goodbye to the world's most famous breakdancer.
Nov 07, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kamala Harris concedes defeat in the US presidential elections. We look at why she lost. We explore Donald Trump's policy priorities and how his leadership could impact Europe. Also: Who voted for Trump?
Nov 07, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Donald Trump pledges to lead the US into a new golden age after winning US presidential election. We'll have world reaction and assess the potential impact on the global economy and environment.
Nov 06, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Donald Trump poised to make historic comeback not seen in the US in more than a century.
Nov 06, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast US Election Special: What we know so far. Donald Trump is projected to have won Georgia and North Carolina - two of the seven swing seats that will determine the outcome of the US presidential election.
Nov 06, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast US exit polls show state of the democracy and the economy are the most important issues. Also Israel's Prime Minister fires his Defence Secretary and a piece of 77 year-old cake goes for a princely sum.
Nov 05, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will it be Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? Americans elect their new president. Also: workers at Boeing get back to work with a massive pay rise and it's a happy birthday for some of your smart speakers - Alexa turns ten.
Nov 05, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the final day of campaigning the race for US President is too close to call. Also, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu faces allegations of leaking classified documents and we hear from St Lucia's first Olympic medal winner.
Nov 04, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musician Quincy Jones who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others, has died at the age of 91. Also: we look at the final day of campaigning in the US election, and a new way to detect cancer.
Nov 04, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Moldova's pro-EU president Maia Sandu appears on course for a second term. The King of Spain is met by angry protesters during a visit to flood-hit Valencia. US presidential candidates make last pitch for support.
Nov 03, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Your weekly bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. As well as electing a president, Americans will also choose governors, representatives, and senators. Although these races may have been overshadowed, they could determine how much power the next president has. 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 ...
Nov 03, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Donald Trump and Kamala Harris make their pitches on the final weekend of campaigning in the United States. Also: a polio clinic is hit in northern Gaza on the day a vaccination drive was restarted.
Nov 02, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Charlotte and Dave met as strangers in a moment of crisis, and went on to marry. Also, the son who reunited with his father after 19 years, and the friends that have been meeting up every week in the same spot since 1968 Presenter: Jannat Jalil. Music composed by Iona Hampson.
Nov 02, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast As the US presidential election approaches, Donald Trump attempts to drum up support from Arab-American voters in Michigan, while Kamala Harris holds rallies in Wisconsin. Also: can avatars help people with psychosis?
Nov 02, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast More than 200 people are now confirmed dead in the flash flooding in Spain. Also: Thailand recognises hundreds of thousands of stateless people living there as Thai citizens.
Nov 01, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hundreds of people in Spain, aided by drones, have been deployed to a rescue mission after recent flash floods claimed many lives. Also: the first artwork made by a humanoid robot, Ai-da, goes up for auction.
Nov 01, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rescue efforts continue in Spain to find survivors of flash flooding which have killed more than 100 people. Also: super typhoon hits Taiwan, and North Korea tests its longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile.
Oct 31, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Spain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades, with scores of people dead and dozens more missing. Also: remembering the iconic boxing fight between Ali and Foreman.
Oct 31, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast More than 70 people have died in Spain after the country’s worst flooding in decades. Also: China has successfully launched its youngest-ever astronauts into space, and are animals more fond of alcohol than we thought?
Oct 30, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast