Kamala Harris is accused of plagiarism, hundreds of Afghan soldiers are allowed to relocate to the UK, North Korea blows up roads connecting it with South Korea, India and Canada expel each other’s diplomats over an ongoing murder row, a US judge rules that Georgia cannot delay the certification of election results, Spanish police seize Russia-bound chemicals, Google moves toward using nuclear reactors to power its AI data centers, Afghanistan’s Taliban bans images of living things in the media,...
Oct 16, 2024•27 min•Ep. 665
Four Israeli soldiers are killed and over 60 injured in a Hezbollah-claimed drone attack, The US says it will send a missile defense system and troops to Israel, A man is arrested on gun charges at a Trump rally in California, The Harris campaign releases an economic plan for Black men, SpaceX launches a Starship rocket and catches the booster, Sudanese army strikes reportedly kill 23 in a Khartoum market, A report says unidentified drones are surveilling US military sites, Poland says it will t...
Oct 15, 2024•28 min•Ep. 664
Dutch and Palestinian NGOs sue the Netherlands over the Gaza War, 22 people are killed in the deadliest Israeli attack on central Beirut since the war began, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy takes his 'Victory Plan' on a European tour, a Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group wins the Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump makes gains in US election betting markets, while Barack Obama campaigns for Kamala Harris, the UK announces new employment policies, Elon Musk unveils the 'Cybercab' robotaxi, wildfires are...
Oct 12, 2024•31 min•Ep. 663
The UK’s Conservatives line up their two finalists to lead the party, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolves parliament ahead of the Oct. 27 snap election, Donald Trump takes the lead for the White House in Florida, Tim Walz calls for abolishing the Electoral College, Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals the first phase of Ukraine’s “Victory Plan", Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, global wildlife populations see a 73% decline in just 50 years, Indian business icon Ratan Tata passes aw...
Oct 11, 2024•31 min•Ep. 662
The UN warns that famine and disease in Sudan could lead to “countless” deaths, Brazil lifts its ban on X, Russian forces enter another city in eastern Ukraine, MI5 says the UK is facing its 'most complex and interconnected threat environment' ever, The US Supreme Court weighs “ghost gun” regulations, The FBI thwarts an Afghan man's alleged US Election Day terror plot, TikTok is sued by 14 US attorneys general over children’s mental health concerns, The US Dept. of Justice mulls a breakup of Goo...
Oct 10, 2024•27 min•Ep. 661
US debt is predicted to increase under both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, India’s ruling party wins an election victory in Haryana, an inquiry finds that Canada was warned of foreign interference two years ago, Trump is accused of holding secret calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Russia warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if the Ukraine war stays on its current course, failed crypto firm FTX’s bankruptcy is approved with customers set to receive compensation, AI trailblazers John Hopfield an...
Oct 09, 2024•30 min•Ep. 660
Israel launches new ground operations across Gaza one year from the Oct. 7 attacks, Harris talks family and abortion on 'Call Her Daddy', Trump returns to Butler for a campaign rally, Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer's chief of staff, a blast in Karachi kills two Chinese nationals, Tunisian Pres. Kais Saied is expected to win reelection, SCOTUS declines to hear Biden's appeal in a Texas abortion case, a report shows that 2023 was the driest year for rivers in three decades, Florida braces for an...
Oct 08, 2024•32 min•Ep. 659
Russia decides to drop the Taliban from its terrorist list, a Yazidi woman is freed from Gaza after a 10-year captivity, Google will block local news in New Zealand if it’s forced to pay publishers, the EU votes in favor of extended PRC electric vehicle tariffs, Liz Cheney campaigns with Kamala Harris while Donald Trump prepares to stump with Brian Kemp, the US Supreme Court will weigh Mexico's billion-dollar lawsuit against US gunmakers, US dockworkers end their strike , while US employers repo...
Oct 05, 2024•29 min•Ep. 658
The US warns of ‘significant’ threats ahead of November’s election, several polls show that Kamala Harris holds a slight lead over Donald Trump, a North Korean defector steals and crashes a bus while trying to return home, Singapore’s former transport minister is jailed for receiving illegal gifts, the EU sues Hungary over its ‘National Sovereignty Law,’ Georgia’s parliament speaker signs a controversial LGBTQ+ bill into law, OpenAI’s liquidity surpasses $10B after receiving a $4B credit line, n...
Oct 04, 2024•28 min•Ep. 657
JD Vance and Tim Walz square off in the US vice presidential debate, Mexico swears in Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation’s first female president, the UN Secretary General is banned from entering Israel, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer travels to Brussels for key EU talks, Justin Trudeau survives a second no-confidence vote in Canada, Russia captures the town of Vuhledar in Donetsk, Donald Trump says he would veto a national abortion ban, while California governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill expanding...
