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 demands a rate cut; The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation halts food distribution, and more
6/7/2025
A man mistakenly deported to El Salvador was returned to America.
Duration:00:03:59
Trump feuds with Musk; talks to Xi, and more
6/5/2025
The bromance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has soured.
Duration:00:03:42
Trump says Putin will retaliate; the cost of the “big, beautiful” budget bill, and more
6/4/2025
Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin told him “very strongly” during a phone call that he “will have to respond” to Ukraine’s recent attacks in Russia.
Duration:00:03:49
South Korea’s election; Musk criticises Trump’s budget bill, and more
6/3/2025
Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party won South Korea’s presidential election after Kim Moon-soo, the candidate for the conservative People Power Party, conceded.
Duration:00:03:43
Little progress in Russia-Ukraine talks; a populist win in Poland, and more
6/3/2025
A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine lasted little more than an hour as officials suggested progress had been scant.
Duration:00:03:55
Ukraine destroys Russian bombers; Israel denies attack in Rafah, and more
6/2/2025
Ukraine claimed to have destroyed at least 41 Russian planes, some at an airfield in Siberia, thousands of miles beyond the two counties’ border.
Duration:00:03:08
Trump to double steel tariffs; Hamas seeks amendments to ceasefire plan, and more
5/31/2025
Eight members of the OPEC+ oil cartel said they would sharply increase production
Duration:00:03:05
Hamas mulls ceasefire proposal; America’s Supreme Court rules on migrant programme, and more
5/30/2025
Mr Trump claimed China had “violated” its tariff truce with America
Duration:00:03:56
Trump’s tariffs reinstated; Israel creates new West Bank settlements, and more
5/29/2025
A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated many of Donald Trump’s tariffs, a day after the United States Court of International Trade ruled that America’s president lacked the authority to impose them.
Duration:00:03:47
Court block Trump’s tariffs; Hamas chief in Gaza reported dead, and more
5/29/2025
An American court blocked Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, saying the president had overreached his authority by imposing them.
Duration:00:03:55
America orders a pause on student-visa appointments; Canada’s royal rebuke, and more
5/27/2025
The Trump administration reportedly told American embassies to stop scheduling student-visa appointments so that it could prepare for “an expansion” of applicants’ social-media vetting requirements.
Duration:00:03:47
The Kremlin dismisses Trump; car collision in Liverpool, and more
5/26/2025
The Kremlin dismissed Donald Trump’s criticism of Vladimir Putin, suggesting that his comments were “emotional reactions”.
Duration:00:03:52
Russia’s biggest air attack on Ukraine; Poland’s election rallies, and more
5/25/2025
President Volodymr Zelensky said that “America’s silence, and the silence of others in the world, only encourages Putin” after Russia mounted its biggest drone-and-missile onslaught of the war so far on Ukrainian cities.
Duration:00:03:13
Indian monsoon arrives early; Russia accused of torturing prisoners-of-war, and more
5/24/2025
Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said that at least 79 people had died in the territory in the 24 hours up to mid-day Saturday.
Duration:00:03:13
Trump threatens big EU tariffs; approves US Steel deal, and more
5/23/2025
A judge in Boston temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s effort to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enrol international students
Duration:00:04:08
Trump blocks Harvard from enrolling foreign students; gets budget win, and more
5/22/2025
The Trump administration blocked Harvard University from enrolling foreign students, revoking a certification that allows the school to host non-Americans on certain visas.
Duration:00:03:49
Trump confronts Ramaphosa; UN accuses Israel of blocking aid, and more
5/21/2025
An Oval Office meeting turned testy when Donald Trump showed Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, a video purporting to prove unfounded claims of “white genocide” in the African country.
Duration:00:03:51
Britain halts Israel trade talks; Europe tightens sanctions on Russia, and more
5/21/2025
The UN said that no aid had yet been distributed in Gaza because of restrictions imposed by Israel’s army, two days after Israel began allowing supplies to enter the enclave after an 11-week blockade.
Duration:00:03:42
Trump calls Putin; Britain and EU reach “reset” deal, and more
5/20/2025
Donald Trump said his phone call with Vladimir Putin went “very well” and claimed that ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine would begin “immediately”.
Duration:00:04:10
Israel’s “extensive” ground operations in Gaza; Russia’s biggest drone strikes on Ukraine, and more
5/18/2025
Israel’s armed forces said they had begun “extensive ground operations” in Gaza.
Duration:00:03:16