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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Awais Ahmad discuss the deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, plus more on Nepal and China holding a military drill, a confidence vote in France, some immigration protections expiring for Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the US, and the UN General Assembly session opening in New York City. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and ot...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Awais Ahmad discuss the devastating floods in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of people, plus more on Thailand’s top court ruling on a royal insult case, the Latin America Climate Summit and Trump ending the tariff exemption for small packages. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial move to temporarily take over Washington, D.C., police and deploy the National Guard, plus more on elections in Nigeria and Bolivia and a possible peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and o...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Ahmed Namatalla discuss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reported plan to re-occupy the Gaza Strip, plus more on Trump wanting a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, a Federal Reserve governor stepping down, the anniversary of a doctor's murder in India, and Armenia and the U.S. holding military drills. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify an...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Owen Bonertz discuss the deadly fuel price protests in Angola, plus more on a tariff deadline in the U.S., DHS ending Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon and Nepal, the two-year anniversary of the imprisonment of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and independence day in Bolivia. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss the latest developments on the war in Ukraine, plus more on labor strikes at airports in Portugal, parliamentary recall votes in Taiwan, Trump’s birthright citizenship order and NOAA discontinuing some of its weather data. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Foreca...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the clashes between Syria’s Druze and Bedouin communities that have killed more than 160 people and prompted Israel to bomb Damascus, plus more on an election in Japan, a parliament session in India, new immigration rules in the UK and the World Court issuing a climate change opinion. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  Th...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the deadly floods that tore through Texas's Hill Country region, plus more on the dissolution of the militant group Kurdistan Workers' Party, the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey, the U.S. ending deportation protections for Afghans and an AI and energy summit in Pennsylvania. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more ....

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jess Fino discuss the heat wave wreaking havoc in Europe, plus more on the Dalai Lama revealing a succession plan, an OPEC+ meeting, Israel’s prime minister visiting Washington, D.C., and Trump’s tariff pause set to expire. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter . Th...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss the soaring tensions between Thailand and Cambodia, plus more on elections in Tokyo, India reopening its airspace to Pakistani aircraft, U.S. regulators meeting about the Jan. 2024 Boeing 737 MAX door incident and New York City’s primary elections. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also availabl...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the protests that have erupted in Los Angeles and across the United States, plus more on a court hearing for a former prime minister of Thailand, a military parade in Washington, D.C., France's Macron visiting Greenland and and the G7 summit in Canada. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the attack in Boulder, Colo., plus more on WorldPride in Washington, D.C., voting on referendums in Italy, impeachment proceedings for the Philippines’ vice president and monsoon season picking back up in India. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newslett...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the start of the Atlantic hurricane season and lingering questions over disaster response, plus more on elections in Mexico, Poland and South Korea, and the anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square massacre. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter ....

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Halima Mansoor discuss the spiraling tensions between India and Pakistan following Indian strikes in Pakistan and the terror attack in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, plus more on China’s president visiting Russia, elections in the Philippines, India’s prime minister visiting Norway and a US Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship. Subscribe to the show: App...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Rebecca Bratek discuss Trump's tariff war, plus more on the U.S. and Iran holding nuclear talks, elections in Gabon and Ecuador and a court hearing for South Korea’s impeached President Yoon. Our next episode will be out May 1, 2025. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Halima Mansoor discuss the anti-government protests gripping Turkey, plus more on elections in Tajikistan, an immigration crackdown in Pakistan, a national strike in Belgium and U.S. tariffs. NOTE : Our next episode will be out April 10, 2025. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Fore...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Theresa Seiger discuss the deadly tornadoes across the U.S. South and Midwest, plus more on government workers striking in Greece, a criminal court hearing for South Korea’s impeached president, parliament resuming in Canada and Brazil’s Supreme Court weighing charges against a former president. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the recent fighting in western Syria that left more than 1,000 people killed, plus more on a U.S. airline resuming flights to Tel Aviv, mining permits in Mali, a court hearing over the White House ban on the Associated Press and Chinese tariffs on Canada.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are al...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss the U.S. pausing military aid and information-sharing with Ukraine, plus more on Egypt’s IMF loan, elections in Greenland, U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs and a crisis brewing in the Serbian Parliament. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter . This...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Matthew Hipolito discuss the three tropical cyclones churning in the South Pacific, plus more on an end to the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, a deadline to return gas supplies to Moldova, President Trump addressing Congress, and Japanese and British officials meeting in Tokyo. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others a...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss deadly gang attacks in Haiti's Kenscoff area, plus more on elections in Germany and Ontario, Canada, a return-to-office order for US government workers and a toxic debris cleanup deadline for the Los Angeles fires. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecas...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jaime Calle Moreno discuss the wildfires raging in Chile, plus more on the Munich Security Conference, a deadline for Hamas to release hostages, the UN Security Council meeting and South Korean President Yoon’s criminal trial. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter ....

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss Ecuador's upcoming election, plus more on Baltic countries disconnecting from a Russian power grid, a parliamentary election in Kosovo, the Super Bowl and an African Union summit in Ethiopia. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter . This epi...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Owen Bonertz discuss the fighting underway in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, plus more on U.S. tariffs on Mexico and Canada, airlines resuming some flights to the Middle East, elections in Delhi and naval exercises in Pakistan. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the precarious Gaza ceasefire, plus more on the end of the 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon, a presidential election in Belarus, Lunar New Year and the Bank of Canada cutting rates. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more .  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter . This episode includes work...