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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United States
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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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Labor wins Australia’s election; Warren Buffett to retire, and more
5/3/2025
India banned the import of all goods from Pakistan
Duration:00:03:13
A big win for Britain’s hard right; America beats jobs expectations, and more
5/2/2025
Germany’s domestic spy agency labelled the hard-right Alternative for Germany party a “proven right-wing extremist organisation”
Duration:00:03:55
Trump ousts national security adviser; South Korea’s presidential race rocked, and more
5/1/2025
Donald Trump ousted Mike Waltz as America’s national security adviser and temporarily replaced him with Marco Rubio, the secretary of state.
Duration:00:03:40
Ukraine and America sign minerals deal; America’s economy shrinks, and more
4/30/2025
America and Ukraine signed a deal that gives America access to Ukraine’s minerals deposits and creates a joint investment fund.
Duration:00:03:51
Trump eases pressure on American carmakers; White House calls Amazon “hostile”, and more
4/29/2025
Donald Trump eased the pressure on American carmakers by signing an executive order to reimburse some levies on imported auto parts and exempt them from additional duties.
Duration:00:03:43
Putin proposes three-day ceasefire in May; huge power cut in Spain and Portugal, and more
4/28/2025
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said that Russia’s three-day unilateral ceasefire was “another attempt at manipulation”, and called for an immediate truce.
Duration:00:03:49
Pope Francis’s funeral; Trump speaks with Zelensky, and more
4/27/2025
The funeral of Pope Francis took place in St Peter’s Square in Rome.
Duration:00:03:46
Trump speaks with Zelensky; Thousands attend Pope Francis’s funeral, and more
4/26/2025
Russia claimed success on the battlefront, asserting that all Ukrainian troops had been forced out of Russia’s Kursk region
Duration:00:03:39
FBI arrests judge; America’s envoy to Russia meets Putin, and more
4/26/2025
China said that some American imports would be exempt from its 125% tariffs, and asked businesses to submit lists of essential American goods
Duration:00:03:51
Trump tells Putin to “STOP!”; China dismisses trade-talk rumours, and more
4/24/2025
Donald Trump condemned a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, which killed nine people, as “very bad timing”.
Duration:00:03:50
Zelensky calls for “unconditional” ceasefire; EU fines Apple and Meta, and more
4/23/2025
President Donald Trump lashed out at Volodymyr Zelensky, his Ukrainian counterpart, accusing him of undermining peace negotiations.
Duration:00:03:52
IMF slashes growth forecasts; a deadly attack in Kashmir, and more
4/22/2025
The International Monetary Fund warned of dire economic consequences from Donald Trump’s trade war.
Duration:00:03:43
Pope Francis dies aged 88; Trump reprises criticism of Fed chair, and more
4/21/2025
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke and heart failure in his residence in the Vatican.
Duration:00:03:45
Ukraine accuses Russia of violating truce; Israel’s review of deadly attack, and more
4/20/2025
Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is trying to create a “general impression” of an Easter ceasefire but is still attacking Ukraine.
Duration:00:03:06
SCOTUS halts deportations of Venezuelans; A temporary truce in Ukraine, and more
4/19/2025
Iran and America ended a second round of nuclear talks in Rome and agreed to meet again next week. Oman mediated the talks
Duration:00:03:32
Rubio’s comments on Ukraine; America’s proposed levies on Chinese ships, and more
4/18/2025
The Houthis, Yemeni rebels backed by Iran, said that American strikes on a port in Yemen had killed 74 people and injured 171 others
Duration:00:03:48
Trump lambasts Fed chair; confirms minerals deal with Ukraine, and more
4/17/2025
Donald Trump doubled down on his displeasure with Jerome Powell, suggesting the chair of the Federal Reserve would leave his post “if I ask him to”.
Duration:00:03:52
Jerome Powell’s warning; Iran hits back at America’s demands, and more
4/16/2025
Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said that the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs could present challenges to the central bank’s “dual-mandate goals” of ensuring low inflation and a healthy job market.
Duration:00:03:51
Wall Street shrugs off tariff turmoil; Trump targets Harvard’s tax status, and more
4/15/2025
American banks continued to report strong results, with tariff turmoil yet to seriously hurt profits.
Duration:00:04:09
Trump hosts Bukele; Pfizer drops its obesity pill, and more
4/14/2025
During a visit to the White House El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, said that a man mistakenly deported from Maryland would not be returned, despite a ruling by America’s Supreme Court to do so.
Duration:00:03:59