Global News Podcast
US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks
August 31, 2026·29 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The BBC Global News Podcast delivers a sweeping update on global crises, from renewed US-Iran hostilities and catastrophic floods in the Himalayas to Russia’s cultural warfare in Ukraine and a landmark conviction of South Korea’s Unification Church leader. The episode balances hard news w
The BBC Global News Podcast delivers a sweeping update on global crises, from renewed US-Iran hostilities and catastrophic floods in the Himalayas to Russia’s cultural warfare in Ukraine and a landmark conviction of South Korea’s Unification Church leader. The episode balances hard news w
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Han Hak-jaYoon Suk YeolPeter MarunkaSebastian AsherMark MontgomeryJake KwonVictoria HaidaiOliver Griffith
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Macquarie University
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