China’s military parade, Venezuela, Epstein, Chicago and autism
Chinese President Xi Jinping presides over a massive military parade in an unprecedented show of force. President Donald Trump says the U.S. military killed 11 people in a strike on a boat from Venezu...
3 Sep 202512min
Afghanistan, Xi’s triumph, Nestle, Bolsonaro and Venice Film Festival
Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach quake-hit mountain villages. China’s Xi Jinping is having a strong week as he convenes his ‘Axis of Upheaval’. Nestle’s CEO is ousted over an affair he had with a...
2 Sep 202512min
Afghanistan quake, China summit, Gaza, Houthis and Indonesia
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed hundreds. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin share their vision for a new global order. Greta Thunberg joins flotilla heading for...
1 Sep 202511min
Chicago, ICE, Modi-Xi-Putin and US Open
Chicago’s mayor says police won’t help federal troops after US President Donald Trump threatens to deploy them. Two firefighters are being held by ICE after an ID check during a Washington wildfire. I...
31 Aug 202511min
Trump tariffs, Abbas, Meta chatbots, UK migration and Tony Hawk
A U.S. court rules most Trump-era tariffs illegal but leaves them in place for now. The U.S. blocks Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from attending the UN General Assembly. Meta has appropriated th...
30 Aug 202512min
CDC messaging, de minimis, Ukraine and Hurricane Katrina
The White House announces a new leader for the CDC as staffers lash out at vaccine messaging. The de minimis duty-free exemption for low-value import packages to the U.S. ends. We look at Trump's fran...
29 Aug 202512min
CDC, Minnesota shooting, DC crime, Kyiv and Tomatina
The CDC leader fired by the White House refuses to quit. A shooter kills two Minneapolis school children in a Catholic church. Federal agents take on local police work in Washington DC. A Russian over...
28 Aug 202512min
Fed showdown, France, Mamdani and Tayvis
Lisa Cook vows to fight President Donald Trump's Fed firing as governor in court, testing the limits of presidential authority. France's government is on the rocks after the prime minister called a su...
27 Aug 202512min
