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France to impose local curfews to curb riots

After a weekend of violent protests, the French prime minister has given some cities the power to impose curfews to try and bring order back to the streets. We hear from

Oct 19
47 min

France protests: Macron addresses the nation

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French President Emmanuel Macron has addressed the nation following days of violent protest. He claims his country feels ‘anger and shame’ and vows ‘full transparency’ ov

Oct 18
44 min

A rare glimpse of life on the frontline in Ukraine

A rare glimpse into life in Russian occupied Ukraine. We hear about the dire conditions in the town of Oleshky near the city of Kherson. Also in the programme: we speak t

Oct 18
44 min

Hundreds arrested at France protests

There's been violent disorder in Paris and other French cities during a day of mass protests over the cost of living. Also in the programme: President Zelensky says res

Oct 17
47 min

Ukraine condemns Trump's Russia sanctions waiver

Two days before they were due to take effect, US President Donald Trump has blocked several sanctions on Russia. The news comes as the rift between him and Ukrainian lead

Oct 17
48 min

French president vows European support for Ukraine

French president Emmanuel Macron has vowed Europe will continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, at a time in which tensions are growing between Kyiv and W

Oct 16
47 min

Israeli settlers attack West Bank olive harvesters

Dozens of masked Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the village of Abu Falah in the occupied West Bank. The settlers beat and threw stones

Oct 16
43 min

Romania accuses Russia of attacking Black Sea tankers

Romania has accused Russia of carrying out an attack on an oil tanker in the Black Sea. Seven crew members remain missing in the latest of a spate of drone attacks on mer

Oct 15
47 min

Zelensky says strikes on Russia will resume

Russia has made fresh claims of Ukraine attacking Russian infrastructure, after the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said that strikes on the country would resume.

Oct 15
47 min

Ukraine again accuses the US of failing to share intelligence

Britain's prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised to speed up the delivery of British-made air defence missiles to Ukraine. Kyiv has expressed concern that it did not

Oct 14
43 min

Ukraine says no early warnings from allies over Russian strikes

Ukraine says another major attack on its energy infrastructure has left six hundred thousand people without power. At least six people were killed in the overnight bombar

Oct 14
42 min

UK spy boss warns of threat of AI bioweapons

The head of Britain's intelligence agency, MI5, has warned of the growing threat posed by extremists and artificial intelligence. We hear from biological weapons expert N

Oct 13
48 min

Why Russia is suffering more losses than Ukraine on the front-line

Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi made the comments in an exclusive interview, his first since he was dramatically forced from his post in the summer. He addressed his sacking, disag

Oct 13
48 min

Houthi warning to the US

Flights across Saudi Arabia have been heavily disrupted as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement have fired missiles. There's been a series of deadly attacks on airports an

Oct 12
47 min

Flights disrupted as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia continue

How are the Houthis able to launch these attacks and how far might they go? Also on the programme: This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Navi Pillay tells Newshour that

Oct 12
47 min

Second Houthi attack on Saudi Airport

Another Houthi strike has hit King Khalid International airport in Saudi Arabia raising questions about the kingdom's ability to defend its key military and civilian site

Oct 11
46 min

Houthis warn airlines not to use Saudi airports

At least 12 people have been killed and 309 injured in an attack on Saturday at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A statement from Yemen's Houth

Oct 11
47 min

Trump: 'Time for Ukraine to get a new president'

President Trump has said it's time for a new leader in Ukraine, blaming Volodymyr Zelensky for high diesel prices. We get a response from Sviatoslav Yurash, a member of

Oct 10
38 min

Police crack down on 'cockroach' protest in Delhi

There's a massive security operation in Delhi to try to prevent a protest by the youth- led Cockroach Janta Party. Its leader was detained as he flew into the Indian capi

Oct 10
35 min

The US announces new sanctions on the International Criminal Court.

The United States is imposing new financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court, escalating its campaign against the body that prosecutes the world's most serio

Oct 9
47 min

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BBC Newshour is a staple. All major news agencies get their international news reportage from the BBC World Service. The major downsides are the ads on the podcast are interminable and the free promotion for a Christopher Nolan movie is nauseating and does not constitute news.

Mac an tSionnaigh · Jul 2026

Great program for staying informed - smart reporting, global coverage, and expert opinions. I listen every night. 👍🏼👍🏼

PadMan MSP · Apr 2026

I have always enjoyed the reporting from the BBC, but the producers of this twice-daily podcast tend to recycle material. In the second episode of the day I always have to skip through stuff that had been played word for word in the earlier installment. I'd rather it just be produced once daily if that's how it's going to be, or for the later update to be only 5-10 minutes if that's all the original material available.

Otherlleft · May 2025

Please consider a daily news podcast for kids. My kids love to listen to the news in the morning but there is too much strife for me to let them listen to BBC on the way to school. There is a podcast for the US market called Kid Nuz. My kids love it but it is very US centric. You are best positioned to do something similar but focus on those of us who want our kids to be global citizens. Thanks for giving this some thoughtful consideration!

Eme@Kenya · Jan 2022

I appreciate the BBC for offering a different perspective from U.S. news offerings, and for bringing news from around the world. However, BBC “reporting” continues an accelerating slide toward delivering only extreme liberal views on every subject in every report. With the absence of balanced, objective reporting, the BBC is rapidly losing relevance as a source of news.

Uncle Ducky Dude · Jun 2023

James Menendez really comes across as a condescending bully when interviewing just about anyone. This certainly does not bring a clearer picture of the real story to your listeners. There is a proper time to be aggressive and tough with questions, but this does not mean constantly and always. How about a small bit of humility?

listener in the USA · Oct 2022

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