The Global Story

A podcast by BBC World Service

360 Episodes

  1. Does Zelensky’s Ukraine have a corruption problem?

    Published: 12/21/2023

  2. What a ghost city tells us about China’s economy

    Published: 12/20/2023

  3. Guns, gold and grain: Putin’s strategy in West Africa

    Published: 12/19/2023

  4. A clash between antisemitism and free speech on US college campuses

    Published: 12/18/2023

  5. Is South Africa living up to Nelson Mandela's legacy?

    Published: 12/15/2023

  6. Why are Afghan refugees stuck on the US-Mexico border?

    Published: 12/14/2023

  7. What happened to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters?

    Published: 12/13/2023

  8. What's going on with the UK Royal Family?

    Published: 12/12/2023

  9. Inside Trump’s legal strategy

    Published: 12/11/2023

  10. Will Argentina's new president nicknamed 'The Madman' deliver his radical promises?

    Published: 12/8/2023

  11. What we know about Hamas and its military capacity

    Published: 12/7/2023

  12. A risky escape from North Korea

    Published: 12/6/2023

  13. Elon Musk’s global satellite ambition

    Published: 12/5/2023

  14. Could Europe defend Ukraine on its own?

    Published: 12/4/2023

  15. Is Europe a hotbed for the far-right?

    Published: 12/1/2023

  16. Inside COP28: a climate summit in an oil state, a BBC exclusive and a UAE fightback

    Published: 11/30/2023

  17. How did tiny Qatar become a global hostage negotiator?

    Published: 11/29/2023

  18. Joe Biden’s ageing brain

    Published: 11/28/2023

  19. Israel-Gaza conflict: The social media battles

    Published: 11/27/2023

  20. Introducing The Global Story

    Published: 11/7/2023

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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: [email protected] #TheGlobalStory and tell us your thoughts on what you would like us to talk about.