Global News Podcast

China calls US blockade of Iranian ports 'dangerous'

April 14, 2026·32 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of the BBC World Service's Global News Podcast covers major international developments, including escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz due to a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, the corruption trial of Evergrande founder Hui Kayan in China, a BBC investigation into al

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Gua JiakunHui KayanFrank GardnerJessica ParkerKyriakos MitsotakisDr. Gladys Kalema ZikusokaPearl Fryar

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Evergrande

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Climate ChangeCriminal JusticeEconomicsGlobal NewsInvestigative JournalismPolitical News

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