Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss the devastating flooding in Russia and Kazakhstan, plus more on elections in The Maldives and Spain’s Basque Country, Elon Musk meeting with India’s prime minister and the US Justice Department meetin

Ecuador’s raid on Mexican embassy sparks diplomatic crisis

15 days ago 11m 26s

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Irene Villora discuss the diplomatic crisis between Mexico and Ecuador following the latter's raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, plus more on former President Trump’s hush money trial, Croatia’s parliamentary electio

Iran vows revenge after Israeli strike on its consulate in Syria

22 days ago 12m 3s

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate building in Syria, plus more on Slovakia’s presidential runoff, a solar eclipse, Ireland’s new prime minister being sworn in and South Korea’s legislativ

Baltimore bridge collapse leaves six presumed dead, raises economic concerns

29 days ago 9m 58s

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, plus more on elections in Turkey and Pakistan, Portugal’s new government being sworn in and a public transit strike in Paris..Subscribe to the sho

Millions impacted by major internet outage in West and Central Africa

Mar 21st, 2024 8m 28s

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss a major internet outage affect millions across west and central Africa, plus more on elections in Slovakia and Senegal, talks between the Polish and Ukrainian governments and the anniversary of a

Australia battles heatwave while bracing for possible cyclone

Mar 14th, 2024 13m 54s

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Matthew Hipolito discuss the cyclone threat and heatwave in Australia, plus more on potential Israeli military action against Hezbollah, Russia’s presidential election, the launch of an over-the-counter birth control pi

Gang violence plunges Haiti into crisis amid calls for PM’s resignation

Mar 7th, 2024 8m 50s

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss the gang violence wreaking havoc in Haiti, plus more on the Hungarian leader visiting Trump in Florida, two referendums in Ireland, the end of China’s annual parliamentary meeting and the beginning

South Korea doctors’ strike brings major disruptions to health care

Feb 29th, 2024 9m 45s

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss junior doctors striking in South Korea, plus more on Pakistan’s PTI party holding elections, Super Tuesday in the US, the UK’s Spring Budget and an anti-government rally in Colombia.Subscribe to the

Trump adds to legal losses with $355 million civil fraud penalty

Feb 22nd, 2024 9m 24s

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. .Subscrib

Israeli offensive in Rafah sparks fear of humanitarian catastrophe for Palestinians

Feb 15th, 2024 13m 12s

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 nav

Hundreds dead or missing as wildfires devastate Chile

Feb 8th, 2024 13m 39s

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 conferenc

Tensions in West Africa rise as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger quit key economic bloc

Feb 1st, 2024 10m 21s

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 Pakist

Ukraine signals strategy shift with drone strikes deep inside Russia

Jan 25th, 2024 11m 41s

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 t

Regional tensions soar after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan

Jan 18th, 2024 11m 2s

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 la

Boeing acknowledges ‘mistake’ after plane loses panel at 16,000 feet

Jan 11th, 2024 9m 39s

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 for

China earthquake death toll rises as survivors and rescuers face bitter cold

Dec 21st, 2023 9m

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.

Tennessee continues tornado recovery as storms head toward US South and Northeast

Dec 14th, 2023 8m 56s

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 preside

Tensions spiral as Venezuela moves to takeover oil-rich region of Guyana

Dec 7th, 2023 13m 3s

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

Sierra Leone coup attempt fuels fear of political crackdown

Nov 30th, 2023 7m 49s

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

Protests erupt in Panama over Canadian copper mine contract

Nov 2nd, 2023 12m 20s

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

Republicans pick new House Speaker as budget concerns loom

Oct 26th, 2023 8m 32s

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

Escalating Israel-Hamas war fuels fears of regional spillover

Oct 19th, 2023 13m 37s

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 r

The first 24 hours of the Israel-Hamas war and where things stand now

Oct 12th, 2023 13m 27s

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 sess

France pulling troops from Niger as Western influence continues to erode

Sep 28th, 2023 9m 51s

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 Re

Azerbaijan halts assault on Nagorno-Karabakh after ceasefire with Armenian separatists

Sep 21st, 2023 13m 56s

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