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
Trump’s Supreme Court win; America ends trade talks with Canada, and more
6/27/2025
António Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, said that humanitarian efforts in Gaza were being “strangled”
Duration:00:03:50
Hegseth defends strikes on Iran; Ukraine halted Russia’s summer offensive in Sumy, and more
6/26/2025
Hegseth defends strikes on Iran; Ukraine halted Russia’s summer offensive in Sumy, and more
Duration:00:03:46
NATO bows to America on defence; Britain’s Labour MPs join rebellion against a welfare-reform bill, and more
6/25/2025
NATO’s members pledged to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.
Duration:00:03:50
Trump insists ceasefire still holds; NATO’s annual summit begins, and more
6/24/2025
Donald Trump insisted that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was still in effect.
Duration:00:03:44
Trump announces ceasefire after Iran strikes American base in Qatar, and more
6/23/2025
Donald Trump claimed that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire that will be implemented over the coming hours.
Duration:00:03:50
America wants talks; Iran vows revenge, and more
6/22/2025
J.D. Vance said that America’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities had “substantially delayed their development of a nuclear weapon”.
Duration:00:03:19
Zelensky appeals to allies; America moves warplanes, and more
6/21/2025
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist, was freed on bail from an immigration detention centre in Louisiana where he had been detained for 104 days
Duration:00:03:28
Britain’s assisted-dying bill; Iran rules out talks if Israeli attacks continue, and more
6/20/2025
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release on bail Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist detained since March without being criminally charged
Duration:00:03:55
Trump to decide on Iran within “two weeks”; Finland exits anti-mine treaty, and more
6/19/2025
Donald Trump will decide within two weeks whether to take military action against Iran, said Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary.
Duration:00:03:51
Iran vows to “never surrender”; Fed leaves rates unchanged, and more
6/18/2025
Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, vowed to “never surrender” in response to Donald Trump’s demand for Iran’s “unconditional” capitulation.
Duration:00:03:43
Trump urges Iran to surrender; oil markets get the jitters, and more
6/17/2025
In a series of social-media posts, Donald Trump called on Iran to agree to an “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” and said that America knows the location of Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.
Duration:00:03:52
Trump leaving G7 summit early; Minnesota shooter charged, and more
6/16/2025
Donald Trump is leaving the G7 summit early and urged all residents to immediately leave Tehran, as Iran threatened to leave the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
Duration:00:03:49
Israel and Iran exchange further attacks, and more
6/15/2025
Binyamin Netanyahu told Fox News that Israel is “fully co-ordinated” with America.
Duration:00:03:13
Israel and Iran exchange further attacks, and more
6/14/2025
Iran said that it would target American, British and French bases and ships in the Middle East if the countries helped Israel to repel its attacks, according to Iranian state media
Duration:00:03:07
Iran retaliates against Israel’s strike, and more
6/13/2025
Markets fell on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a stock index, closing down by 1.8%
Duration:00:03:58
Israel attacks Iran; one passenger survives India plane crash, and more
6/12/2025
Israel launched a large “pre-emptive strike” on Iran, which officials said targeted nuclear facilities.
Duration:00:03:44
America withdraws embassy staff from Iraq; Trump talks up trade truce, and more
6/11/2025
America said it was evacuating some staffers from its embassy in Iraq amid increasing security concerns.
Duration:00:03:36
A school shooting in Austria; troops in Los Angeles, and more
6/10/2025
A gunman killed at least ten people and injured dozens more at a school in Graz, a city in the south of Austria.
Duration:00:03:46
Trump deploys marines to LA; Russian drones hit Ukraine, and more
6/9/2025
The Trump administration is reportedly deploying about 700 US Marines to Los Angeles to protect federal buildings and personnel.
Duration:00:03:57
National Guard troops arrive in LA; Trump warns Musk over funding political rivals, and more
6/8/2025
The first National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles after Donald Trump said he would deploy a force of at least 2,000 to quell protests.
Duration:00:03:04