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
Paramount tries to outbid Netflix; Supreme Court weighs executive power case, and more
12/8/2025
Paramount made a $108bn all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery in an attempt to thwart Netflix’s bid.
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Duration:00:04:02
Kremlin welcomes Donald Trump’s security strategy; Germany’s chancellor visits Israel, and more
12/7/2025
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, said that America’s new National Security Strategy was “largely consistent with our vision”.
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Duration:00:03:09
SCOTUS to rule on birthright citizenship; Witkoff meets Ukrainian negotiators in Miami, and more
12/7/2025
America’s Supreme Court said it would rule on the legality of Mr Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, a contentious part of the president’s anti-immigration agenda
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Duration:00:03:01
America lambasts European allies; Warner Bros Discovery sells to Netflix, and more
12/6/2025
American officials reacted angrily to a decision by the European Commission to fine X, Elon Musk’s social-media platform, €120m ($140m)
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Duration:00:03:54
Britain announces new sanctions on Russia; America and Ukraine continue peace negotiations, and more
12/4/2025
A British government inquiry found that Vladimir Putin authorised the attempted killing of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, in Britain in 2018.
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Duration:00:03:52
The EU floats a controversial sanctions plan; immigration raids in New Orleans, and more
12/3/2025
The European Commission put forward a controversial plan to fund Ukraine by raising up to €210bn ($245bn) backed by frozen Russian state assets.
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Duration:00:03:52
Impasse in Ukraine talks; America halts immigration from 19 countries, and more
12/2/2025
Discussions between Russia and America about an American plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine proved fruitless.
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Duration:00:03:53
France vows “full support” for Ukraine; White House defends drug-boat strike, and more
12/1/2025
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said Ukraine had his country’s “full support” amid continuing peace negotiations, in a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris.
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Duration:00:03:53
Netanyahu requests presidential pardon; American and Ukrainian officials meet in Florida, and more
11/30/2025
Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, requested a pardon for corruption charges from the country’s president.
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Duration:00:03:06
America clamps down on asylum; Trump says Venezuela’s airspace closed, and more
11/29/2025
Moldova said that Russian drones entered its airspace on Saturday, the third such incursion in just over a week
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Duration:00:03:05
Zelensky’s chief negotiator resigns; airlines warn of disruption after Airbus orders software updates, and more
11/28/2025
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, greeted Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, in Moscow
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Duration:00:03:40
America responds to National Guard shooting; Vladimir Putin dismisses Ukraine peace plan, and more
11/27/2025
Kash Patel, head of the FBI, gave details about the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House.
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Duration:00:03:57
Britain’s £26bn tax rise; Hong Kong fire, and more
11/26/2025
Britain’s chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced tax rises worth £26bn ($34.3bn) over five years.
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Duration:00:04:04
Ukraine peace talks make progress; Nvidia’s share price falls, and more
11/25/2025
Donald Trump said his team had “fine-tuned” America’s revised peace plan for Ukraine and directed his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to meet Vladimir Putin in Russia, with parallel talks planned in Ukraine.
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Duration:00:04:01
A revised Ukraine peace proposal; Trump speaks with Xi, and more
11/24/2025
America and Ukraine drafted a new 19-point plan for peace in Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister, following negotiations in Geneva on Sunday.
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Duration:00:03:58
Brighter prospects for Ukraine in Geneva; Japan to deploy missiles near Taiwan, and more
11/23/2025
Marco Rubio, America’s secretary of state, touted “arguably the best” meeting in the entire process of negotiating an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, held in Geneva.
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Duration:00:03:18
Ukraine’s allies question the peace plan; COP30 ends unhappily, and more
11/22/2025
Israeli air strikes killed at least 20 people in Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities
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Duration:00:03:10
Ukraine’s hard choice; Trump meets Mamdani, and more
11/21/2025
Eli Lilly became the first drugmaker to reach a $1trn valuation
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Duration:00:04:08
Wall Street reverses gains; America’s raw deal for Ukraine, and more
11/20/2025
Wall Street stocks fell on Thursday, reversing earlier market gains that followed Nvidia’s strong third-quarter earnings and seemingly reigniting fears of an AI bubble.
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Duration:00:03:50
Nvidia’s bumper earnings; Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board, and more
11/19/2025
Nvidia reported revenue of $57bn in the third quarter—up 62% on a year earlier—surpassing analysts’ estimates, and forecast higher-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue of around $65bn.
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Duration:00:04:05