The World in Brief from The Economist
News & Politics Podcasts
The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.
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News & Politics Podcasts
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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it. Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
Episodes
Trump donors rally; Biden announces Israeli ceasefire proposal, and more
5/31/2024
Ukraine and Russia each swapped 75 prisoners of war, in their first such exchange in nearly four months
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Duration:00:04:14
Donald Trump found guilty; ruling South African party set to lose majority, and more
5/30/2024
Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide hush-money payments to a former porn star before the election in 2016.
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Duration:00:04:13
Israeli official warns of a long war; jury deliberates in Trump trial, and more
5/29/2024
Israel’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, said he expects his country’s offensive in Gaza to last for at least another seven months.
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Duration:00:03:53
Israeli tanks seen in central Rafah; OpenAI developing a new model, and more
5/28/2024
Shipments of American aid to Gaza by sea were paused after a temporary pier built for deliveries was damaged by bad weather, American officials said.
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Duration:00:04:20
Netanyahu calls Rafah strike "tragic" mistake; Spain pledges €1bn for Ukraine, and more
5/27/2024
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, said that civilian deaths in an Israeli air strike on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah were a “tragic mishap”, and that Israel was investigating.
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Duration:00:03:08
Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv; American lawmakers arrive in Taiwan, and more
5/27/2024
Hamas launched eight rockets from Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, towards Tel Aviv, Israel's largest city.
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Duration:00:03:31
Egypt agrees to new Gaza aid deliveries; G7 considers using seized Russian assets to help Ukraine, and more
5/26/2024
The White House said that Egypt had agreed to send humanitarian aid to Gaza through Kerem Shalom, the main commercial checkpoint between Israel and Gaza.
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Duration:00:03:50
Egypt agrees to new Gaza aid deliveries; China holds more drills around Taiwan, and more
5/25/2024
The White House said that Egypt had agreed to send humanitarian aid to Gaza through Kerem Shalom, the main commercial checkpoint between Israel and Gaza.
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Duration:00:13:00
ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah assault; Orban seeks to “redefine” Hungary’s NATO role, and more
5/24/2024
The head of Russia’s security services told local media that the perpetrators of the attack on Crocus City Hall, a concert venue outside Moscow, were affiliated with Islamic State Khorasan Province, a terrorist group
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Duration:00:03:59
Biden meets Kenya’s president; European grouping expels AfD, and more
5/24/2024
In Washington, DC, President Joe Biden greeted William Ruto, Kenya’s president, the first African leader to make a state visit to America in 16 years.
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Duration:00:03:57
Sunak calls July election; three countries to recognise Palestinian state, and more
5/22/2024
In pouring rain outside 10 Downing Street, a soggy Rishi Sunak, Britain’s prime minister, called a general election, to be held on July 4th.
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Duration:00:03:52
UN suspends food aid in Rafah; America reacts to ICC, and more
5/21/2024
The UN’s refugee agency in Gaza said it suspended food distribution in the southern city of Rafah, citing lack of supplies and security risks.
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Duration:00:03:46
ICC seeks arrest warrant for Israeli and Palestinian leaders; Iran’s president dies, and more
5/20/2024
President Joe Biden issued an unambiguous rebuke of the International Criminal Court’s application seeking arrest warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s leader.
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Duration:00:03:53
Iranian president in helicopter accident; Benny Gantz gives Netanyahu ultimatum, and more
5/20/2024
A search for Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, was under way after his helicopter was forced into a “hard landing” in the country’s mountainous north-west.
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Duration:00:03:33
Zelensky’s warning on Kharkiv; Gantz presents ultimatum to Netanyahu, and more
5/19/2024
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, warned that Russia could yet expand its assault on Kharkiv, a north-eastern region, as he called on Western allies to increase supplies of military aid
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Duration:00:03:52
China's property sector; Israel recovers bodies of hostages, and more
5/17/2024
Moderna won a patent dispute against fellow drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech
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Duration:00:03:30
Putin meets Xi; Slovakia’s PM in stable condition, and more
5/16/2024
Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defence Minister, said that his country’s operation in Rafah “will continue with additional forces”.
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Duration:00:03:48
Russia’s assault on Kharkiv; America’s inflation falls, and more
5/15/2024
President Volodymyr Zelensky postponed all international travel plans as a Russian assault around Kharkiv in north-east Ukraine continued to gain ground.
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Duration:00:04:02
New American tariffs on Chinese imports; Georgia’s “foreign agent” bill, and more
5/14/2024
The Biden administration announced it would introduce new tariffs on imports from China.
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Duration:00:03:56
Battles in northern Gaza; Anglo American rejects takeover deal, and more
5/13/2024
Israeli forces stepped up an offensive on northern Gaza, which they had retreated from five months ago.
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Duration:00:04:04