Ukraine requests more air defences after Russian attacks
The Ukrainian Air Force says a shortage of interceptor missiles meant none of the 23 ballistic missiles fired by Russia at Kyiv on Sunday night were shot down. It was the second large-scale deadly Rus...
6 Jul 29min
Controversy after World Cup red card overturned
FIFA suspends a one-game ban imposed on a USA star footballer given a red card, after a reported phone call from President Trump. The decision to allow Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium at the n...
6 Jul 30min
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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 29min
