The World in Brief from The Economist

A podcast by The Economist

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News & Politics

462 Episodes

  1. Floods in Spain kill 95; Britain’s tax-raising budget, and more

    Published: 10/31/2024

  2. Netanyahu demands withdrawal of UN peacekeepers; success SpaceX's Starship, and more

    Published: 10/14/2024

  3. Zelensky says war “is coming home”; Starbucks gets a new boss, and more

    Published: 8/14/2024

  4. Egypt agrees to new Gaza aid deliveries; G7 considers using seized Russian assets to help Ukraine, and more

    Published: 5/26/2024

  5. Zelensky’s warning on Kharkiv; Gantz presents ultimatum to Netanyahu, and more

    Published: 5/19/2024

  6. America’s slowing economy; Weinstein’s conviction overturned, and more

    Published: 4/26/2024

  7. Moscow terror attack suspects face trial; Israel’s row over conscription, and more

    Published: 3/25/2024

  8. Trump wins South Carolina; Navalny’s body returned to his mother, and more

    Published: 2/25/2024

  9. Blasts in Iran; Trump requests SCOTUS review, and more

    Published: 1/4/2024

  10. Dutch election fallout; Israeli and Thai hostages freed, and more

    Published: 11/25/2023

  11. Joe Biden denounces Hamas attack; PepsiCo’s fat earnings, and more

    Published: 10/11/2023

  12. Private jet crashes near Moscow; India lands on the Moon, and more

    Published: 8/24/2023

  13. Russia strikes Chernihiv; America, Japan and South Korea agree a pact, and more

    Published: 8/20/2023

  14. Economic sanctions against Niger; a deadly bomb in Pakistan, and more

    Published: 7/31/2023

  15. America’s economy grows; coup in Niger, and more

    Published: 7/28/2023

  16. Wagner forces retreat; Prigozhin to leave for Belarus, and more

    Published: 6/25/2023

  17. Modi concludes visit; Prigozhin accuses Russia of attacking Wagner troops, and more

    Published: 6/24/2023

  18. Joe Biden condemns nukes in Belarus; African leaders in Russia, and more

    Published: 6/18/2023

  19. Fighting in Belgorod; Trump trial to start March 2024, and more

    Published: 5/24/2023

  20. The Pentagon’s leaked-document mess; China's military drills around Taiwan, and more

    Published: 4/11/2023

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