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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Ukraine captures North Korean soldiers; LA’s blaze changes course, and more
1/11/2025
The black boxes on the Jeju Air flight that crashed in South Korea on December 29th stopped recording in the crucial final four minutes
Duration:00:03:25
Trump sentenced in hush-money case; America beats jobs forecast, and more
1/10/2025
During a hearing on Friday America’s Supreme Court justices seemed inclined to uphold a law requiring TikTok to be sold by ByteDance, its Chinese owner, or to shut down by January 19th
Duration:00:03:51
Venezuela’s opposition leader briefly detained; LA death toll “will rise”, and more
1/9/2025
María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, was briefly detained after protesting against Nicolás Maduro’s planned inauguration, her party said.
Duration:00:03:43
Two dead in Los Angeles fires; Trump’s designs on Greenland, and more
1/8/2025
The fire chief of Los Angeles County said that two people had been killed and more than 1,000 buildings destroyed by wildfires.
Duration:00:03:41
Meta scraps fact-checking system; deadly earthquake strikes Tibet, and more
1/7/2025
Meta, a social-media giant, will abandon its fact-checking programme in favour of crowdsourced checks.
Duration:00:04:06
Trudeau resigns; steel firms file lawsuit against Biden, and more
1/6/2025
Justin Trudeau said he would resign as Canada’s prime minister, and announced a contest to replace him as leader of the Liberal Party.
Duration:00:03:50
Austria’s far right eyes government; America plans $8bn arms sale to Israel, and more
1/5/2025
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party inched closer to power.
Duration:00:03:34
Russia shoots down ATACMS; America plans $8bn arms sale to Israel, and more
1/4/2025
Microsoft announced plans to spend $80bn on “AI-enabled data centres” in the current fiscal year
Duration:00:03:30
Johnson re-elected as House speaker; Trump to be sentenced, and more
1/4/2025
President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel’s proposed takeover of US Steel, claiming it could threaten America’s national security
Duration:00:03:41
Details of Las Vegas explosion emerge; rampage in New Orleans, and more
1/3/2025
The man who rented a Tesla vehicle that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was reportedly identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an army sergeant.
Duration:00:03:43
15 killed in New Orleans vehicle attack; Taiwan to spend more on defence, and more
1/1/2025
The FBI identified the suspect who drove a pick-up truck into a crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana, killing at least 15 people and injuring another 35.
Duration:00:03:57
S&P 500 ends a bumper year; Xi promises economic reform, and more
12/31/2024
The S&P 500 ended 2024 up by more than 23%.
Duration:00:03:35
Arrest warrant for South Korea’s president; America says China hacked Treasury Department, and more
12/30/2024
A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol, the president.
Duration:00:03:30
Jimmy Carter dies aged 100; South Korea’s deadly plane crash, and more
12/29/2024
Jimmy Carter, a former American president, died aged 100.
Duration:00:03:38
Gazprom halts gas exports to Moldova; Putin apologises for plane strike, and more
12/28/2024
Donald Trump asked America’s Supreme Court to pause the enforcement of a law requiring that TikTok be sold to an American firm or be shut down
Duration:00:03:44
Russia cautions on plane-crash speculation; a crackdown in Syria, and more
12/27/2024
NATO called for a full investigation into the cause of an aeroplane crash in Kazakhstan that killed at least 38 of the 67 people on board.
Duration:00:03:35
House committee releases Gaetz report; Biden commutes death sentences, and more
12/23/2024
North Korea is planning to send more soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine, according to South Korea’s armed forces.
Owing to the holiday, the next audio edition of The World in Brief will be published on Friday morning, GMT. Until then, please check the Espresso or Economist apps for the latest news.
Duration:00:04:10
Suspect in court after German market attack; Slovakia’s PM meets Putin, and more
12/22/2024
The Saudi doctor accused of attacking a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg appeared in court.
Duration:00:03:21
Christmas market attack in Germany; American Government shutdown averted, and more
12/21/2024
Volkswagen announced plans to cut more than 35,000 jobs, after striking a deal with labour unions
Duration:00:03:40