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Reuters World News
Everything you need to know about your world in 10 minutes. Go straight to the source with a ten-minute news briefing by Reuters frontline journalists. Join host Kim Vinnell as she takes you around the world every weekday.
Episodes
Reuters World NewsBiden’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…
Reuters World NewsCanada’s killer accusation, the Fed’s triple threat and Elon’s UNGA agenda. Plus, freed prisoners on US soil
India responds to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s accusation that New Delhi was behind a killing of a Sikh separatist. Five American prisoners…
Reuters World NewsUS-Iran detainee swap, China's disappearing leaders and Ukraine and Russia face off at Hague
Five Americans are expected to be freed today in a swap deal with Iran. The disappearance of China's defence minister is the latest in a string of upheavals in…
Reuters World NewsSpeed dating for diplomats: An inside guide to the UN General Assembly
The UN General Assembly meets in New York this week with a backdrop of war and increasingly fragmented world. On this special episode, we talk to our…
Reuters World NewsAutoworkers strike, Biden woos rural America and Australia’s cat crackdown
Billions of dollars in federal funding have flowed to rural areas since Joe Biden was elected president. But is it going to help him in 2024? Autoworkers go on…
Reuters World NewsNipah virus fears, killer cough syrup, AI on Capitol Hill and US inflation
India rushes to contain a deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala. How lax testing in India fuelled a wave of deadly cough syrup poisonings. Tech CEOs in Capitol…
Reuters World NewsMcCarthy under threat, lithium battles in Europe and Hollywood's strike loopholes
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a threat from the Republican far right, despite Biden investigation. In Portugal, a small farming community hits back…
Reuters World NewsCatastrophe in Libya, Kim Jong Un in Russia and Apple’s China challenge
Thousands are feared dead after devastating floods in Libya. North Korea’s leader arrives in Russia with Washington warning Kim Jong Un and Putin against an…
Reuters World NewsMorocco’s wait for aid, Biden on China’s problems and Armenia angers Russia
Moroccans are left sleeping out in the open as aid struggles to reach those hit by the deadliest quake in decades. US President Joe Biden woos Vietnam – and…
Reuters World NewsWeekend episode: The legacy of the Oslo Accords, Israel’s Supreme Court weighs its own fate and Northern Ireland’s controversial amnesty
Thirty years since the first of the Oslo Accords were signed, peace in the Middle East is as elusive as ever. What is the future of the two-state solution – at…
Reuters World NewsHaley’s hawkish strategy, Mexico’s future woman in charge, fact checking Burning Man
Nikki Haley wants to stand out in the crowded Republican field – will her hawkish foreign policy help her? Mexico looks set for a female president as two women…
Reuters World NewsRussia’s jail ‘carousel’, Australia hit by misinformation, Ukraine war divides the G20
Australia’s upcoming referendum on Indigenous rights finds itself the target of online misinformation. And experts say it’s working. Human rights lawyers say…
Reuters World NewsUS funding fight, Ukraine’s wartime symphonies and how to teach with AI
The clock starts ticking to prevent a partial government shutdown as Congress returns. Teachers tackle the advance of AI in the classroom. The Ukrainian…
Reuters World NewsSecret intercepts from the Russian frontlines and China’s Xi stays at home
Excerpts of Russian soldiers’ calls from the frontlines talk of losses, discontent and disarray. Kim Jong Un may be planning a rare trip outside North Korea to…
Reuters World NewsUkraine’s defense reshuffle, rare protests in Syria and Erdogan’s Russia push
President Volodymyr Zelensky replaces his defense minister – will the move change things for Ukraine on the battlefront? Russia attacks Ukrainian ports near…
Reuters World NewsWeekend episode: Stagnating Germany – can Europe’s biggest economy snap out of it?
