US shutdown looms, Travis King back in the US and weight-loss drugs scrutinized
The United States is heading towards a partial government shutdown after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected a stopgap funding bill. What does gridlock in DC mean for the rest of the worl...
28 Syys 202311min
Trump’s Michigan trip, a Black Sea commander mystery and Amazon’s antitrust fight
A New York judge finds Donald Trump and his adult sons liable for fraud. The ruling comes ahead of the former president’s trip to Detroit to woo striking autoworkers. Did Ukraine really kill the head ...
27 Syys 202312min
The US line in Niger, UNGA wraps and when we get our TV back
A senior navy commander has been shown on Russian state TV, a day after Ukraine said he had been killed in a strike on Crimea. The UN General Assembly wraps up with plenty of diplomacy on the sideline...
26 Syys 202312min
Hollywood deal, Kosovo monastery siege and ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh
Hollywood writers reach a preliminary labor agreement with major studios. Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan takes control. In Kosovo, Serb gu...
25 Syys 202311min
How the killing of a Sikh plumber in Canada led to a diplomatic war with India
On this special podcast episode, we examine the fallout from the killing of 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. What we have learned so far in the halls of Canada's parliament, what'...
23 Syys 202314min
Ukraine aid standoff, Murdoch's legacy and covering catastrophe in Libya
President Joe Biden promises more aid for Ukraine but must overcome opposition from Republican hardliners. Automakers risk a wider strike from union workers. Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of F...
22 Syys 202311min
The spy network under the sea, Poland halts weapons for Ukraine and Assad in China
The United States and China are overhauling their espionage systems, out of sight and deep underwater, as cheaper new technology changes the game. Poland stops sending weapons to Ukraine. Assad visits...
21 Syys 202312min
Biden’s Israel-Saudi gambit and Russia's ceasefire deal in backyard conflict
Ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh agree to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire, 24 hours after a military offensive by Azerbaijan. Joe Biden’s speech before the UN G...
20 Syys 202312min
