The World in Brief from The Economist

A podcast by The Economist

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News & Politics

525 Episodes

  1. Emerging ceasefire deal in Gaza; dollar hits two-year high, and more

    Published: 1/14/2025

  2. Firefighters contain one of LA’s blazes; Nippon Steel gets more time, and more

    Published: 1/13/2025

  3. Ukraine captures North Korean soldiers; LA’s blaze changes course, and more

    Published: 1/12/2025

  4. Trump sentenced in hush-money case; America beats jobs forecast, and more

    Published: 1/11/2025

  5. Venezuela’s opposition leader briefly detained; LA death toll “will rise”, and more

    Published: 1/10/2025

  6. Two dead in Los Angeles fires; Trump’s designs on Greenland, and more

    Published: 1/9/2025

  7. Meta scraps fact-checking system; deadly earthquake strikes Tibet, and more

    Published: 1/8/2025

  8. Trudeau resigns; steel firms file lawsuit against Biden, and more

    Published: 1/7/2025

  9. Austria’s far right eyes government; America plans $8bn arms sale to Israel, and more

    Published: 1/6/2025

  10. Russia shoots down ATACMS; America plans $8bn arms sale to Israel, and more

    Published: 1/5/2025

  11. Johnson re-elected as House speaker; Trump to be sentenced, and more

    Published: 1/4/2025

  12. Details of Las Vegas explosion emerge; rampage in New Orleans, and more

    Published: 1/3/2025

  13. 15 killed in New Orleans vehicle attack; Taiwan to spend more on defence, and more

    Published: 1/2/2025

  14. S&P 500 ends a bumper year; Xi promises economic reform, and more

    Published: 1/1/2025

  15. Arrest warrant for South Korea’s president; America says China hacked Treasury Department, and more

    Published: 12/31/2024

  16. Jimmy Carter dies aged 100; South Korea’s deadly plane crash, and more

    Published: 12/30/2024

  17. Gazprom halts gas exports to Moldova; Putin apologises for plane strike, and more

    Published: 12/29/2024

  18. Another president impeached in South Korea; Russia accused of downing plane, and more

    Published: 12/28/2024

  19. Russia cautions on plane-crash speculation; a crackdown in Syria, and more

    Published: 12/27/2024

  20. House committee releases Gaetz report; Biden commutes death sentences, and more

    Published: 12/24/2024

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