The Global Story

The Global Story

Where the world and America meet, with episodes each weekday. The world is changing. Decisions made in the US and by the second Trump administration are accelerating that change. But they are also a symptom of it. With Asma Khalid in DC, Tristan Redman in London, and the backing of the BBC’s international newsroom, The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption.

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What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls?

What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls?

This weekend marks a decade since 276 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram militants in Chibok, northern Nigeria. The world united in rage, with millions sharing the #bringbackourgirls campaign. D...

12 Apr 202426min

Behind Baltimore’s dangerous bridge recovery

Behind Baltimore’s dangerous bridge recovery

There’s no playbook for when a ship the size of the Eiffel Tower knocks over a bridge spanning more than two kilometres. The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann Jr has been on the water with the divers picking thro...

11 Apr 202426min

Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires

Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires

The US government is suing some of the biggest tech companies on the planet – Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta – in antitrust cases. The face of Washington’s crackdown is Federal Trade Commission Chair ...

10 Apr 202426min

Ukraine's fight for justice in Bucha

Ukraine's fight for justice in Bucha

It’s two years since occupying Russian troops departed the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The trail of death and destruction they left behind has been widely condemned, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze...

9 Apr 202426min

My return to Rwanda: 30 years after fleeing the genocide

My return to Rwanda: 30 years after fleeing the genocide

It's 30 years since the genocide in Rwanda took the lives of an estimated 800,000 people. The anniversary also marks three decades since Victoria Uwonkunda fled the country with her family. Now a BBC ...

8 Apr 202429min

How the BBC covers the Israel-Gaza war

How the BBC covers the Israel-Gaza war

Jo Floto – who’s covered conflict for more than two decades - takes us back to the first text he received from Gaza on Oct 7th. It simply said: “They’ve started a war.” In the six months since, he and...

5 Apr 202427min

Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal

Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal

For decades the Japanese entertainment industry ignored allegations that Johnny Kitagawa – a powerful music mogul who died in 2019 – had sexually abused young men and boys who he’d promised to turn in...

4 Apr 202426min

Inside Iran’s secret rave scene

Inside Iran’s secret rave scene

Mixed-sex raves are illegal in Iran. Partygoers risk fines, prison or lashes from the morality police. But that doesn’t stop invite-only, clandestine clubs from thriving. Now more and more Iranian fem...

3 Apr 202427min

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