Global News Podcast

Donald Trump names the immigration hardliner, Stephen Miller, as the new White House chief of staff after the Republican Party's historic losses in the US midterm elections. Mr Miller's appointment to one of the most powerful positions in Washington has been criticised by Democrats and some Republicans. Also: Paraguay's president, Santiago Peña, is impeached and placed under house arrest. Thomas Markle - the estranged father of Prince Harry's wife, Meghan - appears in court over child sex abuse material; he denies wrongdoing. More than 200 Palestinian couples are married at a mass ceremony in war-torn Gaza. The American-Israeli filmmaker Guy Nattiv speaks to the BBC about his new movie, The Liberation. And were ancient Siberian nomads smoking cannabis?
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Photo: Stephen Miller, the newly-appointed White House chief of staff, speaking on 20th October in the Oval Office.
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Investors dump tech shares over fears of slowdown in AI development following the sweeping Democrat victory in the US midterm elections. Markets in Asia suffer sharp losses. Japan’s Nikkei index and South Korea’s Kospi closed 6% down on Friday.
Also: the leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya is sentenced to 200 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering more than 190 people; Paraguay's president faces impeachment after a banking scandal puts the country in crisis; another wave of bomb threats disrupts passenger flights in Europe; Gavin Newsom spares 500 prisoners from the death sentence in California; and the Pope heads to Latin America three weeks after lung cancer surgery.
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Photo: Currency dealers talk in front of an electronic board displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) in Seoul, South Korea.
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Pressure grows on the US defence secretary following the Republicans' midterm losses. The war in Iran, which Pete Hegseth supported, is being blamed for the defeats - but President Trump said he intended to keep Mr Hegseth on. The defence secretary issues a defiant video statement defending his record. Also: Melania Trump hosts Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House. US tech stocks lose hundreds of billions of dollars over fears the Democrats could slow down AI development. Paraguay's president faces impeachment over the collapse of a bank that he had connections with. And the blind Nigerian woman hoping to retain her martial arts title.
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Photo: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in a video statement, in Arlington, Virginia, US in this still image from handout video released November 5, 2026.
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French riot police have fired tear gas at protesters in several cities in the latest day of demonstrations over the rising cost of living and public services that began with student strikes in September.
French riot police have fired tear gas at protesters in several cities. A school near the southern city of Toulouse has been set on fire. Unions, who've called a general strike to demand higher pay, say they expect 800,000 people on the streets across France.
Also: Flights across Europe have again been disrupted by a series of bomb threats, with at least twelve planes affected. British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault and told he faces jail. The Portuguese striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has announced he is retiring from international football. New Zealand's party leaders have been making their final appeals to voters, before a general election with no clear frontrunners. Was an Italian chef really fired over refusal to put pineapple on pizza? And... we speak to Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw about their favourite moments from filming the second series of the hit Netflix spy thriller Black Doves.
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Photo: A masked protester holds a red flare during a demonstration in Paris
Credit: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

President Trump said it was "largely true" that the Republicans' defeat in the US midterm elections was because of the war on Iran. The Vice-President, JD Vance, went further, suggesting the political fallout from the conflict wasn't worth it. We'll also have the latest on the Senate race in Alaska, in which a winner has yet to be declared. Also: tens of thousands of secret police files are released in Hungary. A Hong Kong activist is sentenced to 10 years in prison. And there's outrage in Denmark after a man was tricked into being filmed for a reality TV show.
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Photo: President Trump addresses White House construction workers, 04 Nov 2026
Credit: Photo by Annabelle Gordon/Pool/EPA/Shutterstock.