The Global Story by BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The one big story. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC. Episodes will be ready by 10:30 GMT.
Host Katya Adler and our BBC teams guide you through one major global news story each episode.
From Beijing to Boston, Baghdad to Bangalore, our unrivalled reach will take you beyond the headlines to help understand and explore what’s happening.
The Global News Podcast brings you the latest updates and, on The Global Story, we will drill deep into a single story.
From the climate emergency, to the burning questions around Artificial Intelligence, to the movements of money and markets, and the power of the ballot and the bullet.
Katya Adler has been a BBC correspondent and editor for more than 25 years, covering conflicts in the Middle East, political and economic crises in Europe, and drug cartels in Mexico.
The Global Story team would like to hear your stories and experiences on the issues that we’re covering on the podcast. Please get in touch: theglobalstory@bbc.com #TheGlobalStory and tell us your thoughts on what you would like us to talk about.
Categories: News & Politics
Listen to the last episode:
Over recent months rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been exchanging diss tracks in a bitter lyrical battle which has caught the attention of fans and media alike. Characterised by scathing personal attacks and incredibly serious allegations, their beef has divided the industry, with some members of hip-hop royalty suggesting they took things too far.
Now the furious jibes have stopped, how will this chapter in music history be remembered? To discuss the fallout, Sumi Somaskanda is joined by BBC Radio 1 & Radio 1Xtra's Kenny Allstar, and Billboard's Carl Lamarre, who consider whether this will go down as the greatest rap feud of all time.
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TGS is part of the BBC News Podcasts family. The team that makes The Global Story also makes several other podcasts, such as Americast and Ukrainecast, which cover US news and the war in Ukraine. If you enjoy The Global Story, then we think that you will enjoy some of our other podcasts too. To find them, simply search on your favourite podcast app.
This episode was made by Laurie Kalus. The technical producers were Hannah Montgomery and Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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126 - Drake v Kendrick: The biggest rap feud of all time? Fri, 17 May 2024
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125 - Trump on trial: The star witness speaks Thu, 16 May 2024
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124 - Neom: Can Saudi Arabia afford to build the futuristic mega-city? Wed, 15 May 2024
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123 - Georgia protests: Is 'Russia law' a threat to democracy? Tue, 14 May 2024
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122 - Domestic violence: How does Australia fix its 'national crisis'? Mon, 13 May 2024
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121 - EncroChat: The crime family brought down by their violent messages Fri, 10 May 2024
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120 - US campus protests: Dismissed? Thu, 09 May 2024
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119 - Notre-Dame: A landmark rising from the ashes Wed, 08 May 2024
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118 - Javier Milei: Sitting down with Argentina's President Tue, 07 May 2024
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117 - King Charles: A "difficult" first year Mon, 06 May 2024
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116 - West Bank: A BBC investigation into alleged war crimes Fri, 03 May 2024
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115 - Russia’s frozen assets: Will they fund Ukrainian weapons? Thu, 02 May 2024
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114 - US suicides: Why are so many young people dying? Wed, 01 May 2024
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113 - Preparing for war: Is Europe getting ready? Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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112 - Bidenomics: How the economy may sway the US election Mon, 29 Apr 2024
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111 - Paris Olympics 2024: The make or break year for the Games? Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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110 - US homelessness: Is sleeping in public a crime? Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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109 - Ebola virus: Are mass outbreaks history? Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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108 - Pope Francis: How 'woke' is he? Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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107 - Israel-Iran: A sigh of relief in the Middle East? Mon, 22 Apr 2024
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106 - Feeding Gaza: Why isn't more aid getting in? Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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105 - Climate justice: We sued our government, and won! Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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104 - Sydney mall attack: How a social media frenzy unfolded Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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103 - India election: How to organise the biggest vote in history Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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102 - Iran-Israel attack: A turning point for the Middle East? Mon, 15 Apr 2024
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101 - What happened to Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls? Fri, 12 Apr 2024
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100 - Behind Baltimore’s dangerous bridge recovery Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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99 - Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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98 - Ukraine's fight for justice in Bucha Tue, 09 Apr 2024
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97 - My return to Rwanda: 30 years after fleeing the genocide Mon, 08 Apr 2024
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96 - How the BBC covers the Israel-Gaza war Fri, 05 Apr 2024
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95 - Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal Thu, 04 Apr 2024
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94 - Inside Iran’s secret rave scene Wed, 03 Apr 2024
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93 - Is China's biggest threat its own ageing population? Tue, 02 Apr 2024
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92 - Will AI take your job...or help you keep it? Mon, 01 Apr 2024
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91 - Evan Gershkovich: A year since my friend was jailed in Russia Fri, 29 Mar 2024
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90 - Hidden reality of frontline combat through the eyes of Ukraine's soldiers Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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89 - Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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88 - Curse of the world's fastest growing economy Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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87 - Two stories: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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86 - Is Europe’s migration plan ‘bankrolling dictators’ in North Africa? Fri, 22 Mar 2024
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85 - America’s love-hate relationship with Tik Tok Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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84 - Rare access inside Sudan's forgotten war Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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83 - Kate Middleton: A palace PR crisis Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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82 - Life inside Korea's Demilitarised Zone Mon, 18 Mar 2024
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81 - Russian elections through the eyes of the Putin-controlled media Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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80 - What keeps China’s president up at night? Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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79 - Haiti: The country governed by gangs Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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78 - Panama Canal: It's running dry and it's going to cost us Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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77 - Will politics steal the show at the Eurovision Song Contest? Mon, 11 Mar 2024