Global News Podcast by BBC World Service
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Some 800,000 passengers affected after three high speed rail lines into Paris targeted by arson attacks. The French rail operator, SNCF, says disruption is expected to continue throughout the weekend.
Also: In the US, former president Barack Obama backs Vice President Kamala Harris in her election campaign, Open AI launches its rival to the long dominant Google search engine, and two leaders of one of the world's most dangerous and powerful crime syndicates have been arrested in Texas.
Previous episodes
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5684 - French travel chaos hours before OlympicsFri, 26 Jul 2024
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5683 - Final rallies are held before Venezuela's presidential electionThu, 25 Jul 2024
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5682 - Typhoon Gaemi wreaks havoc across AsiaThu, 25 Jul 2024
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5681 - Netanyahu defends Gaza war as protesters rally outside US CongressThu, 25 Jul 2024
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5680 - Almost one in three people in care abused in New ZealandWed, 24 Jul 2024
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5679 - US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failuresWed, 24 Jul 2024
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5678 - Kamala Harris has enough support to become presidential candidateTue, 23 Jul 2024
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5677 - Harris kicks off presidential campaign with attacks on TrumpTue, 23 Jul 2024
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5676 - Democrats back Harris after Biden ends re-election campaignMon, 22 Jul 2024
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5675 - Biden special: President ends re-election campaignSun, 21 Jul 2024
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5674 - Donald Trump holds first rally since shootingSun, 21 Jul 2024
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5673 - The Happy Pod: South Korea's Samba diplomatSat, 20 Jul 2024
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5672 - Crowdstrike CEO 'deeply sorry' for impact of global IT outageFri, 19 Jul 2024
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5671 - A major worldwide IT outage affects airports, media organisations, banking and healthcareFri, 19 Jul 2024
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5670 - Obama has 'concerns' about Biden running againFri, 19 Jul 2024
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5669 - Von der Leyen re-elected as European Commission presidentThu, 18 Jul 2024
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5668 - Biden suffering Covid infectionThu, 18 Jul 2024
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5667 - Paris mayor swims in Olympics riverWed, 17 Jul 2024
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5666 - US Senator Bob Menendez convicted of corruptionTue, 16 Jul 2024
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5665 - Ukraine's troop mobilisation deadlineTue, 16 Jul 2024
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5664 - Trump names Ohio senator JD Vance as running mateMon, 15 Jul 2024
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5663 - Kenyan police say they have arrested a 'psychopathic serial killer'Mon, 15 Jul 2024
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5662 - What we know about the Trump attackerSun, 14 Jul 2024
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5661 - Trump special: Calls for unity following attackSun, 14 Jul 2024
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5660 - Trump special: Shots fired at former presidentSun, 14 Jul 2024
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5659 - The Happy Pod: Inspiring my daughter to donate a kidneySat, 13 Jul 2024
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5658 - 'I am running and we're going to win' - Biden vows at Detroit campaign rallySat, 13 Jul 2024
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5657 - President Biden defiant despite more gaffesFri, 12 Jul 2024
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5656 - Biden faces media as re-election bid hangs in balanceFri, 12 Jul 2024
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5655 - China furious with Nato accusationsThu, 11 Jul 2024
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5654 - Nato confirms support for Ukraine's 'irreversible path' to membershipThu, 11 Jul 2024
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5653 - Israel orders Gaza City to evacuateWed, 10 Jul 2024
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5652 - Nato 75th anniversary summit begins in WashingtonTue, 09 Jul 2024
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5651 - Ukraine mourns dead after airstrikeTue, 09 Jul 2024
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5650 - US President Joe Biden tells Democrats he will not stand asideMon, 08 Jul 2024
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5649 - Dozens killed in Russian missile attacks on UkraineMon, 08 Jul 2024
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5648 - France election: voters reject the far rightSun, 07 Jul 2024
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5647 - Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as presidentSat, 06 Jul 2024
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5646 - The Happy Pod: How kindness made a dream come trueSat, 06 Jul 2024
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5645 - Britain's new PM Keir Starmer appoints cabinet after election winSat, 06 Jul 2024
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5644 - Labour Party wins landslide victory in UK electionFri, 05 Jul 2024
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5643 - UK Election SpecialFri, 05 Jul 2024
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5642 - Exit polls suggest UK election landslide for LabourThu, 04 Jul 2024
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5641 - Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from LebanonThu, 04 Jul 2024
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5640 - Joe Biden is under pressure but says he won't quit the presidential raceThu, 04 Jul 2024
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5639 - Japan top court rules forced sterilisation unconstitutionalWed, 03 Jul 2024
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5638 - Democratic Party congressman calls for Joe Biden to withdraw from electionWed, 03 Jul 2024
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5637 - Mass evacuation order in southern GazaTue, 02 Jul 2024
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5636 - Donald Trump calls Supreme Court immunity ruling a 'big win' for democracyTue, 02 Jul 2024
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5635 - President Macron urges tactical voting after far-right make election gainsMon, 01 Jul 2024
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