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 signs Middle East peace plan; Open AI buys Broadcom chips, and more
10/13/2025
Donald Trump arrived in Egypt for a “peace summit” aimed at building on the Gaza ceasefire to help establish regional stability.
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Duration:00:03:53
Egypt to host peace summit; Trump and Zelensky discuss long-range weapons, and more
10/12/2025
Egypt said it would host a “peace summit” of more than 20 world leaders on Monday.
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Duration:00:03:02
Trump announces new tariffs on China; Witkoff visits Gaza, and more
10/11/2025
President Emmanuel Macron re-appointed Sébastien Lecornu as France’s prime minister days after his centrist ally resigned, deepening the country’s political crisis
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Duration:00:02:54
Trump announces new tariffs on China; Macron re-appoints PM, and more
10/11/2025
Two powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Mindanao, an island in the southern Philippines
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Duration:00:03:55
Trump hails “momentous breakthrough”; Israel’s cabinet to ratify ceasefire, and more
10/10/2025
Donald Trump said that Israeli hostages held in Gaza would be returned “on Monday or Tuesday”.
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Duration:00:03:57
American envoys arrive for Gaza talks; former FBI chief in court, and more
10/8/2025
Steve Witkoff, America’s special envoy to the Middle East, and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, arrived in Egypt to join the Gaza peace talks.
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Duration:00:04:01
Gold hits $4,000 an ounce; America and Canada hold trade talks, and more
10/7/2025
The price of gold futures hit $4,000 per troy ounce for the first time.
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Duration:00:03:52
France’s prime minister resigns; Israel deports Greta Thunberg, and more
10/6/2025
Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, resigned after less than a month in the job and hours after appointing a cabinet.
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Duration:00:03:57
Israeli negotiators travel to Egypt; Trump deploys troops to Illinois, and more
10/5/2025
Binyamin Netanyahu said Israeli negotiators would travel to Egypt on Monday to begin Gaza ceasefire talks.
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Duration:00:02:58
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