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
Uncertainty over peace talks; Trump’s Iran comments, and more
5/15/2025
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine arrived in different Turkish cities on Thursday.
Duration:00:03:39
Putin to skip peace talks; Trump in Qatar, and more
5/14/2025
Vladimir Putin will apparently not travel to Turkey for peace talks with Volodymyr Zelensky, his Ukrainian counterpart, according to a list distributed by the Kremlin.
Duration:00:03:52
Trump lifts sanctions on Syria; America’s deal with Saudi Arabia, and more
5/13/2025
Donald Trump said he would lift all sanctions on Syria to give the country “a chance at greatness”.
Duration:00:03:51
Trump to call Xi after tariff pause; White House targets drug prices, and more
5/12/2025
Donald Trump said he plans to speak with Xi Jinping, China’s president, later this week, after America and China agreed to sharply reduce tariffs for 90 days.
Duration:00:03:52
Trump presses Zelensky to meet Putin; and hails “reset” in trade talks with China, and more
5/11/2025
Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, to meet Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart, whether or not a ceasefire is in place.
Duration:00:03:12
Ukraine’s allies push for a truce; India and Pakistan stop fighting, and more
5/10/2025
Trade talks between America and China began in Switzerland
Duration:00:03:22
Clashes between India and Pakistan; Trump suggests 80% tariff on China, and more
5/9/2025
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, presided over Victory Day in Moscow
Duration:00:03:56
Pope Leo XIV; Donald Trump’s trade deal with Britain, and more
5/8/2025
Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the next pope, becoming the first American pontiff.
Duration:00:04:03
Fed leaves rates unchanged; Pakistan vows to retaliate, and more
5/7/2025
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady, at 4.25-4.5%.
Duration:00:03:40
India strikes Pakistan; Canada “not for sale,” Carney tells Trump, and more
5/6/2025
India said it struck nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
Duration:00:03:46
Israel’s plan to capture all of Gaza; Taiwan’s dollar spikes, and more
5/5/2025
Israel’s security cabinet voted through a plan to seize control of all of Gaza indefinitely.
Duration:00:03:46
Israel to retaliate against the Houthis; Japan won’t use American Treasuries in negotiations, and more
5/4/2025
Binyamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate after Israeli authorities reported that a missile launched by the Houthi rebel group in Yemen landed near Ben Gurion airport, pausing flights briefly.
Duration:00:03:17
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