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
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 Jul 29min
UN warns children are at risk of exploitation in Venezuela
The United Nations children's agency, UNICEF, has warned that children in Venezuela are at an increased risk of exploitation and trafficking, a week after the country was hit by two devastating earthq...
2 Jul 28min
US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court's ruling that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship is a major setback for President Trump's immigration agenda, and has been welcomed by civil rights grou...
1 Jul 26min
