Episodes
India and China will disengage their border troops to de-escalate tensions, Israeli forces continue their offensive in northern Gaza, the UK will loan Ukraine £2B from frozen Russian assets, ex-President Toledo is given 20 years in prison for corruption in Peru, a report claims that the Kamala Harris campaign is worried about losing 'Blue Wall' states, while a poll suggests that Donald Trump is gaining traction among Arab American voters, a House panel finds that the Trump Butler...
Published 10/23/24
Moldova narrowly backs joining the EU amid foreign interference claims, Israel strikes Hezbollah-affiliated banks in Lebanon, Prabowo Subianto is sworn in as president of Indonesia, Elon Musk offers $1M daily to pro-Trump petition signers, Harris says Trump 'demeans' the presidential office, Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen dies in US exile, The Sudanese army claims the defection of a senior RSF commander, The White House says insurance should cover over-the-counter birth control, A migrant...
Published 10/22/24
Hamas states that hostages will only be released after Israel withdraws, Jan. 6 investigation documents about Donald Trump are made public, the US sanctions Chinese companies accused of making Russian drones, the Kenyan high court suspends the deputy president's impeachment, King Charles III makes a visit to Australia, the US Dept. of Justice charges an ex-Indian spy in a foiled assassination plot, court rulings ease US voting restrictions in three states, China’s third quarter GDP growth...
Published 10/19/24
Alleged Oct. 7 mastermind Yayha Sinwar is reportedly killed in an Israeli strike, Brazil moves to extradite pro-Jair Bolsonaro rioters from Argentina, Canada and India exchange fresh accusations amid an ongoing row, Kamala Harris says she won’t be a continuation of Biden’s presidency on Fox News, Australia’s Northern Territory reduces the age of criminal accountability to 10, an independent panel calls for new leadership in the US Secret Service, the US jails Mexico’s former security chief...
Published 10/18/24
Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy unveils his “Victory Plan,” The New York Times defends a piece alleging that Israeli forces purposely shot children, A fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 140, A new report says China and Myanmar rank last in internet freedom, The US Dept. of Justice will monitor voting in an Ohio county, Over 300K people cast ballots in early voting for the US election, House Speaker Mike Johnson accuses CBS of editing key parts of an interview, The Pentagon upgrades...
Published 10/17/24
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...
Published 10/16/24
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...
Published 10/15/24
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...
Published 10/12/24
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...
Published 10/11/24
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...
Published 10/10/24
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...
Published 10/09/24
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...
Published 10/08/24
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...
Published 10/05/24
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...
Published 10/04/24
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...
Published 10/03/24
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...
Published 10/02/24
  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...
Published 10/01/24
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...
Published 09/28/24
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...
Published 09/27/24
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...
Published 09/26/24
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...
Published 09/25/24
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...
Published 09/24/24
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...
Published 09/21/24
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...
Published 09/20/24
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...
Published 09/19/24