The New York Times · News

The Daily

This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Rachel Abrams and Natalie Kitroeff. Twenty minutes a day, six days a week, ready by 6 a.m. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher.

Episodes

Abu Huzaifa al-Khanadi, a Canadian citizen and former ISIS fighter, navigates life under intense government surveillance while struggling to reconcile his extremist ideology with his current reality. Despite claiming to cooperate with law enforcement, he admits to withholding details about his participation in executio...

The World Cup’s Mysterious Path to Russia

22 Jun 2018

25m

Trump Ends His Child Separation Practice

21 Jun 2018

21m

Father and Son, Forced Apart at the Border

20 Jun 2018

22m

How Separating Migrant Families Became U.S. Policy

19 Jun 2018

26m

Cracking Down on Leaks

18 Jun 2018

23m

The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 9, Part 2

16 Jun 2018

26m

AI processed

Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity face profound psychological trauma and complex reintegration challenges upon returning to refugee camps. Many survivors initially exhibit catatonic states or adopt the extremist rhetoric of their captors, a result of prolonged isolation and systematic brainwashing that convinced them ...

The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 9, Part 1

16 Jun 2018

27m

AI processed

ISIS systematically utilized sexual slavery as a core component of its territorial conquest, framing the rape of Yazidi women as a religious sacrament rooted in 7th-century interpretations of Islamic jurisprudence. Captured fighters, such as a former mechanic named Bashar, often attempt to minimize their roles by claim...