Oct 03, 2024•30 min•Ep. 656
Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel as Israel launches 'limited’ ground attacks in Lebanon, Mark Rutte officially steps in as the chief of NATO, Russia plans a record increase in its defense spending,Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is overturned , The US opens its first-ever probe into the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes his first public comments since being freed, The FBI settles a $22M sexual discrimination lawsuit, Over 45K dock workers across the eastern US go...
Oct 02, 2024•29 min•Ep. 655
Israel is reportedly preparing for a limited ground invasion into South Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces strike the Houthis in Yemen, the right-wing Freedom Party wins Austria’s general election, France's Le Pen faces trial for allegedly embezzling EU funds, Japan's Shigeru Ishiba announces snap polls for Oct. 27, Trump says ‘one rough hour’ of policing would end crime, California's governor vetoes an AI safety bill, as he signs a statewide ban on artificial additives in schools, a study rais...
Oct 01, 2024•33 min•Ep. 654
Israel states that the target of its Beirut strike was Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, The southeast US reels from the impact of Hurricane Helene, Argentina's poverty rate has reportedly grown to 52.9%, Darien Gap, Panama migration crossings are reportedly down 35% this year, Donald Trump meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower in New York, Kamala Harris travels to Arizona to deliver remarks on immigration, New allegations in the Mohamed Al Fayed abuse scandal are tied to Fulham Footbal...
Sep 28, 2024•31 min•Ep. 653
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is indicted on bribery charges, Canada's Justin Trudeau survives a no-confidence vote, Russia’s Vladimir Putin proposes changes to the nation’s nuclear doctrine, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a cease-fire with Hezbollah, a Japanese warship sails through the Taiwan Strait, Kamala Harris makes an economy pitch to American voters, as a Marist poll places Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck and neck in three key states, OpenAI reportedly makes moves to become a...
Sep 27, 2024•30 min•Ep. 652
China conducts its first publicized ICBM test in decades, the US is reportedly seeking a temporary Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire as tensions simmer, the Russian parliament backs a ban on adoptions from countries that allow gender changes, Thailand signs a law legalizing same-sex marriages, a House committee votes to hold US Secretary Blinken in contempt over the Afghanistan probe, Washington State will maintain an abortion pill stockpile if Donald Trump wins the presidency, while a source indicate...
Sep 26, 2024•29 min•Ep. 651
US Pres. Joe Biden delivers his last address to the UN General Assembly, the UK’s Keir Starmer addresses the Labour Party’s annual conference, a Gallup report finds that this year’s US election environment favors a GOP win, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the US to present his ‘victory plan,’ the US moves to ban Chinese technology from connected vehicles, Telegram agrees to hand over users’ data upon ‘valid’ court requests, Earth crosses seven of nine planetary boundaries, a study links dat...
Sep 25, 2024•31 min•Ep. 650
Israel launches a barrage of strikes across Lebanon, Anura Kumara Dissanayake is sworn in as Sri Lanka's president, The US House agrees on a temporary government funding bill, Trump says he won’t run for president again in 2028 if he loses in November, The UN urges Sudan's RSF to end its siege of North Darfur’s capital city, The UN adopts a pact to 'bring multilateralism back,' Four are killed and over 20 injured in an Alabama mass shooting, Nurses in England reject an offer of a 5.5% pay rise, ...
Sep 24, 2024•34 min•Ep. 649
Brazil fines X and Starlink over a brief X restoration, The US House unanimously votes to increase protection for presidential and VP candidates, Israel targets a Hezbollah operations commander in Beirut, The US reportedly remains unconvinced about Ukraine's possible use of long-range weapons in Russia, A jailed Cuban dissident leader wins a human rights award, North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson denies a controversial CNN report, Georgia’s Election Board will require the ha...
Sep 21, 2024•29 min•Ep. 648
Hezbollah asserts that attacks on Israel will end when Gaza war ends, A UN resolution asks Israel to end its presence in Palestinian areas within 12 months, The US claims Iran sent stolen Trump files to the Biden campaign, A Canadian inquiry finds PRC influence didn't violate election law, Venezuela’s opposition leader says he was “forced” to admit election defeat, Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN Guerrillas after an army base attack, The Teamsters won’t make an endorsement for the US pres...
Sep 20, 2024•30 min•Ep. 647
The US Federal Reserve slashes interest rates for the first time in four years, China sanctions nine US defense firms over their military sales to Taiwan, India-administered Kashmir votes in the first local election in a decade, booby-trapped walkie-talkies kill hundreds in Lebanon, Venezuela arrests a fourth American over an alleged plot against Nicolas Maduro, Hillary Clinton suggests jailing Americans who spread Russian propaganda, India fires three officials following protests over the rape ...
