The breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Hear the most important global stories from the BBC, the most trusted name in international news. With reporters on the ground in every country, we're always where the story is. We bring you unparalleled access and exclusive updates that you won't get anywhere else. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. From Trump's White House to Putin's Kremlin, from the Ukraine War to the Israel-Gaza conflict. From Damascus to Delhi, from Silicon Valley to Singapore, from Washington DC to Wuhan. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Subscribe now and never miss a moment.Also listen to The Happy Pod, every Saturday, for the best global good news.Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk more

The BBC's daily news podcast, Newscast dives into the day's big stories so you're never out of your depth.Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest developments in politics in Westminster and beyond.Follow the new Labour government led by Sir Keir Starmer. How will Kemi Badenoch do as leader of the Conservative party? Newscast will give you all the best insights from BBC News so you're across all the day's top stories. Newscast is hosted by trusted journalists including Adam Fleming, BBC Political Editor Chris Mason, Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast'. It works on most smart speakers.Catch Newscast seven-days a week and watch on BBC One at 23:40 on Thursday night or later on BBC iPlayer. GET IN TOUCH:You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereSend us a message or voicenote via WhatsApp to 03301239480Email Newscast@bbc.co.ukOr use the hashtag #BBCNewscastNewscast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Newscast also makes lots of other podcasts, including The Global Story, The Today Podcast, and of course Americast and Ukrainecast. If you enjoy Newscast (and if you're reading this then you hopefully do), then we think that you will enjoy some of our other pods too. See links below.The Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsdThe Today Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6rAmericast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zzUkrainecast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bqztzm more

Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall three of the UK's top journalists host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They're not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news  and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed.Episodes are available every weekday afternoon. You can listen to The News Agents on Alexa, just say 'Alexa ask Global Player to play The News Agents'The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast.For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.comAnd The News Agents now have merch! Click here to buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-news-agents more

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