Bashar al-Assad's government secretly relocated a mass grave to cover up evidence of tens of thousands of killings in Syria, a Reuters investigation has found. The U.S. government shutdown has switched off the flow of economic data and that spells trouble for the countries which depend on it. And the newly-reinstated French prime minister hopes that putting ... Show More
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Melania ceasefire, Banks block AI agents, Trump's evangelicals (Updated)
First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine for the besieged town of Oleshky. White evangelicals remain Trump's most loyal demographic, but even that support is slowly slipping. Banks are blocking AI agents from accessing customer accoun ... Show More
13m 16s
Oct 22
PHP hacks, Russia-Ukraine strikes, Brazil's phone problem (Updated)
Millions of hacking attempts are logged, after a flaw in one of the Internet's most widely used coding languages forced government websites offline across Europe and Asia. Russia and Ukraine trade strikes, despite plans for US-brokered peace talks next month. The US is pulling so ... Show More
13m 29s
Oct 2025
Shutdown Economics, U.S.- Colombia Tensions, Louvre Heist Fallout
The economic cost of the government shutdown is mounting, as workers miss paychecks and contracts stall. President Trump’s feud with Colombia is deepening, with threats to cut aid testing a decades-long alliance. And in France, outrage is growing after the Louvre jewel heist, wit ... Show More
12m 52s
Oct 2025
How One Consequence Of The Government Shutdown May Mess Up More Than You Think
One task the federal government does a lot of is gathering data -- on prices, on the job market, and on a bunch of other things. When the government is shut down, those data aren't getting collected, and economic policy decisions based on those data aren't getting made with the f ... Show More
15m 16s