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
Justice Department requests Epstein testimony; Venezuelan prisoner swap, and more
7/18/2025
ExxonMobil, the world’s biggest independent energy company, lost its bid to block its rival Chevron from acquiring Hess, an oil firm
Duration:00:03:38
America’s Congress passes crypto bill; Britain to lower voting age, and more
7/17/2025
America’s House of Representatives passed legislation regulating stablecoins, cryptocurrency tokens backed by safe assets.
Duration:00:03:41
Trump denies plan to sack Fed chair; Israel strikes Damascus, and more
7/16/2025
Donald Trump said he would not sack Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, after reports that he discussed the plans with Republican congressmen on Tuesday.
Duration:00:03:44
America’s inflation picks up; Trump’s deal with Indonesia, and more
7/16/2025
Inflation in America accelerated in June.
Duration:00:03:55
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs; EU warns of trade war fall-out, and more
7/14/2025
Donald Trump said America would impose “very severe tariffs” on Russia if it does not agree to a peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days.
Duration:00:03:41
The EU holds fire on tariffs; Iran says it’s open to talks, and more
7/13/2025
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said that the European Union would not impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods before August 1st.
Duration:00:03:13
Air India crash report; Trump’s tariff threats for EU and Mexico, and more
7/13/2025
A preliminary report into last month’s Air India crash found that switches controlling the flow of fuel to the plane’s engines flipped to the “cut-off” position seconds after take-off
Duration:00:03:22
Gaza’s deadly aid sites; Trump’s latest tariff threat, and more
7/11/2025
The United Nations said at least 798 Palestinians were killed near aid-distribution sites in Gaza between May 27th and July 7th
Duration:00:03:47
Trump’s birthright citizenship setback; Europe’s Gaza aid deal, and more
7/10/2025
A federal judge temporarily blocked Donald Trump from restricting birthright citizenship.
Duration:00:03:53
Nvidia’s value hits $4trn; South Korea’s ex-president re-arrested, and more
7/9/2025
Nvidia became the first company to reach a market capitalisation of more than $4trn.
Duration:00:03:50
Trump’s copper tariff; Gaza ceasefire talks, and more
7/8/2025
Copper futures jumped by around 13% after Donald Trump said he would soon impose a 50% tariff on the metal.
Duration:00:03:40
Trump pushes back tariff deadline; talks over a Gaza ceasefire, and more
7/7/2025
Donald Trump delayed the imposition of reciprocal tariffs from this week until August 1st.
Duration:00:03:44
Talks over a Gaza ceasefire in Qatar; America’s tariff warning, and more
7/6/2025
An Israeli negotiating team travelled to Qatar for indirect talks with Hamas over a possible ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages still held in the enclave.
Duration:00:03:04
Floods sweep through Texas; Israel considers ceasefire proposal, and more
7/6/2025
Britain re-established diplomatic relations with Syria. David Lammy, Britain’s foreign secretary, met Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, in Damascus, where he announced that Britain would provide the country with £94.5m ($129m) in aid
Duration:00:03:16
Nuclear watchdog exits Iran; Hamas positive about ceasefire deal, and more
7/4/2025
At a Fourth of July celebration on the White House lawn Mr Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill act, meeting a deadline that he set weeks ago
Duration:00:04:00
“One Big Beautiful Bill” clears Congress, and more
7/3/2025
America’s House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” by 218 to 214 votes, sending it to Donald Trump’s desk ahead of his July 4th deadline.
Duration:00:03:48
British government bonds slump; House debates “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, and more
7/2/2025
Yields on British government bonds rose and sterling fell amid worries that Rachel Reeves, the finance minister, had lost the prime minister’s support.
Duration:00:03:43
Senate narrowly passes Trump’s budget; Britain’s welfare bill advances, and more
7/1/2025
America’s Senate narrowly passed Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”.
Duration:00:03:46
Trump’s budget vote-a-rama; America to lift Syria sanctions, and more
6/30/2025
As debate time ended for Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the president’s tax-cutting package moved to a special session known as vote-a-rama.
Duration:00:03:48
Russia’s massive air attack on Ukraine; Senate advances Trump’s budget bill, and more
6/30/2025
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said that Iran could start producing enriched uranium again “in a matter of months”.
Duration:00:03:06