It’s Europe’s biggest economy – so how worried should people be about Germany’s stagnation? We look at what’s pummelling the country’s economy – and how a…
Reuters World NewsBahrain’s prisoner challenge, reviving Indigenous languages in Australia and Taylor Swift heads for the Big Screen
A mass hunger strike by political prisoners in Bahrain marks the biggest challenge to the country’s ruling family for years. Grassroot efforts to revive and…
Reuters World NewsDeadly blaze in South Africa, recycling fast fashion and the British Museum’s theft scandal
Dozens of people are dead after a fire at a building in Johannesburg. The British Museum’s theft scandal is reigniting calls for the return of the Parthenon…
Reuters World News‘Uninvestible’ China, coup bid in Gabon and tased and tattooed at Axon
The military claims it has seized power in Gabon. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says American firms have told her China has become 'uninvestible'. How do…
Reuters World NewsTrump trial date, vacationing in a conflict zone and France's Muslim abaya ban
Trump gets a trial date – smack in the middle of the 2024 campaign. The tourists heading to Crimea for summer vacation despite the sound of rockets over the…
Reuters World NewsChina’s bankers take up cards, Wagner’s leaderless fighters and Spain’s isolated soccer chief
China’s bankers are learning to play a poker-like card game to woo domestic investors. Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is officially dead -- what next…
Reuters World NewsWeekend episode: Jackson Hole and the Powell Rorschach test, Zambian rock returns and Europe reins in Big Tech
We check in on the state of the global economy at the annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole. Plus Europe's latest crackdown on Silicon Valley. And a…
Reuters World NewsTrump’s mugshot, Wagner’s money and DeSantis tests the orchestra pit theory
Donald Trump surrenders in Georgia and posts his mugshot on X. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s lucrative legacy in Africa is up for grabs. The Christians living in fear…
Reuters World NewsWhat now for Russia after Prigozhin? Plus, Trump in Georgia
The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is believed to have been killed in a plane crash. Donald Trump says he will turn himself in…
Reuters World NewsThailand’s political drama, Zimbabwe election hopes and ‘General Armageddon’ removed
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been moved from prison to hospital, just hours after his return to the country from a 15-year exile…
Reuters World NewsFukushima's release, Prigozhin's video, Panama Canal gridlock and HRW's Saudi report
Japan said it would begin the release of treated radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant this week. Human Rights Watch accuses Saudi border…
Reuters World NewsHilary hits California, Russia fails but moon race goes on and Ukraine dusts off old tanks
Tropical storm Hilary has lashed southern California with flash floods, prompting some to flee. Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years ended in failure. But…
Reuters World NewsWeekend episode: Afghans in limbo two years on, and we remember Danish Siddiqui
It's been two years since the Taliban took back Afghanistan. Yet, many of the Afghans who worked for U.S. organizations during the 20-year war are still left…
Reuters World NewsGeorgia threats, Canada’s wildfires, World Cup fever and what we know about Ukraine's gains
Ukraine claims gains in its counteroffensive – how significant are they? A whole Canadian city is ordered to evacuate as wildfires rage. And the countdown to…
Reuters World NewsPakistan church violence, Israel-Lebanon border tensions and a divided Fed
Increasing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border have elevated the risk of outright conflict. A standoff in Pakistan as troops guard a church from mob…
Reuters World NewsAnger on Maui, Pyongyang's racism claim and reporting a 'campaign of fear' in Georgia
A Reuters journalist talks about the reporting that revealed the involvement of three people charged in Georgia over efforts to overturn the election. Biden…
Reuters World NewsTrump's new charges, Russia's rouble moves and China's gloom - plus the waltzing Matildas
Donald Trump and 18 advisers face racketeering charges in Georgia over his attempts to reverse the election. Russia's central bank steps in to shore up the…
Reuters World NewsArgentina's far-right surprise, Black Sea warning shots and the latest from Maui
A shock win to a far-right candidate in Argentina’s election as the country grapples with 116% inflation. The painful search for survivors continues in Maui -…
Reuters World NewsWeekend episode: The hype and hope around superconductors
A claim by scientists in South Korea has reignited a global race to prove the existence of a practical superconductor. But was their claim legit? In a special…
Reuters World NewsClinging to life in Hawaii, what the US has to lose in Niger, Russia's moonshot and Iran prisoners
