Kenya's opposition leader, and former prime minister, Raila Odinga, has died suddenly at the age of eighty. We explore his legacy in Kenya and the rest of Africa.
The world's largest producer of cobalt is the Democratic Republic of Congo. It replaces the ban with quotas but what does that mean for the DRC economy and its local mining communities?
And did you know that young women can get perimenopause. We ask what it is?
Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham
Senior Producer: Sunita Nahar
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is in Washington ahead of crucial talks with Donald Trump. The meeting comes a day after Mr Trump spoke on the phone with Vladimir Putin -- and agreed to hold a summit in Hungary to discuss how to end the war. On his arrival, Mr Zelensky said Moscow was rushing to the negotiating table to stop America from supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
Also in the programme: The second highest general in China has been removed and faces corruption charges along with eight other senior military officials; and we hear from Marie Kondo, who became famous by teaching us how to tidy up.
(Photo: A handout photo made available by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York, 23 September 2025. Credit: Photo by Presidential Press Service handout EPA /Shutterstock)
Bitcoin fell to $105K with $1.2B in crypto positions liquidated.
Bitcoin fell to $105,000 as leveraged traders faced significant losses, with $1.2 billion in crypto positions liquidated. What was the cause of the decline? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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In a packed week for bitcoin mining news, MARA has dismissed its CTO, BlackRock cooks up a $40 billion data center firm acquisition, and Bitdeer unveils its $2 billion AI ambitions.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week, Luxor CEO Nick Hansen joins us to talk multi-month hashprice lows (how low do we go?), MARA firing its CTO, Ionic Digital’s Microsoft-linked AI deal, Bitdeer’s gangbusters September and $2B AI plans, and BlackRock taking the lead on a $40B data center company acquisition. Plus, the US government seizes $14.1B (potentially $16.5B total) in bitcoin from an international scam operation.
**Notes:**
• Hash price dropped below $50/PH/day at $47
• Difficulty adjustment down 2.5% after months of increases
• Bitcoin price fell from $125K to $108K post-tariff news
• Marathon quietly cans CTO
• Bitdeer mined 452 BTC in Sept, up 20.5% month-over-month
• Bitdeer projects $2B annual revenue from AI starting in 2026
• BlackRock leads $40B Aligned Data Centers acquisition
• US seized $14.1B+ Bitcoin from crime syndicate
• PJM needs 43GW battery storage by 2045
• Ionic Digital secured 240MW Microsoft lease, expandable to 1.2GW
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President Trump spoke with Russia's president yesterday...and meets with Ukraine's president today. Hacked documents are key to the indictment of former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton. A judge is requiring federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras. CBS's Steve Kathan has these stories and much more in today's World News Roundup.
John Bolton, a former Trump ally-turned-critic has been charged with mishandling classified information. That raises further fears that the justice department is being politicised. Why dropping a case against two people accused of spying for China has engulfed the British government. And celebrating Saul Zabar, whose deli delighted New Yorkers.
John Bolton is indicted on 18 counts for allegedly mishandling classified information dating back to his time as national security advisor during President Trump’s first term. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Trump at the White House to discuss Ukraine's request for long-range missiles, Trump says he will meet with Russia's president in Hungary next. And the scale of Gaza’s reconstruction is staggering, with unexploded bombs buried in the rubble, nearly all buildings damaged or destroyed and major questions about who will lead the reconstruction.
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A.M. Edition for Oct. 17. The Justice Department has indicted former national security adviser John Bolton, charging the one-time Trump official with mishandling classified information. Plus, Venezuela’s president mobilizes the country’s troops in a show of defiance against the U.S. And WSJ autos reporter Stephen Wilmot explains why the auto industry is panicking over a chip shortage - and not the AI kind. Kate Bullivant hosts.
President Trump’s former National Security Adviser-turned-nemesis John Bolton is indicted by a federal grand jury. Pressure builds to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine. And hundreds of Alaskans are airlifted out of flood zones.
