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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...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss the attempted coup in Sierra Leone that left at least 20 people dead and saw nearly 2,000 prisoners escape, plus more on China expanding visa-free travel, train strikes in the UK, a referendum on a territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela and the latest on an American journalist detained in Russia. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spoti...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jaime Calle Moreno discuss the protests in Panama related to a controversial copper mining contract, plus more on a Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City, the Australian Prime Minister’s visit to China, local elections in the U.S. and the latest on Ukraine’s bid to join the E.U. NOTE* The podcast will be off for a few weeks, so our next episode will publish on Nov. 30.  In...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss new U.S. House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., plus more on China hosting a security forum, local elections in the Philippines, post-electoral wrangling in Guatemala and President Biden meeting with multiple leaders from across the Western Hemisphere for a migration summit.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss how the escalating Israel-Hamas war is fueling fears of regional spillover, plus more on the US-EU Summit, the opening of the Pan Am Games in Chile, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returning to the country and opposition primaries in Venezuela. CORRECTION: The original interview in this episode contained an error. Our editor misspoke wh...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the deadly Hamas attack and Israel's retaliatory strikes in Gaza, plus more on Poland’s parliamentary elections, a national holiday in restive Guatemala, runoff polls in Ecuador and a special session of Japan’s parliament. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss France withdrawing 1,500 troops from Niger, plus more on a Mediterranean leaders’ summit, a possible U.S. government shutdown, parliamentary elections in Slovakia and primaries in the Dominican Republic. Note : The podcast will be off next week, so our next episode will be out January 4th. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcas...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss the fighting between Azerbaijan’s military and Armenia-backed Artsakh forces this week in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region left hundreds of people killed and injured, plus more on the Asian Games in China, a hearing for former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, a Republican presidential debate in California and pro-reform demonstrations in Colombia...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Ahmed Namatalla discuss the powerful earthquake in Morocco and devastating flood in Libya that left thousands of people dead and many more injured or unaccounted for over the weekend, plus more on a legal deadline regarding incarcerated youth in Louisiana, the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran, a new “national political movement” in Mexico and India’s parliament h...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss the Guatemalan political crisis that President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo has called a "coup", plus more on North Korea's founding anniversary, the G20 Summit in India, Russia-organized elections in annexed portions of Ukraine and the UK launching autumn vaccination programs. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts an...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss Lebanon's ongoing economic crisis, plus more on Taiwan reopening to Chinese tourists, India launching its first space-based solar observatory, Trump’s arraignment in Georgia and a possible labor strike at two major liquefied natural gas plants in Australia. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These sto...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jaime Calle Moreno discuss how Haiti's ongoing gang war is threatening to drag the country deeper into chaos, plus more on heavy rains in Pakistan, elections in Gabon and Singapore and U.S. student loan interest resuming. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forec...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the Hawaii fires, plus more on elections in Ecuador, South Korea and the U.S. holding military drills, the BRICS summit in South Africa and elections in Zimbabwe. 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 produced w...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss the coup underway in Niger, plus more on primary elections in Argentina, a court hearing on Alabama’s proposed congressional maps, the Spanish Parliament meeting and  leaders of the U.S., Japan and South Korea gathering for a summit.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more . These stories and others are also ava...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss the recent cartel attacks in central and southern Mexico, plus more on the heat wave in the U.S., elections in Spain, the second Russia-Africa summit, and Italy’s prime minister visiting the U.S. White House. NOTE : The podcast will be off for the next two weeks so our next episode will be out August 9. In the meantime, be sure to follow us on Twitter...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Irene Villora discuss the Colombian government resuming peace talks with an armed dissident group of the disbanded FARC guerrillas, plus more on a trans-Pacific free trade pact meeting, the Black Sea grain deal expiring, Syria facing allegations of torture at the world court, and Israel’s president addressing the U.S. Congress.. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spoti...