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.
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English
Episodes
DoJ drops Powell probe; Witkoff and Kushner to travel to Islamabad for peace talks, and more
4/24/2026
Fighting between Israel and Hizbullah intensified a day after Mr Trump announced that a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon would be extended for three weeks
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Duration:00:03:38
Trump threatens Iranian boats; Meta to shed 8,000 jobs, and more
4/23/2026
Donald Trump said he had ordered America’s navy to “shoot and kill” boats putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and to increase its minesweeping efforts.
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Duration:00:03:56
Tesla shares rise despite weak car sales; attacks on ships test the Iran truce, and more
4/22/2026
Tesla’s shares rose about 4% after the electric-vehicle maker reported first-quarter profit of $477m, up about 17% from a year earlier.
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Duration:00:03:52
Trump extends Iran ceasefire; Israel accuses Hizbullah of breaching Lebanon truce, and more
4/21/2026
Donald Trump said he would extend the ceasefire in Iran until its leaders present a “unified proposal”, following a request from Pakistan.
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Duration:00:03:55
Apple names new CEO; America enforces blockade of Hormuz, and more
4/20/2026
Apple said John Ternus, its hardware chief, will become chief executive on September 1st.
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Duration:00:04:14
America seizes Iranian cargo ship; Trump announces fresh Iran talks, and more
4/19/2026
Donald Trump said in a social-media post that America had taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.
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Duration:00:03:00
Iran says Hormuz closed; Ships under fire in waterway, and more
4/18/2026
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said that a French member of a UN peacekeeping force had been killed in Lebanon, the day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah began
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Duration:00:02:59
Strait of Hormuz is open, say Iran and Donald Trump, and more
4/17/2026
Mr Trump appears to be taking a direct role in the Lebanese ceasefire, writing on social media that Israel is “PROHIBITED” from bombing Lebanon
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Duration:00:03:52
Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, and more
4/16/2026
Donald Trump announced a ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, to begin on Thursday evening.
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Duration:00:03:43
Trump says war in Iran “close to over”; Israel to discuss Lebanon ceasefire, and more
4/15/2026
Donald Trump said the war in Iran was “close to over” as Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Tehran to try to advance peace talks between Iran and America.
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Duration:00:03:48
Israel and Lebanon agree to further talks; Trump floats more Iran talks, and more
4/14/2026
Talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, DC ended after two hours.
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Duration:00:04:13
America imposes naval blockade on Iran, and more
4/13/2026
Donald Trump said that Iran had made contact and wanted a deal “very badly” after America began a blockade of ships using Iranian ports and coastal areas.
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Duration:00:03:50
Orban concedes defeat; America to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, and more
4/12/2026
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister since 2010, conceded defeat in the country’s parliamentary elections.
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Duration:00:03:06
America and Iran talk late into the night; supertankers pass through Strait of Hormuz, and more
4/11/2026
Israel’s armed forces say they struck more than 200 targets in Lebanon affiliated with Hizbullah, the armed group backed by Iran
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Duration:00:03:09
America’s inflation rate reaches two-year high; Iran makes demands ahead of talks in Pakistan, and more
4/10/2026
The S&P 500 dipped on Friday as investors grew cautious ahead of talks between America and Iran, but the index ended the week up 3.6%, its best performance since November
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Duration:00:04:00
Israel to arrange talks with Lebanon amid faltering ceasefire, and more
4/9/2026
Binyamin Netanyahu said Israel would begin talks with Lebanon.
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Duration:00:03:49
Iran accuses America of violating ceasefire; European leaders urge Israel to halt Lebanon strikes, and more
4/8/2026
The speaker of Iran’s parliament said the two-week ceasefire with America had already been breached three times, rendering further talks “unreasonable”.
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Duration:00:04:04
America and Iran agree to two-week truce, and more
4/7/2026
Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the Islamic Republic agreeing to the “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Duration:00:04:07
Trump threatens to “take out” Iran; Israel attacks Tehran, and more
4/7/2026
Oil prices jumped as Donald Trump threatened in a press conference to “take out” Iran and renewed warnings that America would bomb “every power plant” in the country if Iran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday.
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Duration:00:04:11
Donald Trump renews Iran threats; Iran hits Gulf energy facilities, and more
4/5/2026
Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday if Iran’s regime did not “open the fuckin’ strait”.
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Duration:00:03:16