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
Japan concludes a leadership contest; Israel scales back Gaza operations, and more
10/4/2025
Russian drone strikes hit a passenger train in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, injuring around 30 people, local officials said
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Duration:00:03:03
Hamas responds to Trump’s Gaza peace plan; America bombs an alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boat, and more
10/3/2025
Republican and Democratic lawmakers in America’s Senate failed again to pass rival spending bills to reopen the government, extending the shutdown until at least next week
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Duration:00:03:54
Synagogue attack in Britain; OpenAI’s $500bn valuation, and more
10/2/2025
Police in Britain named Jihad al-Shamie, “a British citizen of Syrian descent”, as the suspected attacker in a car-ramming and stabbing at a synagogue in Manchester, an English city.
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Duration:00:04:01
EU leaders discuss “drone walls”; Supreme Court lets Fed governor stay, for now, and more
10/1/2025
Leaders of the European Union gathered in Copenhagen to plan a defence strategy following violations of European airspace by Russian drones and aircraft.
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Duration:00:03:59
American government shutdown looms; an earthquake hits the Philippines, and more
9/30/2025
America’s government looked set to shut down within hours, after Senate Democrats voted against a Republican-backed spending bill that would have kept the government open beyond an impending deadline.
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Duration:00:03:44
Bibi backs Trump’s ceasefire plan; biggest leveraged buyout in history, and more
9/29/2025
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, supported Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza.
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Duration:00:04:14
Russia strikes Kyiv; drones again spotted over Denmark, and more
9/28/2025
A “massive” Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, killed at least four people and injured dozens, according to the country’s government.
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Duration:00:03:27
America’s Justice Department goes after Fani Willis; Sergei Lavrov addresses the UN, and more
9/27/2025
Drones were once again spotted in Danish skies on Friday night, this time near some military facilities, among them the large Karup air base
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Duration:00:03:09
Netanyahu addresses the UN; Russia warns NATO against downing its jets, and more
9/26/2025
American drugmakers’ stock rose slightly on Friday after Mr Trump announced new tariffs of 100% on imports of branded or patented drugs
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Duration:00:03:45
America’s DoJ indicts Comey; Trump approves TikTok deal, and more
9/25/2025
America’s Department of Justice indicted James Comey, just days after Donald Trump said the former FBI director should be prosecuted.
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Duration:00:03:51
America moves to stabilise the peso; shooting at Dallas ICE facility, and more
9/24/2025
Scott Bessent, America’s treasury secretary, said he was in talks to offer Argentina a $20bn swap line to stabilise the peso.
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Duration:00:03:46
Trump says Ukraine can win back territory; OECD upgrades growth, and more
9/23/2025
Donald Trump said he believed Ukraine was in a position to “win” its territory “back in its original form”, and that Russia had been “fighting aimlessly”.
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Duration:00:03:55
Nvidia to invest in OpenAI; America vows support for Argentina, and more
9/22/2025
Nvidia, a chipmaker, signed a deal to invest as much as $100bn in OpenAI, an artificial-intelligence firm, to build data centres with a capacity of 10 gigawatts.
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Duration:00:04:01
Britain, Canada and Australia recognise Palestinian statehood; Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, and more
9/21/2025
The leaders of Australia, Britain and Canada said their countries formally recognised Palestinian statehood.
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Duration:00:03:10
Cyber-attack disrupts European travel; America cracks down on H1-B visas, and more
9/21/2025
Estonia sought consultations with other NATO countries after three Russian fighter jets breached its airspace on Friday
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Duration:00:03:16
Trump and Xi talk TikTok; Russia violates Estonian airspace, and more
9/19/2025
The Israel Defence Forces said it would use “unprecedented force” against Hamas as it continues its offensive on Gaza city, and urged civilians to leave the area
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Duration:00:04:14
Nvidia invests in Intel; Trump’s state visit to Britain, and more
9/18/2025
Intel’s share price closed up by more than 22% after Nvidia, a chipmaker, said it would invest $5bn in its struggling rival.
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Duration:00:03:43
Fed cuts rates; Trump’s state visit to Britain, and more
9/17/2025
The Federal Reserve reduced interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, the first cut this year, to a target of 4-4.25%, as America’s labour market has softened.
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Duration:00:03:58
Trump orders strike on another Venezuelan drug boat; framework for TikTok deal, and more
9/15/2025
Donald Trump announced a second military strike on a boat that he said was trafficking drugs from Venezuela to the United States.
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Duration:00:03:58
Rubio in Israel; Russian drone in Romania, and more
9/14/2025
Marco Rubio arrived in Israel for talks with Binyamin Netanyahu.
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Duration:00:03:09