World News Weekly – An SBS World News Podcast

Hosted by SBS Chief International Correspondent Ben Lewis and International Correspondent Claudia Farhart, World News Weekly is the SBS News podcast that goes beyond the headlines to make sense of the biggest global stories shaping our world. From Russia to the Philippines to Brazil, World News Weekly takes listeners beyond the breaking news, examining the political tensions, conflicts, and social changes driving the global conversation. Whether it's elections reshaping governments or scientific and technological breakthroughs influencing everyday life, World News Weekly delivers smart, concise coverage of the stories defining the past seven days. New episodes drop every Thursday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SBS News.

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Episodes

Suu Kyi signs of life, Ceuta’s migrant crisis & impaled hiker rescues himself?!
Published: 06/08/2026Duration: 29:34
BONUS EPISODE: Takaichi’s Shadow Bureau
Published: 02/08/2026Duration: 09:45
Conflict in the Gulf widens, Bibi bounces back to Trump & Modi capitulates – to cockroaches
Published: 30/07/2026Duration: 37:06
Houthi’s Red Sea blockade, India’s cockroach uprising & hundreds of baby Haarlands?
Published: 23/07/2026Duration: 35:56
US and Iran in dire Strait as they fight for control, Ukraine’s missile muscle & South Korea's matchmaking monks
Published: 16/07/2026Duration: 31:03
Trump says the Iran deal is over, an angry NATO lovefest and has Hamas given up politics?
Published: 09/07/2026Duration: 33:10
Venezuela twin quake catastrophe, not-so-Strait shooting hinders US-Iran deal & Cuba opens up
Published: 02/07/2026Duration: 35:47
Trump touts progress with Iran, Starmer resigns & the far-right on the rise in Australia
Published: 25/06/2026Duration: 37:41
US-Iran strike a deal to make a deal, Bibi and Trump’s growing rift & could you be Japan’s next emperor?
Published: 18/06/2026Duration: 34:52
FIFA World Cup fever dream, Trump taps his loyalists & India’s cockroach rebellion
Published: 11/06/2026Duration: 38:08
Trump’s Bibi tirade, Hegseth peddles used subs &… lucky testicles?
Published: 04/06/2026Duration: 35:16
Iran-US peace talks stall, Türkiye targets dissent & Trump’s excellent excuse
Published: 28/05/2026Duration: 36:28

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World News Weekly – An SBS World News Podcast

Episodes

Suu Kyi signs of life, Ceuta’s migrant crisis & impaled hiker rescues himself?!

BONUS EPISODE: Takaichi’s Shadow Bureau

Conflict in the Gulf widens, Bibi bounces back to Trump & Modi capitulates – to cockroaches

Houthi’s Red Sea blockade, India’s cockroach uprising & hundreds of baby Haarlands?

US and Iran in dire Strait as they fight for control, Ukraine’s missile muscle & South Korea's matchmaking monks

Trump says the Iran deal is over, an angry NATO lovefest and has Hamas given up politics?

Venezuela twin quake catastrophe, not-so-Strait shooting hinders US-Iran deal & Cuba opens up

Trump touts progress with Iran, Starmer resigns & the far-right on the rise in Australia

US-Iran strike a deal to make a deal, Bibi and Trump’s growing rift & could you be Japan’s next emperor?

FIFA World Cup fever dream, Trump taps his loyalists & India’s cockroach rebellion

Trump’s Bibi tirade, Hegseth peddles used subs &… lucky testicles?

Iran-US peace talks stall, Türkiye targets dissent & Trump’s excellent excuse

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