Sep 19, 2024•30 min•Ep. 646
Kamala Harris hits a six-point record lead in the race for the US presidency, exploding pagers injure thousands in Lebanon, four columnists quit the Jewish Chronicle over allegations of fabricated Gaza articles, Russia’s Vladimir Putin orders the military to boost its numbers by 180K, Meta bans several Russian state media outlets, Georgia’s parliament approves a controversial LGBTQ+ bill, a frenchman accused of orchestrating the mass rape of his wife takes the stand, the Murdoch family ‘successi...
Sep 18, 2024•32 min•Ep. 645
The FBI probes an 'apparent' second Trump assassination attempt, Germany’s tightened border enforcement goes into effect, Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards is handed a suspended sentence over child abuse images, Netanyahu denies discussing a defense minister post with an opposition lawmaker, Kamala Harris gives her first solo interview as the Democratic nominee, Italy’s deputy prime minister is investigated for allegedly preventing a migrant vessel from docking, TikTok begins its appeal against being so...
Sep 17, 2024•31 min•Ep. 644
Israel’s intelligence chief resigns over the Oct. 7 attack, North Korea releases the first images of a key Uranium enrichment facility, The US House says PRC seaport cranes pose a national security risk, Donald Trump proposes ending taxes on overtime, Donald Trump declines a second debate against Kamala Harris, Boeing workers reject their contract offer and begin striking, The UK will ban junk food TV ads, A new report paints a “hollow” outlook for the future of NASA, OpenAI launches o1 models w...
Sep 14, 2024•27 min•Ep. 643
Ohio’s Springfield faces a bomb threat, former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori passes away, the US grants Egypt $1.3B in military aid, Australia strips several officers of their medals over allegations of war crimes, Canada’s Armed Forces outlines its goal to become AI-enabled by 2030, the UK’s National Health Service is found to be in ‘critical’ condition, the US prepares new rules for a 15% minimum tax on the nation’s largest companies, a New York City museum fires three employees for wearing...
Sep 13, 2024•30 min•Ep. 642
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris square off in their first debate, Russia reportedly launches a counteroffensive in Kursk, Israel reportedly dropped 2K-pound bombs on the Gaza Humanitarian Zone, Pakistan police charge several lawmakers from Imran Khan's party, The Mexican Senate approves Pres. Obrador's judicial reform, The European Court of Justice upholds a $2.7B antitrust fine on Google, House Speaker Mike Johnson delays a vote to fund the US government, Trump media stock suffers a post-debate ...
Sep 12, 2024•28 min•Ep. 641
RFK Jr. wins his bid to leave North Carolina’s ballot but remains on Michigan’s, Ukraine targets Moscow in its largest drone attack to date, Australia proposes banning children from accessing social media, the US indicts two individuals for allegedly attempting to spark a race war, the UK opens an inquiry into the Nurse Lucy Letby case, Germany moves to tighten its border checks following a fatal stabbing, over 100 tech workers sign a letter in support of a California AI bill, three pacific isla...
Sep 11, 2024•29 min•Ep. 640
Venezuela's opposition candidate flees to Spain, Keir Starmer faces backlash over a planned fuel subsidy cut, Three Israelis are shot dead at the West Bank-Jordan crossing, A poll shows Harris and Trump deadlocked ahead of their debate, RFK Jr. wins removal from the ballot in two swing states, Over 50 are killed in a fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune wins a second term in Algeria, Bangladesh seeks Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India, Boeing and its largest union agree on ...
Sep 10, 2024•28 min•Ep. 639
Donald Trump's hush money sentencing is delayed until after the election, Talks between US and Nicaragua lead to a major prisoner release, A US-Turkish dual citizen is killed by Israeli forces while attending a protest in the West Bank, Emmanual Macron names Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister, Ukraine presses the US on allowing missile strikes deep within Russia, Trump pledges an Elon Musk-led government efficiency commission if elected, Hunter Biden pleads guilty to nine tax offenses...
Sep 07, 2024•27 min•Ep. 638
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree on the ground rules for their upcoming debate, the US sanctions several Russians for allegedly meddling in this year’s election, Canada’s New Democratic Party ends its governance deal with Justin Trudeau’s government, China offers Africa $51B in new funding, a wildfire destroys 20% of the National Forest of Brasilia, a gunman is killed near the Israeli consulate in Munich, Meta allows ‘from the river to the sea' posts on its platforms, the GOP subpoenas Minne...
Sep 06, 2024•29 min•Ep. 637
The US Department of Justice charges Hamas leaders over the Oct. 7 attack, a tragic US school shooting strikes Georgia, while a suspect is apprehended after a school shooting takes place in Sweden, the ex-mayor accused in the Philippines of spying for China is arrested in Indonesia, the US military says two more oil tankers are attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea, New Zealand nearly triples its tourist tax for foreign visitors, the US Congress subpoenas Antony Blinken over the Afghanistan withdra...
Sep 05, 2024•29 min•Ep. 636
