Pope Francis kicks off a four nation Asia trip in Indonesia, The Harris campaign holds Labor Day-themed rallies in three key states, A Venezuelan judge issues an arrest warrant for opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, Mexican lawmakers set to vote on judicial reforms are met with protests, At least 12 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel, The UAE pardons dozens of Bangladeshis jailed for protesting their own government, Volkswagen’s former CEO faces trial over the...
Sep 04, 2024•27 min•Ep. 635
Israel faces strikes and protests over a cease-fire and hostage deal, The UK suspends 30 arms export licenses to Israel, The US seizes Nicolás Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic, Olaf Scholz urges German parties to exclude the right-wing AfD, Russia and Ukraine trade aerial attacks, An opposition candidate is arrested in Tunisia, Brazil's top court panel ratifies a ban on X, A tiger mauls a handler at the Dreamworld theme park in Australia, A test claims to detect prostate cancer in 15 min...
Sep 03, 2024•29 min•Ep. 634
A Ukrainian F-16 crashes in a Russian air raid, Video footage shows Houthi fighters planting bombs on the Greek tanker Sounion, Libya’s central bank chief flees from militias, Student protests are conducted across Canada amid the scrapping of an immigration policy, The US reportedly has urged Israel to change evacuation order procedures in Gaza, Donald Trump proposes universal coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF), The first Harris-Walz media interview of the campaign airs on CNN , Californi...
Aug 31, 2024•28 min•Ep. 633
A new poll shows Kamala Harris’ lead over Donald Trump is growing, the UK receives final ratification to join the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, Israel agrees to humanitarian pauses for a polio vaccine campaign, the FBI continues to pursue a motive for the attempted Trump assassination, France formally charges Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, two pro-democracy journalists are found guilty of sedition in Hong Kong, a former Nevada politician is convicted of murdering a journalist, Nvidia's Q3 forecasts ...
Aug 30, 2024•29 min•Ep. 632
Israel launches its largest operation in years in the West Bank, Ukraine will present a “victory plan” to the US, according to Pres. Zelenskyy, South Korea asks Telegram to crack down on digital sex crimes, Sweden is prosecuting two men for alleged Quran burning, Donald Trump faces revised election interference charges, while Trump adds RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to his transition team, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will make their first campaign TV interview appearance on CNN, OpenAI reportedly cou...
Aug 29, 2024•32 min•Ep. 631
A US soldier who defected to North Korea last year is expected to plead guilty to desertion, France’s Emmanuel Macron rules out a left-wing government, Trump’s classified docs case dismissal is challenged , Israel rescues a hostage from Gaza, Canada announces a 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg claims to have censored content due to pressure from the White House, the Mormon Church updates its transgender restrictions, a dam collapse in Sudan kills dozens, the UN warns ...
Aug 28, 2024•32 min•Ep. 630
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is arrested in France, Israel and Hezbollah exchange rocket fire, A Reuters safety advisor is killed in Eastern Ukraine, The Harris and Trump campaigns debate the parameters of their debate, The Harris’ campaign reveals it has raised $540M since Biden dropped out, Dozens are killed in militant attacks in Baluchistan, Pakistan, At least 21 are killed in a drone strike in Mali, Uber is hit with a $324M EU fine for improper data transfer, NASA says its stranded astronauts w...
Aug 27, 2024•31 min•Ep. 629
Kamala Harris formally accepts the Democratic nomination for US president, Narendra Modi makes the first visit from an Indian head of state to Ukraine, Indonesia postpones election law changes after demonstrators attempt to storm parliament, Newly-released Taliban legislation reportedly bars women from speaking in public, A trans woman wins a discrimination case against the Giggle app in Australia, RFK Jr. officially suspends his presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump, A report says tha...
Aug 24, 2024•26 min•Ep. 628
Iran’s parliament approves the new president’s cabinet, Tim Walz formally accepts the Democratic nomination for vice president, Trump gives his first outdoor rally appearance since the attempt on his life, a Greek oil tanker is attacked in the Red Sea, a top EU diplomat criticizes the limits on Ukraine’s weapons use, a shooting on a school van in Pakistan kills two children, a study warns that heat-related deaths in Europe may triple by 2100, Tesla recalls 9,100 US Model X SUVs, a US judge block...
Aug 23, 2024•28 min•Ep. 627
RFK Jr. may drop out and endorse Donald Trump for US president per Kennedy’s running mate, an ex-mayor accused of spying for China flees the Philippines, Ukrainian members of parliament vote to ban Moscow-linked churches, a report suggests that Gaza cease-fire negotiations may again collapse, the Taliban denies access to a UN human rights expert, financial disclosures show that Harris and the Democrats took a fundraising lead in July, a motion to dismiss Hunter Biden’s tax evasion is dismissed b...
