Podcast Episodes

Russia and Israel put Steve Witkoff's diplomacy to the test

Donald Trump wants to broker peace in two of the world’s most intractable wars: Gaza and Ukraine. But this week, both crises have escalated – and the man he’s tasked with solving them has no previous…

Published on 7 hours ago

Trump blindsided as Israel strikes Qatar

On Tuesday, Israel carried out a series of unexpected bombings, targeting senior Hamas leaders. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it was a "precise strike" on those responsible for the October 7 …

Published on 1 day, 7 hours ago

Why is the US government deporting people building factories?

Hundreds of workers, most of them South Korean nationals, were detained last week at a Hyundai plant in Georgia after the largest immigration raid of Trump’s second term. The raid puts two of the adm…

Published on 2 days, 7 hours ago

Brazil’s Jan 6: the ‘Trump of the Tropics’ on trial

In Brazil this week an alternate reality is unfolding: a former president, who allegedly tried to incite an insurrection to overturn an election, is on trial. A verdict is expected this week, and he …

Published on 3 days, 7 hours ago

Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust

In 1994, Ukraine surrendered the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal, inherited from the collapsed Soviet Union, in exchange for security assurances from the US, Russia, and the UK.

Ukraine’s denuc…

Published on 6 days, 7 hours ago

Xi’s axis of frenemies

President Xi Jinping said humanity faces "a choice between peace and war” as China paraded a huge arsenal of weapons – including nuclear missiles – in Beijing yesterday. Xi's military parade, watc…

Published on 1 week ago

Riviera or statehood: the future of Gaza

Today, we’re joined by BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen to explore oppositional visions for a post-war Gaza — one from the Americans and the other from the rest of the western world.

There are tw…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Where the world and America meet

This is the new Global Story. We’re back daily with a new team, new stories and a new mission.

Meet co-hosts Asma Khalid and Tristan Redman. They’ll tell the intertwined story of America and the world…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

The President’s Path: Climate change policies

As Texas storms put Trump's weather agency cuts in the spotlight, Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda, and CBS’s Fin Gómez examine the president's climate policies. Plus: Musk’s third-party ambitions. E…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

The President’s Path: Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

We follow President Trump as he visits the new Florida detention centre dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, where around 3,000 migrants are expected to be held as part of his crackdown on illegal immigratio…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago