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05.06.2024
Rafah evacuation, Xi in Paris, Chad polls and Italy’s white-collar mafia
Gazans start leaving Rafah as Israel warns of operations. Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his first trip to Europe in five years. Chad votes in the first Sahel presidential poll since a wave of coups. And Italy’s white-collar mafia...
05.05.2024
The Balkan gangsters who became Europe’s top cocaine suppliers
Balkan traffickers have mastered the supply of cocaine to Europe from South America, say authorities. On this special episode, journalists Gabriel Stargardter and Aleksandar Vasovic discuss how these gangs came to dominate the market and the police scramble to keep up. Learn more about...
05.03.2024
The Niger base with Russian and US troops, German marijuana and animal consciousness
Russian soldiers have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops. We take a look at how Germany’s new rules on marijuana are playing out. Dozens of researchers sign a declaration saying it’s possible animals experience consciousness. Plus,...
05.02.2024
Berkeley’s bet, Weinstein re-trial and Georgia protests
As campus protests flare over the war in Gaza, some universities, such as Berkeley, are taking a different approach. Harvey Weinstein faces a New York re-trial after his conviction for rape was overturned. And police in Georgia crack down on...
05.01.2024
UCLA clashes, the Fed, marijuana and chickens vs eggs
Clashes break out between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators on UCLA’s campus. The Federal Reserve wraps up its two-day meeting as investors eye what might be next for interest rates. The US Justice Department is planning on reclassifying marijuana as...
04.30.2024
Columbia standoff, Sudan starvation and UK Labour’s leg up
Protesters at Columbia University occupy a building on campus, as a standoff with the school over a pro-Palestinian encampment escalates. We talk to editor-in-chief of ULCA’s Daily Bruin about protests on her campus. The year-long war in Sudan drives parts...
04.29.2024
Rafah, high treason in Germany and Italy’s tourism squeeze
Israel wrestles with a possible invasion of Rafah as international pressure for a ceasefire mounts. Nine men go on trial over an alleged coup plot in Germany. And Italy tries to control tourist crowds at its popular destinations. We are looking...
04.29.2024
Weinstein, Trump partial immunity, Spanish PM’s weekend off and Yellen’s options
A New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The US Supreme Court’s conservative justices lean towards supporting some presidential immunity as Donald Trump’s case is weighed. In an interview with Reuters, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is keeping her...
04.27.2024
Food vs energy - the debate around solar farming
There’s a competition going on for the best farmland in America right now, and at the heart of this is a question: what is the best use of this land? Is it food production? Or energy? And who’s overseeing this...
04.25.2024
Blinken in China, Trump immunity, Haiti violence and Russian censors
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China with a warning about Beijing's support for Russia. The US Supreme Court takes up a historic case to decide if former presidents have criminal immunity for their time in office. Widespread...
04.24.2024
TikTok countdown, Trump’s foreign courters, Boeing and plastic divide
The US Senate approves a bill to ban TikTok unless it’s sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. Countries around the world prepare for a possible second Donald Trump presidency. Boeing faces tough questions from investors as it announces results. And...
04.23.2024
Iran’s ‘bad hijab’, Darfur threat, Ukraine recruits and Tesla challenges
Tensions mount inside Iran as crackdowns intensify on the streets. The UN says more than one million people are in immediate danger in Sudan’s North Darfur. Ukraine launches a recruitment drive to try and replenish its depleted army. And Elon Musk...
04.22.2024
Trump in court, Netzah Yehuda and Ukraine aid
Opening statements begin in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan. An IDF battalion faces possible US sanctions over alleged rights violations. The House passes a military aid package for Ukraine after months of wrangling. And the Supreme Court weighs punishment for homeless people sleeping outside. Visit the Thomson...
04.20.2024
India election: Modi’s popularity, Hindu pride and global status
Voting is underway in India’s election, the world’s biggest. From the icy Himalayas to humid jungles nearly a billion people are eligible to vote over the next six weeks. It is a test of Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s drive to...
04.19.2024
Israel’s retaliation, Ukraine’s weapons and your brain, your business
Israel strikes Iranian targets, but Tehran is signalling it will not respond. Ukraine struggles to fund its domestic manufacture of weapons as it waits for US aid. A Colorado law aims to protect your brain’s data. And India goes to...
04.18.2024
Gazans’ shattered IVF dreams, a Nazi slogan and coral reef stress
An Israeli strike on a Gaza IVF clinic destroyed 4,000 frozen embryos along with the dreams of Gazan families. A far-right German politician is on trial, accused of using a banned Nazi slogan. And global warming means the world’s coral...
04.17.2024
Trump’s trials, Powell’s warning and geopolitics at the Olympics
The Supreme Court hears a January 6th case with implications for Donald Trump. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish turn on interest rates raises the stakes for poor countries seeking debt relief. And with 100 days to go until the Olympics...
04.16.2024
TikTok bishop stabbing, Trump in court, Solomon Islands and US election lingo
Australia reels from a second mass stabbing as a bishop and parishioners are wounded at a Sydney church. Dozens of jurors are disqualified as Donald Trump’s criminal trial for hush money paid to a porn star gets underway in New...
04.15.2024
Israel’s next move, US red line on Iran and Trump’s trial
Israel considers its next move following the first direct attack on Israeli territory by Iran. President Joe Biden tells Israel that the US will not participate in any counteroffensive. And jury selection begins in the hush money trial against former...
04.13.2024
10 years after the Chibok kidnappings
A decade after Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female students from a Nigerian Christian school, Reuters reporters explore the efforts to rehabilitate those who've come home. Among them, young women who say they want to stay in their forced marriages and...
04.12.2024
Iran’s message, foreign leaders’ plea to Republicans and Myanmar’s rebels
Iran signals to Washington that it will respond to Israel's attack on its Syrian embassy in a way that aims to avoid major escalation. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is the latest in an unprecedented parade of foreign officials appealing...
04.11.2024
Middle East on high alert, independent voters and US rate cut timing
The Middle East is on high alert for a possible Iranian attack. Who are the independent voters at the heart of the US presidential race and what do they want? Stubborn inflation is delaying a potential cut to US interest...
04.10.2024
Biden on Gaza ‘mistake’, Sudan’s Iran drones, US bullet train and landmark climate ruling
Joe Biden says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza is a "mistake" as Eid al-Fitr celebrations begin. A year into Sudan's civil war, Iranian-made armed drones have helped the army turn the tide of the...
04.09.2024
Solar eclipse, Dimon’s succession, Trump on abortion and Vatican on gender change
Skywatchers across North America enjoy the solar eclipse with cheers, music and matrimony. Reuters photographers were there to capture the moment. JPMorgan is planning for life after CEO Jamie Dimon. Donald Trump says abortion laws should be determined by U.S....
04.08.2024
Gaza ceasefire talks, Iraq investment and slavery tribunal push
Israel and Hamas have sent teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire. Gulf Arab states are investing in Iraq as they seek to grow soft power in a country where Iran has unparalleled influence. And African and...
04.06.2024
The truth is out there: the Peruvian grave robbings at the center of ‘alien’ claims
Two small fossilized corpses were presented in Mexico as a sign of life beyond Earth - join Reuters journalist Cassandra Garrison on a journey for the truth through Peru’s illegal artifact trade. Audio clips from ABC7, The Stephen Colbert Show,...
04.05.2024
Biden’s Gaza ultimatum, the US jobs report and a total eclipse of the sun
US President Joe Biden delivers an ultimatum to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Israel prepares for a possible retaliation from Iran. The March US jobs report is likely to show further gains, but some sectors are not benefiting from...
04.04.2024
World Central Kitchen’s Israel accusation, Democrats’ Florida opportunity and bird flu in cows
Celebrity chef and World Central Kitchen’s founder, Jose Andres, says Israel deliberately targeted an aid convoy killing seven of his workers, in an interview with Reuters. Democrats see room for maneuver in Florida after the state’s top court approved a...
04.03.2024
Taiwan quake, Israel-DC balancing act, Ukraine’s drones and reindeer herders’ power struggle
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has killed at least nine and trapped dozens of people. The Israeli strike on aid workers in Gaza and the suspected Israeli strike on Iran’s embassy in Syria further complicates the relationship between Washington...
04.02.2024
Gaza aid workers killed, Iran's Syria embassy bombed, Wisconsin's primary and Erdogan's election loss
An Israeli air strike has killed seven aid workers working for World Central Kitchen in Gaza. Iran says Israel has bombed its embassy in Syria, in a strike that Tehran says has killed seven of its military advisers. The GOP is...
03.30.2024
The military exemption dividing Israel
On this weekend episode we delve into the tensions over a bill to extend ultra-Orthodox Jews’ exemption from compulsory military service in Israel. As the deadline for a new conscription law looms, we explore the potential impact on Prime Minister...
03.28.2024
Israeli soldiers’ videos, Biden’s oil boom and Germany Inc’s racism problem
Israeli soldiers have been posting photos and videos of themselves toying with lingerie found in Palestinian homes. US oil companies are booming under President Joe Biden even though his administration has enacted tough climate policies. And German business is struggling...
03.27.2024
Baltimore bridge collapse and its supply chain impact and Japan’s Trump bet
Description: Rescue workers lose hope for more survivors after a ship crashed into a Baltimore bridge causing it to collapse and putting global supply chains under further pressure. Thailand votes in favor of same-sex marriage. And Japan tees up Shinzo...
03.26.2024
UN Gaza ceasefire, ISIS-K threat and Boeing’s boss
The US and Israel are on a collision course after a US abstention allowed the passage of a UN Gaza ceasefire resolution. Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), the group claiming responsibility for the concert hall mass shooting outside Moscow, has grown...
03.25.2024
Moscow attack, Israel’s military politics and the Fed’s election year challenge
Suspects appear in court after a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow leaves Russia reeling from the deadliest attack in more than two decades. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant is in Washington DC as a rift grows with...
03.23.2024
Trump 2024: Messianic messaging, a GOP transformed and RFK Jr’s impact
On this weekend episode our political journalists speak with host Jonah Green about how an analysis of polling shows a GOP transformed. As the former president's legal troubles mount, Christian media personalities amplify messianic language. Plus, how a third party...
03.22.2024
US pushes Israel, Ukraine weapons and Senegal’s election
The US puts pressure on Israel with a draft resolution at the UN. How the EU hopes to use Russian assets to pay for weapons for Ukraine. Senegal heads to the polls in a tense presidential election, stoked by delays...
03.21.2024
Somali pirates, the Fed and Intel’s plan
The Federal Reserve fuels a Wall Street rally after signalling it’s still on track for three rate cuts in 2024. Somali pirates re-emerge, piling pressure onto the global shipping crisis. And President Joe Biden eyes a potential political win in...
03.20.2024
Royal photo, Islamic State probe, Trump’s cash woes and Detroit's auto win
A second royal photograph distributed by Kensington Palace is discovered to have been edited in eight places. The UN mission probing ISIS crimes in Iraq is forced to shut down early. Donald Trump’s failure to secure a bond for the...
03.19.2024
Gaza hunger, women's health research, Gambia FGM and Italy’s news kiosks
Famine is imminent in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave, according to a U.N.-backed report. President Biden signs an executive order seeking to erase the gender gap in government research. Gambia moves towards overturning a landmark ban on...
03.18.2024
Putin's landslide win, Bank of Japan and McDonald’s boycott losses
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin claims a landslide election win further tightening his grip on power. The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates for the first time since 2007. And a mediation court hears a lawsuit by McDonald’s Malaysia against...
03.16.2024
The unity debate in Northern Ireland
Join Carmel Crimmins this St Patrick’s Day weekend on a melodious journey to Northern Ireland. As political changes amplify questions about the future, she hears from young musicians on what they want. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
03.15.2024
Schumer v Netanyahu, Hezbollah’s resolve and Russians in LatAm
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer faces backlash after calling for new Israeli elections to push out prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu who he says, “has lost his way.” Hezbollah tells its backer Iran, that it can fight alone in the event of an...
03.14.2024
TikTok test, Trump’s CIA op and Russian refinery attacks
A House bill forcing Chinese-owned ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a US ban meets outrage from platform users. A Reuters report reveals that when Donald Trump was president, he green lighted a CIA campaign to turn the Chinese public...
03.13.2024
Ukraine arms, Biden’s memory, Sudan war and OnlyFans
The Biden administration confirms it will send $300 million worth of arms to Ukraine as funding in Congress stalls. Former special counsel Robert Hur faces sharp scrutiny over his report on President Biden’s handling of classified documents and his remarks...
03.12.2024
Haitian PM, Dutch immigration and Orban’s Trump warning
Haiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry will step down following talks in Jamaica as gangs threaten law and order in the country. Tech giant ASML threatens to pull out of the Netherlands because of restrictive Dutch immigration policies. And Hungary's prime...
03.11.2024
Ramadan without a truce, Princess Kate photo, Ireland’s ‘sexist’ constitution and the Georgia primary
Palestinians in Gaza begin the holy month of Ramadan with no sign of a ceasefire. Britain’s Princess Kate apologises for "any confusion" caused by an edited photograph issued by her office on Mother’s Day. A referendum in Ireland fails to...
03.09.2024
Behind the scenes of Hollywood's big night
Entertainment journalists Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross join host Kim Vinnell for an inside look at how Tinseltown is gearing up for the Oscars. Listen in as they lift the veil on who's hot and who's not and the challenges...
03.08.2024
TikTok crackdown, Ozempic maker’s new pill and Greenland’s Indigenous women
The House of Representatives votes next week on legislation that would give China's ByteDance six months to divest from TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The market value of Novo Nordisk soars past Tesla after the maker of Ozempic and...
03.07.2024
State of the Union, Fed predictions and Ghana’s costly LGBTQ bill
President Joe Biden prepares for his State of the Union address with a splintered base and voter concerns about his age and policies. Fed Chair Jerome Powell gives testimony on Capitol Hill insisting the US is on a good path...

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Reuters World News episodes:

Rafah evacuation, Xi in Paris, Chad polls and Italy’s white-collar mafia

The Balkan gangsters who became Europe’s top cocaine suppliers

The Niger base with Russian and US troops, German marijuana and animal consciousness

Berkeley’s bet, Weinstein re-trial and Georgia protests

UCLA clashes, the Fed, marijuana and chickens vs eggs

Columbia standoff, Sudan starvation and UK Labour’s leg up

Rafah, high treason in Germany and Italy’s tourism squeeze

Weinstein, Trump partial immunity, Spanish PM’s weekend off and Yellen’s options

Food vs energy - the debate around solar farming

Blinken in China, Trump immunity, Haiti violence and Russian censors

TikTok countdown, Trump’s foreign courters, Boeing and plastic divide

Iran’s ‘bad hijab’, Darfur threat, Ukraine recruits and Tesla challenges

Trump in court, Netzah Yehuda and Ukraine aid

India election: Modi’s popularity, Hindu pride and global status

Israel’s retaliation, Ukraine’s weapons and your brain, your business

Gazans’ shattered IVF dreams, a Nazi slogan and coral reef stress

Trump’s trials, Powell’s warning and geopolitics at the Olympics

TikTok bishop stabbing, Trump in court, Solomon Islands and US election lingo

Israel’s next move, US red line on Iran and Trump’s trial

10 years after the Chibok kidnappings

Iran’s message, foreign leaders’ plea to Republicans and Myanmar’s rebels

Middle East on high alert, independent voters and US rate cut timing

Biden on Gaza ‘mistake’, Sudan’s Iran drones, US bullet train and landmark climate ruling

Solar eclipse, Dimon’s succession, Trump on abortion and Vatican on gender change

Gaza ceasefire talks, Iraq investment and slavery tribunal push

The truth is out there: the Peruvian grave robbings at the center of ‘alien’ claims

Biden’s Gaza ultimatum, the US jobs report and a total eclipse of the sun

World Central Kitchen’s Israel accusation, Democrats’ Florida opportunity and bird flu in cows

Taiwan quake, Israel-DC balancing act, Ukraine’s drones and reindeer herders’ power struggle

Gaza aid workers killed, Iran's Syria embassy bombed, Wisconsin's primary and Erdogan's election loss

The military exemption dividing Israel

Israeli soldiers’ videos, Biden’s oil boom and Germany Inc’s racism problem

Baltimore bridge collapse and its supply chain impact and Japan’s Trump bet

UN Gaza ceasefire, ISIS-K threat and Boeing’s boss

Moscow attack, Israel’s military politics and the Fed’s election year challenge

Trump 2024: Messianic messaging, a GOP transformed and RFK Jr’s impact

US pushes Israel, Ukraine weapons and Senegal’s election

Somali pirates, the Fed and Intel’s plan

Royal photo, Islamic State probe, Trump’s cash woes and Detroit's auto win

Gaza hunger, women's health research, Gambia FGM and Italy’s news kiosks

Putin's landslide win, Bank of Japan and McDonald’s boycott losses

The unity debate in Northern Ireland

Schumer v Netanyahu, Hezbollah’s resolve and Russians in LatAm

TikTok test, Trump’s CIA op and Russian refinery attacks

Ukraine arms, Biden’s memory, Sudan war and OnlyFans

Haitian PM, Dutch immigration and Orban’s Trump warning

Ramadan without a truce, Princess Kate photo, Ireland’s ‘sexist’ constitution and the Georgia primary

Behind the scenes of Hollywood's big night

TikTok crackdown, Ozempic maker’s new pill and Greenland’s Indigenous women

State of the Union, Fed predictions and Ghana’s costly LGBTQ bill

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