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
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
UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza; Putin replaces defence minister, and more
5/12/2024
António Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, and “the unconditional release of all hostages”.
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Duration:00:03:50
Israel orders more evacuations in Rafah; fighting intensifies in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, and more
5/11/2024
Israel has told tens of thousands more residents of Rafah in southern Gaza to evacuate, as its troops prepare to step up operations there, in defiance of warnings that an invasion would paralyse aid operations and cause unacceptable civilian casualties.
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Duration:00:03:52
Gaza ceasefire talks stall; Russia launches assault on Kharkiv, and more
5/10/2024
Meanwhile, the UN General Assembly called on the Security Council to admit Palestine as a member
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Duration:00:03:34
Ceasefire talks stall; American warship sails through Taiwan Strait, and more
5/9/2024
Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt reportedly stalled without a breakthrough.
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Duration:00:04:04
Israel and Hamas clash in Rafah; Russian attacks on Ukraine, and more
5/8/2024
Israel and Hamas reported fighting in eastern Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than 1m displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
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Duration:00:03:55
Israel seizes Rafah crossing; Ukraine foils assassination plot, and more
5/7/2024
Israel’s army said it had taken control of the Rafah crossing on the border between Gaza and Egypt.
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Duration:00:04:03
Israel strikes targets in Rafah; Xi meets Macron, and more
5/6/2024
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, said that the country’s war cabinet had “unanimously decided” to “continue its operation” in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza.
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Duration:00:04:12
Second day of Gaza peace talks concludes; Israel suspends Al Jazeera, and more
5/5/2024
Negotiators for Hamas left Cairo after a second day of peace talks with Israel.
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Duration:00:03:41
Gaza peace talks resume; Khan re-elected London mayor, and more
5/4/2024
Peace talks between Israel and Hamas resumed in Cairo.
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Duration:00:03:38
Campus protests go global; American hiring slows, and more
5/3/2024
Authorities in Canada arrested three people in connection with the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist activist who was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, in June
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Duration:00:03:54
Biden criticises campus violence; Gazprom reports losses, and more
5/2/2024
President Joe Biden condemned the violence of the protests that have swept university campuses all over America.
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Duration:00:03:56
Blinken in Israel; Fed holds rates steady, and more
5/1/2024
Antony Blinken, America’s foreign secretary, visited Kerem Shalom, an Israeli border crossing with Gaza where humanitarian aid trucks are stationed.
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Duration:00:04:10
Columbia protesters take over building; Trump fined, and more
4/30/2024
The White House condemned protesters who took over a building at Columbia University, saying they had taken the “wrong approach”.
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Duration:00:04:00
Hamas urged to accept truce deal; Scotland’s leader resigns, and more
4/29/2024
Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, urged Hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal put forward by Israel.
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Duration:00:03:56
Mahmoud Abbas appeals for American help over Rafah; Musk visits China, and more
4/28/2024
Speaking at a World Economic Forum meeting in Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said that only America could stop Israel from carrying out its planned offensive on Rafah.
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Duration:00:03:44
Abbas appeals for American help over Rafah; Musk visits China, and more
4/28/2024
Abbas appeals for American help over Rafah; Musk visits China, and more
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Duration:00:11:27
Hamas releases video of two hostages; Russia bombs Ukrainian infrastructure, and more
4/27/2024
Hamas released an undated video showing two hostages taken on October 7th, Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, alive.
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Duration:00:03:53