Spain dismisses reports US wants it suspended from Nato
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Nato says there is no provision for members to be suspended - after reports the US is considering trying to suspend Spain over its stance on the Iran war. Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez has dismissed the reports. Also, the BBC has uncovered evidence that women who were abused by Jeffrey Epstein were housed by him in at least four London flats after the British capital's police force decided not to investigate the convicted sex offender. A US special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro has been arrested after he allegedly bet on the removal of Venezuela's former leader before the information was publicly available. The Israeli military has issued an urgent evacuation warning to the residents of the southern Lebanese town of Deir Aames, saying it wants to carry out operations against alleged Hezbollah militants there. Around sixty countries are attending a climate conference in the Colombian city of Santa Marta. And the Chinese artificial intelligence company, DeepSeek, has unveiled its long-awaited new model which achieves strong performance compared with other AI models.
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
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:12.8 | I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and at 1,500 hours, GMT, on Friday the 24th of April, these are our main stories. |
| 0:21.1 | There are calls for unity within NATO after reports that the US might be seeking the suspension of Spain |
| 0:27.3 | because of its opposition to the Iran War. |
| 0:30.6 | Israel's military has ordered a southern Lebanese town to evacuate despite the ceasefire. |
| 0:36.6 | And China releases a new advanced AI tool in the global |
| 0:41.3 | race for online dominance. Also in this podcast, how Jeffrey Epstein kept alleged sex abuse |
| 0:50.9 | victims in London flats. It's not just Epstein, of course, who's now dead, but his associates, |
| 0:58.2 | but also what about the men that were using these women? |
| 1:06.9 | America's war in Iran has led to several confrontations between Donald Trump and the leaders of some of Washington's NATO allies. |
| 1:15.4 | Now the US is reported to be considering options for punishing some of those countries. |
| 1:21.0 | Reuters News Agency says that according to a leaked Pentagon email, |
| 1:25.4 | these options include pushing for Spain to be suspended from NATO. |
| 1:30.2 | Its Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been a fierce critic of the conflict |
| 1:34.0 | and has forbidden the US from using military bases in Spain. |
| 1:38.8 | Mr Sanchez has been asked about these reports. |
| 1:46.6 | We don't work on the basis of emails. |
| 1:50.0 | We work with official documents and official positions, |
| 1:54.0 | taken, in this case, by the government of the United States. |
| 1:56.9 | The Spanish government's position is clear, |
| 1:59.3 | full cooperation with our allies, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.