Aug 22, 2024•33 min•Ep. 626
Joe Biden gives his farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention, US intelligence alleges Iran is ramping up efforts to influence the presidential election, Indonesia and Australia establish a new defense agreement, Antony Blinken visits Egypt to discuss a Gaza cease-fire, the state of Georgia approves a contentious new election rule, Nicaragua bans 1.5K NGOs, US Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to fraud, Germany upholds the conviction of a former Nazi camp secretary, the University of ...
Aug 21, 2024•30 min•Ep. 625
Vietnam's president visits China for a key state visit, The Democratic National Convention begins in Chicago, Hamas rejects a US cease-fire proposal as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Kursk offensive brings Ukraine closer to peace, The House GOP accuses Pres. Joe Biden of impeachable offenses, The US Supreme Court upholds a pause on Title IX protections for transgender students, 68M people are reportedly suffering from drou...
Aug 20, 2024•27 min•Ep. 624
Kamala Harris releases her economic agenda, Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest-ever prime minister, A controversial AI regulation bill passes California’s Appropriations Committee, Donald Trump hires five new campaign advisers, Mediators present a new cease-fire proposal to Israel and Hamas, Russia reportedly prioritizes its offensive in eastern Ukraine over its defense of Kursk, The UN reports that 1.4M Afghan girls have been barred from schools under the Taliban, New Zealand ag...
Aug 17, 2024•30 min•Ep. 623
US vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance agree to debate in October, South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol calls for dialogue with the North, several people are jailed over their social media posts about the UK’s riots, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons challenges transgender procedures for minors, Columbia University’s president resigns following Gaza campus protests, the Biden administration announces 10 new drug prices negotiated by Medicare, North Korea prepares to partially reopen...
Aug 16, 2024•31 min•Ep. 622
Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismisses the country’s prime minister, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he’ll resign in September, Germany issues an arrest warrant over the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage, Kamala Harris’ campaign says it was targeted by foreign hackers, a US Army sergeant pleads guilty to selling military secrets to China, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister is charged with crimes against humanity and genocide. Ilhan Omar staves off a primary challenge in Minnesota, US i...
Aug 15, 2024•30 min•Ep. 621
Donald Trump sits for an interview with Elon Musk, RFK Jr. is disqualified from New York’s presidential ballot, the UN warns that the Sudan conflict is at a 'catastrophic breaking point,' children are found to be among hundreds of Rohingya killed in Myanmar, Vladimir Putin vows a 'worthy response' to Ukraine's Kursk offensive, a senior investigator on the GOP’s Afghanistan probe resigns , Trump prepares to file a $100M suit over the raid on his Mar-a-Lago residence, X faces nine EU privacy compl...
Aug 14, 2024•27 min•Ep. 620
Russia and Ukraine trade blame for a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, The US sends a submarine to the Middle East as tensions grow, An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school k ills dozens, Biden explains his decision to step aside, Tens of thousands protest against a lithium mining project in Serbia, Doctors in India strike after the assault and murder of a trainee medic, Canada's top court rejects Jordan Peterson’s social media training appeal, Scientists call for NASA to proceed with ...
Aug 13, 2024•26 min•Ep. 619
Donald Trump agrees to debate Kamala Harris in September, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro bans X, A plane crash in Brazil kills 61, Tim Walz’s military record faces criticism, Israel prepares to send negotiators to discuss a Gaza cease-fire, Burkina Faso encourages its citizens to report ‘suspicious individuals,’ Hunter Biden is accused of accepting money from a Romanian businessman to influence US policy, Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol is fired , and robots build the world's largest 3D-print...
Aug 10, 2024•26 min•Ep. 618
Joe Biden says he’s ‘not confident’ of a peaceful transfer of power if Donald Trump loses, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin, a wanted ex-Catalan separatist leader evades arrest after returning to Spain, the White House contacts Ukraine to learn about its Kursk offensive, US abortion numbers are found to have ticked up since Roe was overturned, X sues several major companies for an alleged advertising boycott, ocean temperatures in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reach...
Aug 09, 2024•31 min•Ep. 617
Russia says Ukraine launched a cross-border attack into its Kursk region, Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as its new political leader, Thailand's constitutional court dissolves the Move Forward Party, UK police prepare for further riots, Squad member Cori Bush loses a Democratic primary, Muhammad Yunus is named head of Bangladesh's interim government, a report alleges the Bangladeshi army refused to suppress protests, the FBI charges a Pakistani man with plotting political assassinations, a hearing int...
