481 Episodes

  1. The Christmas number one formula (and why old songs do best)

    Published: 22/12/2023

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

    Published: 21/12/2023

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

    Published: 20/12/2023

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

    Published: 19/12/2023

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

    Published: 18/12/2023

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

    Published: 15/12/2023

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

    Published: 14/12/2023

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

    Published: 13/12/2023

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

    Published: 12/12/2023

  10. Inside Trump’s legal strategy

    Published: 11/12/2023

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

    Published: 8/12/2023

  12. What we know about Hamas and its military capacity

    Published: 7/12/2023

  13. A risky escape from North Korea

    Published: 6/12/2023

  14. Elon Musk’s global satellite ambition

    Published: 5/12/2023

  15. Could Europe defend Ukraine on its own?

    Published: 4/12/2023

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

    Published: 1/12/2023

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

    Published: 30/11/2023

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

    Published: 29/11/2023

  19. Joe Biden’s ageing brain

    Published: 28/11/2023

  20. Israel-Gaza conflict: The social media battles

    Published: 27/11/2023

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Where the world and America meet, with episodes each weekday. The world is changing. Decisions made in the US and by the second Trump administration are accelerating that change. But they are also a symptom of it. With Asma Khalid in DC, Tristan Redman in London, and the backing of the BBC’s international newsroom, The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption.

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