King Charles welcomes US President Donald Trump on his second state visit to Britain. There was plenty of pomp and pageantry but also protests.
Also on the programme: we'll hear from inside Gaza City where thousands of people are trying to escape heavy Israeli bombardment; and a powerful new AI tool which can estimate the long-term risk of more than a thousand diseases.
(Photo: US President Donald Trump and King Charles III watch a flypast by the RAF Red Arrows during a Beating Retreat military ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of the president's second state visit to the UK. Credit: PA)
US President Donald Trump is welcomed at Windsor Castle with an elaborate ceremony during his second state visit to Britain. Also: the Israeli army says it’s struck more than 150 targets in Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground offensive there; the widow of the Russian human rights campaigner Alexei Navalny says new scientific evidence shows her husband was poisoned; and giraffe conservation gets a boost from AI.
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Donald Trump has begun the first full day of his unprecedented second state visit to Britain. Also on the programme, Israel says it will open another route out of Gaza City, after the main road south became clogged with vehicles; and, Pablo Picasso takes to the stage.
(Photo: US President Donald Trump and King Charles III walk during the ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of the president's second state visit to the UK. Picture date: Wednesday September 17, 2025. Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS)
Several fuel tankers were destroyed in Mali after al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who had declared a blockade on fuel imports to the country, attacked a convoy of more than 100 vehicles. That's according to local reports. A fuel supply blockade initiated by the militant group, JNIM, has been in place since early September. The militants had threatened fuel importers and drivers that they would be targeted while bringing products into the country. Mali's Prime Minister Maïga said, "the damage caused clearly demonstrates that armed groups in the area are desperate and have adopted a new operating method, causing panic in certain places." We hear analysis.
Also, there's concern in Ethiopia after 92% of grade 12 students who sat national examinations, failed. It's the third year in a row for bad results in the country. Why are students failing?
And who benefits from the continued growth of the Mandarin language on the continent?
Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Patricia Whitehorne and Makuochi Okafor
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard, Maryam Abdalla, Samuel Murunga and Alice Muthengi
In an honour accorded to no US president before him, Donald Trump has arrived in Britain for a second state visit. The pomp and pageantry will come alongside talks about trade and technology, but the visit is at risk of being overshadowed by the Epstein scandal. Also: we get the latest from the ground in Gaza City, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appears in court, the Taliban clamp down on the internet in Afghanistan, and could AI reshape the Japanese music industry?
The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
The Israeli army embarks on an major ground assault into Gaza City. One resident tells us she can't bear the thought of fleeing again.
The offensive comes on the day a UN commission says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.
Also on the programme: the Hollywood legend Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. We’ll hear from his friend, film producer Lord David Puttnam; and what's changed in Iran three years on from the death of a young Kurdish woman.
(Photo: Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 16, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)
In this special edition of the Global News Podcast, we're talking about 'tiara diplomacy'.
Britain is hosting an unprecedented second state visit for the President of the United States, expected to be full of pomp and pageantry.
It’s set to be a charm offensive of royal proportions, an invitation extended by the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his meeting with Mr. Trump in February.
Joining Celia Hatton with their analysis and expertise are the BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner, royal correspondent Charlotte Gallagher, UK political correspondent Rob Watson, and former senior North America correspondent John Sudworth.
Can King Charles charm his often unpredictable guest at Windsor Castle?
Thousands have fled Gaza City down a single coastal road, to escape a new Israeli assault. They have joined hundreds of thousands who have already left. Meanwhile, UN investigators say Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip. Also, the Hollywood actor and director, Robert Redford, has died aged 89. He starred in classics such as The Sting, The Way We Were, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. And setting the record straight on Marie Antoinette - the eighteenth century queen in France who was the victim of gossip and intrigue.
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A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Also on the programme, three years on from the death of Mahsa Amini, we look at the state of Iran's women-led uprising; and, the Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford has died.
(Photo: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City - 14 Sep 2025 MOHAMMED SABER/EPA/Shutterstock)
Why is the treason charge being used against several key opposition figures in some African countries ?
We meet Elsa Owusu-Sarpong - aka Bikergirl El’- the tireless road safety campaigner from Ghana. What's the sad tale behind her passion and inspiration?
And Africa’s elderly population is set to increase – but how are they treated?
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Charles Gitonga in Nairobi with Mark Wilberforce, Sunita Nahar and Patricia Whitehorne in London.
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa
Editors: Andre Lombard, Maryam Abdalla and Alice Muthengi.
