The Global Story: US at 250 – your questions answered
As the United States celebrates 250 years since its founding, this week The Global Story has been exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the US has shaped the modern world. In this episode, li...
5 Heinä 27min
US July 4th celebrations disrupted
Severe weather forces thousands to evacuate the National Mall in Washington ahead of the president's July 4th speech, marking 250 years of US independence. In a delayed address, Donald Trump said no o...
5 Heinä 23min
The Happy Pod: Meeting a princess while climbing a mountain
Pete Haslam was carrying his paraplegic son Ted up a mountain, helped by friends and family, when they bumped into Catherine, Princess of Wales. She was doing the same climbing challenge, known as the...
4 Heinä 26min
Donald Trump begins the 250th anniversary of US independence
Speaking at Mount Rushmore in the state of South Dakota, President Trump said that the United States would celebrate the American Declaration of Independence of July 4th, 1776 as "one of the most extr...
4 Heinä 29min
The Global Story: Abdi’s American Dream
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, The Global Story podcast is exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the US has shaped the modern world. One of the most powerful and enduring A...
3 Heinä 32min
Iran prepares 'funeral of century' for late Supreme leader
Foreign dignitaries arrive in Iran for a week of events ahead of the burial of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in strikes launched by the US and Israel. He will be la...
3 Heinä 29min
Venezuela: man found alive days after earthquakes
Hernán Gil, a 43-year-old security guard, was found alive under the rubble of a collapsed building more than a week after Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes. The country's interim President, Del...
3 Heinä 29min
Russia launches massive attack on Kyiv
Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv for 11 hours through the night, killing more than 20 people. Ukraine has accused Moscow of targeting civilian areas, and appealed to its Western allies to send mor...
2 Heinä 29min
