Global News Podcast

UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from DR Congo's territory and on the M23 rebel group to stop advancing on Goma. Also: how a random text message ended happily ever after.

For centuries, people have pursued the dream of eternal youth. Researchers have been making progress in understanding what happens in our bodies as we age. We may soon be able to use drugs to slow or even reverse ageing.

Emotional scenes as Israelis and Palestinians are reunited with their families. Also: 13 peacekeeping troops are killed in eastern DR Congo. And a drone strike on a hospital in Sudan reportedly kills nearly 70 people.

Meet the man behind the YouTube channel 'Dad, How Do I?'. He teaches his millions of subscribers how to do everyday tasks. Also: the man in Uganda who is changing lives through chess; and the flower causing a stink.

Vladimir Putin has said he's ready to discuss an end to the Ukraine war with Donald Trump. Also: new sensations for a quadriplegic man with a robotic arm, and the strange sounds coming from Georgia's bus ticket machines.

A BBC investigation into an Israeli attack in Lebanon finds evidence that almost all those killed were civilians. Also: a court in Pakistan orders a popular social media personality to publish videos on animal rights.

US states reach a $7.4bn settlement with the makers of OxyContin, a painkiller that fuelled a nationwide opioid epidemic. Also: President Trump tells international businesses to move to the US or face big tariffs.

Donald Trump says he plans to abolish the US emergency response agency, FEMA, and hints he may prosecute Joe Biden. Also: the International Criminal Court takes on Taliban leaders over treatment of women and girls.

Donald Trump urges President Putin to end the 'ridiculous' war in Ukraine or face tough US economic action. Also: a new wildfire flares up near Los Angeles, and are footballers much smarter than we thought?

Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life – and agrees to pay substantial damages. The move, by the owners of The Sun tabloid, ends a long-running legal battle.