The three-hundred seventy-third episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in this episode: Pakistan: At least 50 killed, dozens injured in Mastung blast Putin discusses Ukraine war with top Wagner commander Troshev The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown. Ukraine makes clear it won’t accept second-class EU membership Blinken meeting Indian counterpart amid fallout over Sikh leader’s killing Biden delivers unusually sharp rebuke of Trump on democracy Australian strongman pulls 44,753-pound hydraulic crane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred seventy-second episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in this episode: Second Republican debate: The biggest moments from debate stage Partial US government shutdown just four days away as congressional standoff continues North Korea changes constitution to boost nuclear arsenal growth France isolated on post-Brexit electric vehicle tariffs Iraq’s Nineveh buries its dead as families seek answers after wedding fire US soldier who fled to North Korea in July lands at Texas military base 'Shrek's Swamp' listed for a weekend stay on Airbnb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred seventy-first episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in this episode: Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians rush to flee Nagorno-Karabakh How did the Maui fire spread so quickly? Overgrown gully, stubborn embers may be key to probe More than 100 people killed after fire breaks out at Iraq wedding After Brexit, Britain and Europe embrace ever-closer union What is the Khalistan movement? How is it linked to India-Canada tensions? Donald Trump liable for business fraud, says judge in New York civil case Canadian man eats 135 Carolina reaper peppers in one sitting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred seventieth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in this episode: At least 20 killed in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot blast as thousands flee FBI warned prominent US Sikhs of threats after murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada Tensions rise between Germany and Poland as Scholz mulls border checks Biden, Trump to woo union workers in Michigan as auto strikes grow 7 candidates have qualified for the 2nd Republican presidential debate. Here’s who missed the cut Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council Australian man fined for taking pet snake surfing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred sixty-ninth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in this episode: Exclusive: Taliban weighs using U.S. mass surveillance plan, met with China's Huawei Punjab’s Sikhs fear fallout from Canada-India row at home and abroad France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron Nagorno-Karabakh exodus grows as Armenia warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ How the UAW strike is rewriting Biden’s strike strategy Finland Raced to Join NATO. What Happens Next Is Complicated. Hollywood writers in deal to end US studio strike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices