Somali pirates, the Fed and Intel’s plan
The Federal Reserve fuels a Wall Street rally after signalling it’s still on track for three rate cuts in 2024. Somali pirates re-emerge, piling pressure onto the global shipping crisis. And President...
21 Mars 202412min
Royal photo, Islamic State probe, Trump’s cash woes and Detroit's auto win
A second royal photograph distributed by Kensington Palace is discovered to have been edited in eight places. The UN mission probing ISIS crimes in Iraq is forced to shut down early. Donald Trump’s fa...
20 Mars 202412min
Gaza hunger, women's health research, Gambia FGM and Italy’s news kiosks
Famine is imminent in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave, according to a U.N.-backed report. President Biden signs an executive order seeking to erase the gender gap in government resea...
19 Mars 202412min
Putin's landslide win, Bank of Japan and McDonald’s boycott losses
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin claims a landslide election win further tightening his grip on power. The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates for the first time since 2007. And a mediation court ...
18 Mars 202412min
The unity debate in Northern Ireland
Join Carmel Crimmins this St Patrick’s Day weekend on a melodious journey to Northern Ireland. As political changes amplify questions about the future, she hears from young musicians on what they want...
16 Mars 202424min
Schumer v Netanyahu, Hezbollah’s resolve and Russians in LatAm
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer faces backlash after calling for new Israeli elections to push out prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu who he says, “has lost his way.” Hezbollah tells its backer Iran, that i...
15 Mars 202412min
TikTok test, Trump’s CIA op and Russian refinery attacks
A House bill forcing Chinese-owned ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a US ban meets outrage from platform users. A Reuters report reveals that when Donald Trump was president, he green lighted a CIA ca...
14 Mars 202412min
Ukraine arms, Biden’s memory, Sudan war and OnlyFans
The Biden administration confirms it will send $300 million worth of arms to Ukraine as funding in Congress stalls. Former special counsel Robert Hur faces sharp scrutiny over his report on President ...
13 Mars 202413min