Aug 08, 2024•32 min•Ep. 616
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, a Tunisian court jails several potential presidential candidates, Israel is accused of subjecting detained Palestinian to ‘systemic abuse,’ Iran reportedly receives missile defense systems from Russia, several US personnel are wounded in an attack in Iraq, OpenAI loses three more leaders, as Elon Musk files another suit against the the ChatGPT creator, a US judge rules that Google has violated antitrust laws, SCOTUS rejects an effo...
Aug 07, 2024•30 min•Ep. 615
Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns and flees following deadly protests, Global markets plunge , The UK announces a 'standing army' of police officers to tackle riots, Zelenskyy showcases Ukraine's newly delivered F-16s, Hezbollah launches a drone attack on northern Israel, Kamala Harris interviews top running mate contenders, Trump says he would debate Harris on Fox News, Mali breaks off diplomatic ties with Ukraine, A terror attack on Somalia’s Mogadishu beach kills dozens, and Noah Lyles wins...
Aug 06, 2024•26 min•Ep. 614
Kamala Harris is officially chosen as the Democratic presidential nominee, The US recognizes Nicolas Maduro’s opponent as the winner of Venezuela's election, A global food monitor declares a famine in Sudan’s Darfur region, Russia makes fresh advances in Ukraine, Global stocks slump following the release of US economic data, US Senate leader Chuck Schumer challenges SCOTUS’ presidential immunity ruling, Former CNN host Don Lemon sues Elon Musk, Intel details plans to lay off 15K employees, Illeg...
Aug 03, 2024•30 min•Ep. 613
Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan are freed from Russia in a major prisoner swap, the alleged 9/11 mastermind and two aides reach a plea deal with the US, new student protests in Bangladesh turn violent, a diplomatic defector claims North Korea would resume nuclear talks if Donald Trump is elected, prison reform leaders ask Kamala Harris to drop her 'tough on crime' rhetoric against Donald Trump, a draft US Justice Dept. memo suggests the FBI will resume talks with social media firms, an ex-BBC a...
Aug 02, 2024•31 min•Ep. 612
Hamas says top political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran, two Al Jazeera journalists are reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary is jailed for life in the UK on terrorism offenses, analysts suggest that Russia has launched a summer offensive in Ukraine, a new poll shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by one point, while X suspends then reinstates a pro-Harris account, US intelligence warns about potential foreign meddling in the US ele...
Aug 01, 2024•30 min•Ep. 611
At least six are killed amid protests over Venezuela’s election, Israel targets a Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut, the US approves $1.7B in military aid for Ukraine, Ukraine claims responsibility for an ambush on Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, the US national debt reaches $35T for the first time ever, Meta agrees to pay a record $1.4M to settle a facial recognition suit with Texas, a UK court upholds a ban on puberty blockers, wind and solar power surpass fossil fuels in the EU, multip...
Jul 31, 2024•29 min•Ep. 610
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro wins his third presidential term, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah flare following a Golan Heights attack, Vladimir Putin vows 'mirror measures' if nuclear-capable US missiles are placed in Germany, Joe Biden calls for sweeping reforms to the US Supreme Court, Trump is criticized for saying Christians won’t have to vote again, Human Rights Watch says warring parties are committing 'widespread sexual violence' in Sudan, the US plans to overhaul its military command...
Jul 30, 2024•31 min•Ep. 609
France responds to reported “coordinated” arson attacks on rail lines as the Olympics begin, Kamala Harris and Benjamin Netanyahu hold a key meeting — with both sides commenting, The UK drops an objection to an ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu, The Philippines rushes to contain an oil spill after a tanker capsizes, The US and its allies allege that North Korea is trying to steal military secrets, Barack and Michelle Obama formally endorse Harris, Rubert Murdoch is in a family dispute to keep a c...
Jul 27, 2024•28 min•Ep. 608
Biden makes his first address since quitting the presidential race, the GOP files an impeachment resolution against Kamala Harris, Sudan’s paramilitary chief agrees to attend US-mediated cease-fire talks, gang violence kills at least 26 in Papua New Guinea, the US Navy settles a lawsuit with sailors who denied the COVID vaccine, US senators subpoena the CEO of Steward Health over its hospitals’ bankruptcy, a Manchester officer is suspended for seemingly stamping on a man's head, the Olympic Game...
Jul 26, 2024•27 min•Ep. 607
Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks to the US Congress, Emmanuel Macron says France’s caretaker government will stay on through the Olympics, a plane crash in Nepal claims 18 lives, with the pilot as the sole survivor, a New Zealand probe reports that over 200K people have been abused in state care, Uganda detains dozens of anti-government protesters, Kamala Harris holds her first campaign rally following Biden’s step-down, while the Trump campaign challenges access to Harris’ funds, video foota...
Jul 25, 2024•30 min•Ep. 606
