'Apocalypse' in Hawaii, Ecuador’s assassination and fentanyl by the numbers
Deadly wildfires in the resort town Lahaina leave people scrambling for their lives. We have the latest as the death toll rises. The assassination of outspoken presidential candidate Fernando Villavic...
10 Aug 202311min
Rising U.S. political violence, a Kremlin aide's neo-Nazism association, Wegovy's push and China’s woes
Reuters identifies more than 200 cases of political violence since the Capitol attack. Wegovy’s latest drug trial changes the conversation. A Kremlin aide who brings Ukrainian children to Russia assoc...
9 Aug 202312min
War and Wagner pose dilemma for Belarus exiles. Plus the Amazon summit and Haiti violence
Belarus’ opposition cautiously hope that Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine could give them a chance against President Lukashenko. But Wagner’s presence further complicates any uprising. As leader...
8 Aug 202312min
Russia and Ukraine up the ante, Niger’s deadline passes and an interview with the U.S. czar fighting long COVID
Russia and Ukraine step up their attacks on each other as oil prices hit four-month highs. The deadline for Niger’s junta to reinstate the ousted president passes – will West African leaders follow th...
7 Aug 202312min
Weekend episode: Gold mining's impact on Amazon animals and actors talk Hollywood at the bar
Travel with reporter Jake Spring to Los Amigos Biological station in the Amazon rainforest of Peru's Madre de Dios region. There, researchers have found mercury contamination from gold mining is threa...
5 Aug 202312min
Trump, Worldcoin, Ukraine ‘peace talks’ — and World Cup shocks
Donald Trump appeared in a D.C. federal court as new Reuters/Ipsos polling shows half of Republicans wouldn't vote for him if he's convicted of a felony. Regulators raise concerns about Worldcoin’s or...
4 Aug 202312min
Drone wars: A Ukrainian gamer turns pilot and Moscow’s financials district adjusts
Former President Donald Trump expected in a DC courtroom. In Ukraine, a former video gamer now uses his joystick to direct kamikaze drones – while in Moscow attacks force the financial district to adj...
3 Aug 202311min
Trump charged, Congo's gorilla hunters return and an intimate portrait of egg-freezing in Taiwan
Donald Trump faces federal charges over his efforts to reverse the 2020 election. Rating agency Fitch downgrades the U.S. government's top credit rating. A potential visa waiver deal between Israel an...
2 Aug 202312min
