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.
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English
Episodes
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
America’s House averts government shutdown; apparent attack in Germany, and more
12/21/2024
Russia’s central bank surprised markets by keeping its key interest rate at 21%
Duration:00:03:43
Republicans reach new spending deal; Zelensky urges more support for Ukraine, and more
12/19/2024
Republicans in America’s House of Representatives reached a new spending deal that would avert a government shutdown.
Duration:00:03:39
Dow falls after Fed signals caution; Trump denounces funding bill, and more
12/18/2024
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, an American stock index, fell by over 1,100 points, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates but signalled fewer reductions next year.
Duration:00:03:52
Russian general killed in Moscow; the West forges ties with Syria’s regime, and more
12/17/2024
Ukraine claimed responsibility for the explosion in Moscow that killed General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s nuclear-protection forces.
Duration:00:03:47
Scholz loses confidence vote; Canada’s finance minister resigns, and more
12/16/2024
Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, lost a confidence vote.
Duration:00:03:34
Support for the new Syria; South Korea’s president defiant, and more
12/15/2024
Britain and America reported having “contact” with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, one of the groups that toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria, though both consider it a terrorist organisation.
Duration:00:03:20
America in “direct contact” with Syria’s new rulers; South Korea’s Yoon impeached, and more
12/14/2024
TikTok failed to win a temporary reprieve from a law requiring it to divest in America
Duration:00:03:50
Rallies in Syria; France’s new prime minister, and more
12/14/2024
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s boss, will reportedly donate $1m to Donald Trump’s inauguration events
Duration:00:03:44
The ECB cuts rates; Biden grants record pardons, and more
12/12/2024
The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, from 3.25% to 3%.
Duration:00:03:59
Syrian rebel groups vow revenge; ExxonMobil expands production, and more
12/11/2024
A leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist group that led the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria, vowed to pursue those responsible for torture and killings under the dictatorship, ruling out any possibility of pardons.
Duration:00:03:57
Syria’s interim prime minister; Israel’s buffer zone in Syria, and more
12/10/2024
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist group that toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria, appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as caretaker prime minister.
Duration:00:03:37
Syria plans for new government; arrest in health-care CEO case, and more
12/10/2024
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that spearheaded the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, announced plans to form a new government, pledging to restore order.
Duration:00:04:08
Syria’s dictator flees to Russia; South Korea opens investigation into its president, and more
12/8/2024
Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, a rebel leader, visited Damascus after anti-government forces took control of the Syrian capital.
Duration:00:03:45
Syria’s dictator flees to Russia; South Korea opens investigation into its president, and more
12/8/2024
Syria’s dictator flees to Russia; South Korea opens investigation into its president, and more
Duration:00:11:14
Rebels declare Damascus “free”; South Korea arrests former defence minister, and more
12/8/2024
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, told Donald Trump that any settlement with Russia must be “just” during three-way talks with Emmanuel Macron, France’s president
Duration:00:03:41
Romania scraps election; Syrian rebels advance, and more
12/6/2024
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree sacking the interim prime minister and dissolving the government
Duration:00:04:04
Macron’s next steps; Syrian rebels capture strategic city, and more
12/5/2024
In an address to the nation Emmanuel Macron vowed to remain France’s president “until the very end” of his mandate in 2027 and said he would appoint a new prime minister “in the coming days”.
Duration:00:03:50