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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss North Korea's recent launches of trash-filled balloons into South Korea, plus more on U.S. military training in the Pacific, Israel’s Benny Gantz threatening to leave the war cabinet, elections by Syrian Kurdish groups and a G7 summit in Italy. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss the devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea, plus more on Atlantic hurricane season beginning, an OPEC+ meeting, elections in Mexico and election results in India. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter . This episode was produce...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Ahmed Namatalla discuss the deadly coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo allegedly involving several Americans, plus more on Japan, China and South Korea holding a summit, the French president visiting Germany, elections in South Africa and monsoon rains arriving in India. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Owen Bonertz discuss the deadly riots in New Caledonia, plus more on an EU mission ending in Mali, elections in the Dominican Republic, some EU member countries recognizing the State of Palestine and Kenya’s president visiting the White House. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss Israel's military operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, plus more on South Sudan peace talks, Eurovision protests, elections in Spain’s Catalonia region and Singapore’s prime minister stepping down. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our fre...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the pro-Palestinian protests that have erupted on U.S. college campuses, plus more on Chad’s presidential election, Russia Victory Day celebrations, a workers’ strike in Argentina and a court hearing for a former Peruvian president. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the recent suspected Israeli strike in Iran, plus more on voting in India, new border controls in the UK, the US deploying a landing jetty for aid to Gaza and a controversial oil pipeline beginning operations in Canada. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our f...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss the devastating flooding in Russia and Kazakhstan, plus more on elections in The Maldives and Spain’s Basque Country, Elon Musk meeting with India’s prime minister and the US Justice Department meeting with families of victims of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Irene Villora discuss the diplomatic crisis between Mexico and Ecuador following the latter's raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, plus more on former President Trump’s hush money trial, Croatia’s parliamentary elections, Sudan’s peace talks resuming and the start of voting in India’s general elections. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate building in Syria, plus more on Slovakia’s presidential runoff, a solar eclipse, Ireland’s new prime minister being sworn in and South Korea’s legislative elections. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our free weekly...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, plus more on elections in Turkey and Pakistan, Portugal’s new government being sworn in and a public transit strike in Paris.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter . This...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss a major internet outage affect millions across west and central Africa, plus more on elections in Slovakia and Senegal, talks between the Polish and Ukrainian governments and the anniversary of a Wall Street Journal reporter being detained in Russia.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and ot...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Matthew Hipolito discuss the cyclone threat and heatwave in Australia, plus more on potential Israeli military action against Hezbollah, Russia’s presidential election, the launch of an over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. and questions over Russia and Belarus’ participation in the Olympics. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and man...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss the gang violence wreaking havoc in Haiti, plus more on the Hungarian leader visiting Trump in Florida, two referendums in Ireland, the end of China’s annual parliamentary meeting and the beginning of Ramadan.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our free weekly...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss junior doctors striking in South Korea, plus more on Pakistan’s PTI party holding elections, Super Tuesday in the US, the UK’s Spring Budget and an anti-government rally in Colombia. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter . This ep...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss former President Trump's massive fine in a civil fraud case, plus more on junior doctors striking in England, elections in Belarus and Iran, and Thailand and China lifting visa restrictions. . Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsle...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss Israel's plans to evacuate Palestinians from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, plus more on the beginning of Russia’s election campaign, Mexico City’s former mayor running for president, an EU naval mission in the Red Sea and Julian Assange’s final appeal against his extradition to the U.S. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jaime Calle Moreno discuss the devastating wildfires in Chile, plus more on Lunar New Year celebrations in China, a presidential election in Indonesia, the presidents of Turkey and Egypt meeting and a security conference in Munich, Germany. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our fre...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrawing from a key West African economic bloc, plus more on the end of a ceasefire between the ELN and the Colombian government, elections in Azerbaijan and Pakistan and the U.S. Supreme Court discussing a challenge to Trump’s presidential bid.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss Ukraine's recent drone strikes deep inside Russia, plus more on rising energy prices in Argentina, presidential elections in Finland, Iran’s foreign minister visiting Pakistan and five big tech CEOs testifying in the U.S. Senate. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also availab...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss Iran's recent strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan* that have sent regional tensions soaring, plus more on preparations for Senegal’s general election, a presidential primary in New Hampshire, a labor strike in Argentina and a summit between the West African bloc ECOWAS and Niger’s military junta. * Note on the Iranian missile strikes: Shortly af...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss U.S.  regulators grounding Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes, plus more on the ICJ genocide hearing against Israel, Guatemala’s presidential transition, the World Economic Forum in Davos and the deadline to form a government in Northern Ireland.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also avail...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss the deadly earthquake in northwest China, plus more on EU scrutiny of the tech giant Meta, French troops leaving Niger, holiday travel in the U.S. and the results of Chad’s constitutional referendum. Note : With the holiday and the New Year coming up, the podcast will be off for a couple of weeks. Our next episode will be out January 11th. In the meanti...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss Tennessee's deadly tornado outbreak and the new round of storms headed for the U.S. South and Northeast, plus more on parliamentary elections in Serbia, a constitutional referendum in Chile, a presidential vote in DR Congo and a doctors’ strike in England. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss Venezuela's move to annex the oil-rich Essequibo region of Guyana, plus more on by-elections in Zimbabwe, Egypt’s presidential election, a confidence vote for the Polish prime minister and marriage equality legislation in Thailand.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also av...