From surging drug use in Australia to AI-designed antibiotics, and from Norwegian dam sabotage to a global plastics treaty push, this episode brings you the world’s most urgent headlines in just nine minutes.

In This Episode:

• Crime & Justice: Australia’s drug surge, FBI email accounts sold, ICE accused of deporting US-citizen kids.
• Money & Markets: Bridgewater exits China stocks, Thames Water’s £7.5B reservoir backlash.
• Tech & Cyber: PhantomCard NFC malware, Meta AI’s risky chats with kids, AI browsers and privacy.
• Geopolitics & Security: Nigeria’s counter-insurgency gains, US weapons sale, Senegal’s anti-corruption loophole.
• Climate & Environment: Kashmir’s deadly floods, Macron’s plastics treaty warning.

Why Listen:

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Links to Sources: All original reporting credited in full digest at ohmbudsman.com