Other14:46VOA’s “Today’s Focus” uses live reporting from Washington and focused interviews to examine the day’s topics, helping viewers quickly follow US politics, global news and regional developments in a 15-minute program. It airs at 5 p.m. Eastern Time from Monday to Friday.
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SocietySouth Africa’s Madlanga Commission continues examining allegations of unlawful kickbacks, cliques and corruption in the criminal justice system. A jailed businessman has been accused of paying bribes and having links to cartels.
EconomyStocks fall as global bond yields remain elevated. Bloomberg’s cross-platform coverage reviews the U.S. market close across Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio and YouTube.
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World2:02Canada’s border agency says it deported Syed Salman Samani, Iran’s former deputy interior minister and official spokesperson, after a judge rejected his last-minute appeal. He is the second Iranian regime official expelled under a policy introduced in 2022.
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PoliticsMinnesota’s attorney general is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, asking a federal judge to compel the extradition of an ICE agent charged with wounding a man and later lying about it during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
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World3:44Retired U.S. Marine Col. Mike Jernigan says the conflict between the United States and Iran is moving toward an “end game.” He discussed the state of the conflict on “America Reports.”
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WorldUS President Donald Trump says there are no current or planned talks with Iran after the Memorandum of Understanding expired. He also posted a map labelling the Strait of Hormuz as “new US territory”, a move Iranian officials called a “delusion”. A strike on a vessel in the strait killed one person as efforts to end the war focus on the waterway.
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Economy3:52CryptoQuant says Bitcoin whales have added about 43,000 Bitcoin over the past 60 days, worth roughly $2.75 billion at current prices. Kavita Gupta of Delta Blockchain Fund says she is seeing Bitcoin move rather than being bought.
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Politics51:20Bloomberg’s early edition of Balance of Power examines the latest developments in the Middle East and President Trump’s hard-line approach to Iran. The program also covers falling AI stocks and rising oil prices, with guests including former Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
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PoliticsNew research says foreign actors are watching Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum and trying to influence the vote. Brian McQuinn of the University of Regina’s Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data and Conflict discusses his findings, while security consultant Patrick Lennox explains why they matter.
HealthThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the country’s deadliest on record and has spread five times faster than previous outbreaks. Delayed detection, conflict and limited treatment are hindering containment efforts.
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OtherEmergency Management and Community Resilience Minister Eleanor Olszewski and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty gave an update on Canada’s 2026 wildfire season. Natural Resources Canada reports 582 active wildfires nationwide, including 31 classified as out of control. Olszewski said activity has grown significantly since the July 9 update.
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TechA landmark trial has begun over allegations that Meta deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to addict young users, contributing to depression, anxiety and suicide. Parents who say their children were harmed by social media spoke outside the court.
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Society1:55A Fox News report by correspondent Madison Scarpino focuses on multiple Florida homicide cases; illegal immigrants are accused in separate incidents.
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WorldDays after a powerful earthquake devastated East Nusa Tenggara, thousands remain displaced and say aid is slow to reach the hardest-hit areas. Riung residents lack food, medicine and clean water. Some communities receive rice and oil, while families elsewhere sleep beneath torn plastic sheets as trucks pass without stopping.
SocietyIn only 22 days, Jason Arday went from being Cambridge’s youngest Black professor to the focus of an extraordinary media storm. He denied allegations of plagiarism until his death last week. A vigil was held in London in his memory.
World27:22Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief Vadym Skibitsky tells the BBC that Kyiv must “destroy and disarm” Russian weapons production and logistics, including online retailer Wildberries, which Ukraine has accused of supporting Vladimir Putin’s war effort. The Kremlin says Ukraine sent more than 600 drones toward the Moscow region on Monday night; Russian air defences destroyed over 180, with several people wounded.
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HealthB.C. provincial health officer Bonnie Henry offered advice on dealing with wildfire smoke at a Tuesday news conference. More than 120 wildfires remain active across the province, while large areas of southern British Columbia face orange and yellow air-quality warnings. Henry said the main cause of acute effects is the tiny particles known as PM2.5.
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HealthB.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides the latest information on wildfire and smoke conditions while air quality warnings remain in effect across large parts of the province.
Politics2:23Jake Sullivan, a former US national security advisor to former President Joe Biden, says President Donald Trump may eventually have to “bite the bullet and do a bad deal” with Iran.
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WorldA Reporter’s Notebook from Colombia follows the aftermath of the earthquake, where families continue searching for relatives, neighbours help one another and emergency teams race to find survivors, deliver aid and clear rubble. As the disaster’s scale emerges, the quake is also politically significant.
Society9:18“Outnumbered” panelists discuss the Lindsay Clancy murder trial as the defense describes her extensive history of psychiatric medication and argues that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis when her children died.
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SocietyA vehicle struck multiple hydro poles in Brampton’s Rosedale Avenue area around 1 a.m., leaving more than 4,000 homes and businesses without power. Police say the driver was arrested and charged with impaired driving after suffering minor injuries; hundreds of homes remain without electricity.
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World1:25Heavy rain and water-dropping aircraft have not fully contained a vast peat fire in Belgium’s eastern High Fens. About 3,000 hectares of natural forest have become a smouldering wasteland, with the fire spreading a metre underground through bog peat. Smoke has hospitalized two firefighters, displaced residents and raised evacuation concerns in nearby Monschau, Germany.