A father of five describes clinging on to a floating board with his wife and kids in the water. He's one of the lucky ones as the death toll in Hawaii…
Reuters World News'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…
Reuters World NewsRising 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…
Reuters World NewsWar 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…
Reuters World NewsRussia 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…
Reuters World NewsWeekend 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…
Reuters World NewsTrump, 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…
Reuters World NewsDrone 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…
Reuters World NewsTrump 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…
Reuters World NewsUkraine's troops recount bloody counteroffensive, Mossad veterans protest and Islamic State in Pakistan
Troops on the frontline of Ukraine's counteroffensive say they’re facing tougher and bloodier resistance than they expected. Former Mossad agents are joining…
Reuters World NewsIsrael doubt on Biden's Saudi deal, Africa tough on Niger and Lebanon's top banker bids adieu
West African countries have imposed sanctions and threatened force against Niger’s military junta. US President Biden has made normalizing ties between Israel…
Reuters World NewsSpecial episode: The growing pains of women's soccer
This year's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia is the setting for a new generation of women at the top of their game. But issues remain. As the women's…
Reuters World NewsWagner boss' whereabouts, UN chief climate scientist says it's not too late -- and fears for Niger
Photographs of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin appear to show him in St. Petersburg on the sidelines of Putin's summit with African leaders. Niger's turmoil…
Reuters World NewsTesla's secret team, Africa's Russia demands, Meloni in D.C. -- and mourning Sinead
A Reuters report finds Tesla overstated the distance its cars could drive. The Wagner mercenary group and food supplies top the agenda as African leaders meet…
Reuters World NewsThe Fed’s Swiftonomics, North Korea re-emerges and hot labor summer
The Fed is set to raise rates again but people are still splashing the cash. Just ask Taylor Swift fans. North Korea rolls out the red carpet for Russia and…
Reuters World NewsSpain’s fugitive kingmaker, a striking Israel reservist and Musk’s risky X factor
“Major E” served in Israel’s army for 13 years – but today he’s one of the reservists on strike to protest the judicial reforms ripping the country apart. A…
Reuters World NewsMoscow attack, Israel crisis, Greek evacuations and Musk flips the bird
Russia has blamed Ukraine for a “terrorist” attack after two drones hit buildings in central Moscow. 19,000 people have been moved to safety on the Greek…
Reuters World NewsSpecial episode: One tourist’s adventure is another person’s crisis zone
This special episode delves into the world of adventure tourism. Migrants and thrill seekers meet in Panama’s Darien Gap. A social media influencer is caught…
Reuters World NewsBarbenheimer buzz, elections in Spain and Cambodia, plus Team USA's World Cup start
Spain heads to the polls in a tight contest which could bring unconventional coalitions. No surprises are expected inCambodia’s election – but poll-watchers…
Reuters World NewsSwedish embassy alight in Baghdad, New Zealand mourning and joy - plus Thai turmoil
Hundreds of protesters storm the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a…
Reuters World NewsTrump’s target letter, US soldier in North Korea and an AI BTS?
Former President Donald Trump says he received a letter saying that he is a target of a grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential…
Reuters World NewsBiden's Netanyahu U-turn, Russia's retaliation and AI assistants
Russia has attacked Ukraine’s Black Sea port Odesa, a day after exiting a grain deal and leaving poorer nations in doubt over how to feed their people…
Reuters World NewsCan US and China agree on climate as floods and heat wreak global havoc?
Dozens are killed in flooding in South Korea, fires rage on the Spanish island of La Palma and millions of Americans are told to stay indoors as soaring heat…
Reuters World NewsSpecial episode: The ethical debate over who can choose to die in Canada
WARNING: This episode contains material that some people might find disturbing. What happens when a country offers those suffering from mental illness the…
Reuters World NewsA Russian general's words and photographing with the bulls - plus Putin and Biden on Prigozhin
A Russian general says he was fired for telling his bosses about the dire situation at the front in Ukraine. Does this fresh turmoil mean discontent is…
Reuters World NewsHollywood strike, Russia Iran tension and a do-or-die pitch for DeSantis
Hollywood faces a total shutdown as actors prepare to join screenwriters on the picket line. We give you the latest from Tinseltown. Ron DeSantis’ campaign…