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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.
Episodes
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 19, 2026
South Korea's annual joint military drills cut down to 5 days after President Trump orders substantial reduction in US participation, Palestinian-American Loui…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 18, 2026
Palestinian-American Loui Ridi whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers returns to his property, President Trump's special…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 17, 2026
Russian attack on Ukraine kills 2 people at a Kyiv steel plant and injures 3 people, Memorandum of Understanding signed in June by the US and Iran expires…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 14, 2026
Aircraft carrier the USS George Washington deployed to the Middle East following reports of supply shortages, water contamination, and deck safety concerns…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 13, 2026
Revised death toll in Monday's 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia reaches 265 people with nearly 500 people unaccounted for, Colombian government…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 12, 2026
President Trump says US in "total control" of the Strait of Hormuz, 4 crew members and 2 rescue workers killed in an attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militant…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 11, 2026
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia kills at least 164 people, President Trump responds to Iran's conditions for a peace deal with his own new set of…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 10, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects President Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan, Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz approve new…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 7, 2026
UN secretary general calls for immediate end to attacks on civilians in Russia-Ukraine war, BBC investigation finds Russia has seized over 34,000 properties…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 6, 2026
President Trump once again appears to threaten nuclear annihilation for Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says an agreement with Oman…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 5, 2026
President Trump tells Fox News his administration had "very good discussions" with Iran during all-day negotiations yesterday despite Iranian leaders…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 4, 2026
Mass funeral held in Gaza for 112 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered after nearly three years under the rubble, President Trump said diplomatic talks…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 3, 2026
President Donald Trump tells reporters diplomatic talks with Iran will resume today but Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that no…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 31, 2026
President Trump says talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza between Israel and…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 30, 2026
US attack on a residential building on Qeshm Island kills a couple and their two-year-old child according to Iranian state media as the US strikes what Central…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 29, 2026
Israeli bombs Gaza City mosque as "yellow line" demarcating the boundary of occupied territory in the West Bank continues to expand, US and Saudi Arabia…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 28, 2026
President Trump says "you can't bribe" Iranian leaders as the US holds off on attacks for the 3rd day, Saudi Arabian officials say the country's military shot…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 27, 2026
Fighting halts between US and Iran halts late Friday following 13 nights of US strikes, yet the war appears to be expanding after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 24, 2026
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City yesterday kill 2 people, 4 Palestinians killed and several others wounded after Israeli settlers storm the village of Tell…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 23, 2026
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicols Maduro appears in federal court in New York City, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked 2 Saudi oil tankers in the Red…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 22, 2026
Israeli forces appear to depart the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh following US-brokered peace talks, President Trump vows to help Lebanon "a…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 21, 2026
Iranian leaders indicate they are open to peace talks as US completes 10th night of airstrikes across the country, Andy Burnham sworn in as new UK prime…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 20, 2026
US and Iran continue to trade strikes, US Central Command confirms three deaths of US service members in the past four days, Ukraine launches 400 drones at…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 17, 2026
US and Iran continue to trade strikes, ICE will continue to conduct traffic stops despite temporarily suspending the tactic earlier this week, the ex-wife of…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 16, 2026
US and Iran continue to trade strikes, Israel and Lebanon conclude new round of US-brokered peace negotiations in Rome, Ukraine and the EU have agreed to what…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 15, 2026
US and Iran continue to trade strikes, President Trump vows to strike Iranian power plants and bridges next week, UN calls for the release of 15 Palestinian…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 14, 2026
Saudi Arabia allegedly strikes Sanaa International Airport in Iran-backed Yemen, US and Iran continue to trade strikes, President Trump says he want to impose…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 13, 2026
US and Iran continue to trade strikes, 10,000 deaths reportedly caused from last month's heat wave in Europe, Sen. Lindsay Graham dies at the age of 71.
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 10, 2026
Attacks between the US and Iran appear to subside following two days of trading strikes, Israel continues to attack Lebanon despite a ceasefire, DHS…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 9, 2026
Attacks resume between the US and Iran as President Donald Trump calls peace talks a waste of time, Amnesty International accuses Israel of war crimes in…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 8, 2026
President Donald Trump appears to call off peace negotiations with Iran, says the US "needs" Greenland, cuts off all trade with Spain at the NATO summit in…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 7, 2026
Iran negotiations paused as funeral services continue for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fires at two…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 6, 2026
Russia strikes Kyiv for the second time in a week, funeral services continue for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel attacks Gaza, at least…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 3, 2026
20 million Iranians expected to attend the funeral of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the weekend, the latest on peace talks between the US…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 2, 2026
Russia launches major attack on Kyiv, the latest on peace talks between the US and Iran, Israel continues attacks on southern Lebanon and vows to increase…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | July 1, 2026
US and Iran both send delegations to Qatar but do not meet for peace talks, Israeli leaders refuse to leave Lebanon and vow to increase occupation in Gaza, the…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 30, 2026
Venezuelan emergency crews continue their race to rescue earthquake survivors from the wreckage as time runs out, US and Iran send conflicting messages on…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 29, 2026
US and Iran agree to stop attacking each other and return to peace talks, Israel attacks Lebanon, Gaza, and Syria, Venezuelan emergency crews race to rescue…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 26, 2026
Venezuelan emergency crews race to rescue earthquake survivors from the wreckage, Iranian paramilitary forces attack a British vessel in the Strait of Hormuz…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 25, 2026
Two major earthquakes in Venezuela, ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran, Israel strikes Lebanon for the second time this week as Trump administration…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 24, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani-endorsed candidates sweep New York primaries, ongoing negotiations between US and Iran, new new UN report reveals Israel has…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 23, 2026
The latest on peace negotiations between the US and Iran, Israel kills 17-year-old Raghad Ashour, a UNICEF Youth Champion, while she was walking to school in…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 22, 2026
The latest on peace negotiations between the US and Iran, Israeli airstrike kills Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 19, 2026
Will Israel's attacks on Lebanon derail peace negotiations between the US and Iran? Ukraine bombs oil refinery in Moscow for the second time this week, New…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 18, 2026
The latest on peace negotiations between the US and Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon, Interior Department announces it will pay $765 million to cancel 4 more…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 17, 2026
The latest on peace negotiations between the US, Israel, Lebanon, and Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon, Georgia primary results From the newsroom of WBAI…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 16, 2026
the latest on peace negotiations between the US, Israel, Lebanon, and Iran, Lebanese Journalist Hadi Hoteit from the Iranian news and documentary networkPress…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 15, 2026
UFC fights on the White House lawnfor President Trump's 80th birthday, a possible peace agreement between the S and Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 12, 2026
The latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran as President Trump halts bombing campaign saying a peace deal is close, Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 11, 2026
the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon, district judge throws out request to eliminate President Trump's $1.8 billion…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 10, 2026
the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon, protests grow in Albania over multi-billion dollar luxury resort development in…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 9, 2026
the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran as President Trump attempts to get peace negotiations back on track, Epstein survivors speak out about harassment…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 8, 2026
the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran as Israel and Iran trade attacks, President Trump storms out of Meet The Press interview
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 5, 2026
major protests in Albania over planned $1.6 billion luxury resort project by President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 4, 2026
the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, House approves War Powers resolution, AP report finds Trump administration…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 3, 2026
the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon, President Trump abandons plan for $1.8 billion slush fund, 60 Minutes fires…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 2, 2026
the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, protests in Kenya over a planned US-backed Ebola facility From the…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | June 1, 2026
the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, Newark mayor declares curfew in response to ongoing demonstrations at the…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | May 29, 2026
the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, Pam Bondi testifies before Congress From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in…
- Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | May 28, 2026
the latest on the war in Iran, the UN adds several Israeli government bodies to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones, Ugandan…