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Guilfoyle fired, IMF outlook, Black Sea strikes (Updated)

#19 trending · Daily News

Eleven sailors are missing in the Black Sea after drone strikes on two commercial ships. Saudi Arabia's flagship oil conference pushes ahead amid reports the country's wa

Oct 13
13 min

Omar raid, diesel deal pushback, prediction markets

Immigration agents raid the DC home of Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar. US President Donald Trump announces an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, while his

Oct 12
13 min

Saudi airport strike, Trump-Zelenskiy spat and 'cockroach' leader freed

An attack on Riyadh's international airport kills at least 12 and leaves hundreds injured. US President Donald Trump calls for a new leader for Ukraine after President Vo

Oct 11
13 min

Delhi protests, Trump's Russia diesel deal and Panama quake

A loud blast at Riyadh airport has prompted evacuations. India's capital is under lockdown after authorities detained a youth protest leader ahead of major anti-governmen

Oct 10
12 min

US execution livestream, ICC sanctions, ICE defends NYC shooting (Updated)

The US says it will livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter. The Trump administration sanctions the International Criminal Court hours after a form

Oct 9
13 min

Trump pauses Iran strikes, Microsoft visa suspension, French mayor (Updated)

President Donald Trump says he wont strike Iran again before the midterm elections. Microsoft, Adobe and other tech companies are suspended from a worker visa program. Sa

Oct 8
11 min

Christa Pike hearing, October 7 and mortgage rate spikes (Updated)

Christa Pike's lawyers petition to save all evidence in her botched execution attempt. Riot police and protesters clash as a quarter of a million people join schools prot

Oct 7
13 min

Trump's California comments, France protests, Cornell rally (Updated)

Californians blast Trump after he suggests Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles or San Diego, at a midterm rally in Nebraska. Cornell students rally in support of 'Jane Doe'

Oct 6
13 min

Yemen retakes Strait, Spain early election, Nobels (Updated)

Yemeni government forces take control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls an early election after parliament rejects his plan to tackle Spain'

Oct 5
13 min

Yemen's Houthi operation, Ukraine targets Russian refineries and Brazil vote

Yemen's leader announces major military operations against the Iran-backed Houthis. Ukraine will double down on attacking Russian oil refineries in response to a new poli

Oct 4
13 min

Flydubai, Kyiv bridge strikes and G7's emergency oil stocks

The UAE calls a Flydubai co-pilots attempted takeover a "terrorist attack" as new detailed emerge about the suspect. A failed execution in Tennessee leaves death row inma

Oct 3
13 min

Cornell students speak out, Tennessee's botched executions, Obamacare checks

New York officials open a criminal probe into the Cornell gang rape case. September jobs numbers came in weaker than expected. A Tennessee death row inmate is in critical

Oct 2
13 min

Texas halts executions, Flydubai 'hero,' and AI Big Mac pricing (Updated)

Tennessee halts all executions after a botched lethal injection. A passenger says he grabbed the controls of the nosediving flydubai flight after the co-pilot stabbed the

Oct 1
13 min

Flydubai flight, AI safety pact, US leaves Iraq (Updated)

An Israel-bound flight arrives in Tel Aviv after an alleged plot by a pilot to down the plane. A group of tech leaders sign a voluntary AI pact with US President Donald T

Sep 30
13 min

Trump's AI meeting, Lindsay Clancy, Cornell (Updated)

Trump meets with AI leaders to discuss safety concerns as he pushes for US companies to stay ahead of China. Anthropic warns its own IPO investors that the technology cou

Sep 29
13 min

UK airbase suspects released, Starship, and GOP's 'panic button' (Updated)

The UK has released five British nationals suspected of plotting an attack near a UK military base that houses US bombers. Senate Republicans are breaking with Trump over

Sep 28
13 min

Iran-US diplomacy, RAF Fairford and Brazil elections

Iran says diplomacy remains the only path forward after US President Donald Trump rejected Tehran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the conflict. Police i

Sep 27
13 min

Iran's peace proposal, OpenAI image leak and FIFA reform

Iran says it is awaiting an official US response to a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days. Open AI says AI agents leaked

Sep 26
13 min

SCOTUS voter ID ruling, Xi wraps DC visit, New Zealand's farmers (Update)

The US Supreme Court will allow an expanded immigration database to be used to check voter eligibility before the November midterm elections. Chinese President Xi Jinping

Sep 25
13 min

White House press reinstated, Trump-Xi meeting, OpenAI agent hack (Updated)

CNN, Politico and MS NOW White House press access is reinstated. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet at the White House for a day of diplomacy and pageantry. An OpenAI agent

Sep 24
13 min

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Mostly nonbiased, which is really hard to find these days. Straightforward and to the point, sticking to the facts. 10 minute episodes make it easy for people who don't have time to watch/read the news

_California_dreamin_ · Apr 2026

Reuters has always prided itself on being one of the most unbiased news sources you can find, and this podcast is no exception. According to the Interactive Media Bias Chart from Ad Fontes Media, Reuters World News is smack dab in the center. This podcast is straight facts, with next to zero commentary, making it as unbiased as you can get. There are a decent amount of reviews that say “Reuters is leftist” “Reuters is left leaning” “Reuters is democrat propaganda”. These are all just claiming bias where there is none, and when you conduct actual research on the topics this podcast talks about, it shows how truly unbiased it is. There are two very short ad breaks, but these are over in the blink of an eye so they aren’t too bothersome.

Uzbek Chad · Dec 2025

Lately, I’ve been on the lookout for a daily podcast that provides a concise overview of the day’s most noteworthy events, and I’ve found Reuters World News to be one of the more reliable. The delivery is direct and unimpassioned. So far, this is the best I’ve heard.

SlamminAmon · Nov 2025

The ad timing and content is wildly inappropriate. It is jarring and disrespectful to put goofy and chirpy ads after somber discussion of tragedy.

Leopold P Bloom · Oct 2025

I have unsubscribed from Reuters World News and will no longer be following Reuters coverage after this episode. My family and friends are doing the same. Listening to Reuters devote a segment to the struggles of russian tourism, interviewing russian business owners and vacationers about canceled holidays, fuel shortages, and declining profits—including in occupied Crimea—was appalling. You started an episode referring to Crimea as “russia's holiday coast”. Crimea is Ukraine. It is not simply a travel destination for russians. It is occupied Ukrainian territory. Yet this report centered the discomfort of people vacationing in or profiting from that occupation, while barely acknowledging the reality that these inconveniences are the direct consequence of russia's own war of aggression. The editorial framing was profoundly misguided. Rather than centering the victims of this war in Crimea, rather than focusing on Crimean tatars specifically, Reuters chose to humanize the inconveniences of citizens of the aggressor state, many of whom have benefited from or normalized the occupation of Ukrainian land. There is a difference between reporting on the effects of war inside russia vs. producing a segment that invites listeners to empathize with the disruption of russian holidays on occupied territory. This crossed that line.

YarynaMykh · Aug 2026

I like my news to be relayed to me as is, with out the opinion of a reporter or the media house trying to manipulate my opinion. I liked Reuter news because of its neutrality and objectivity in reporting news stories, that set it apart from many major news outlets that chose to pick sides either left or right. Recently however I find myself dismayed and frustrated at the progressive left ward shift in Reuter’s coverage of news stories all over the world. Will unfollow.

Anne00Ri · Nov 2024

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