Plus: President Trump says he plans to send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tenn. And a preliminary estimate from the University of Michigan shows Americans' confidence in the economy waning. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.
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The International Criminal Court concludes hearings into war crime charges against the Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony and will decide whether he should face trial. But who is Joseph Kony and what are the charges against him?
How some South African schools are fighting childhood obesity.
And as Malawi gears up for elections, how can the participation and representation of women in the country's politics be increased?
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Sunita Nahar and Priya Sippy in London
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Technical Producer: Pat Sissons
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
President Trump has announced that the main suspect in the assassination of the US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, named as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, has been caught. We get the latest from the US and talk to a political historian about the recent upsurge in political violence in America.
Also in the programme: Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of plotting a coup and sentenced to 27 years in prison - we hear from one of his former ministers; and what are the little red dots in space? Could they be “black hole stars”?
(IMAGE: FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press conference announcing details on the suspect in the shooting of U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 12, 2025 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Cheney Orr)
The changes in American society that will result from the assassination of Charlie Kirk have already been experienced by America's Jews and the ways we've had to change our lives in the wake of the explosion of anti-Semitic violence over the past decade. Give a listen.
“Marketplace Morning Report” is breaking down the overall picture of the U.S. economy by zooming in on different regions and taking a closer look. Marketplace’s senior economics contributor Chris Farrell reports from St. Paul, Minnesota, about what’s happening in the Federal Reserve’s Ninth District — which includes most of the upper Midwest. Also: Paramount Skydance explores a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, and markets anticipate a Federal Reserve rate cut.
Cboe's Global Head of Derivatives, Catherine Clay, discusses the launch of their new products.
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Cboe recently announced new continuous futures for bitcoin and ether, mimicking popular offshore perpetual contracts but with a key difference: they're long-dated, cash-settled products with a 10-year expiry. In today's Markets Outlook, CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie sits down with Cboe's Global Head of Derivatives, Catherine Clay, to dive into these innovative new products, plus Catherine shares key takeaways from the Hood Summit, including what today's retail traders are really after.
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Donald Trump believes that authorities have caught Charlie Kirk's shooter. Also: the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro is sentenced to 27 years in jail; Israel steps up its military offensive in Gaza; 300 South Korean workers, detained by the US, arrive home; female representation in the upcoming Malawi elections; the growing flood emergency in Pakistan's Punjab province; Russia and Belarus begin a major joint military exercise; the world's first AI government minister in Albania and searching for a meteorite in the Scottish Highlands.
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Plus: Microsoft and OpenAI have reached a deal to extend their partnership. And the European Union settles its antitrust probe into Microsoft. Anthony Bansie hosts.
The U.S. saw August deficit of $345 billion. How did gold and bitcoin react?
The US government posted a $345 billion deficit in August, with its revenue of $344B overshadowed by $689 billion in spending. The net interest at $93 billion highlights the growing pressure that rising borrowing costs are placing on federal finances. Will this have any impact on the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
