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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Pilot stabbed on Israel-bound flight; America launches probe into rogue AI, and more

2026/10/01

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after it plunged nearly 20,000 feet and issued a distress signal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pilot stabbed on Israel-bound flight; America launches probe into rogue AI, and more

2026/09/30

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after it plunged nearly 20,000 feet and issued a distress signal; America’s Federal Trade Commission, a consumer-protection agency, opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms over the potential risks posed by their products.

Treasury yields retreat slightly; AI bosses meet Trump, and more

2026/09/30

The yield on American 30-year Treasuries fell slightly, to 5.55%, after having reached its highest level in almost a quarter of a century on Tuesday. Also, Donald Trump said top AI executives had signed a “morally binding” agreement to self-police safety standards.

Treasury yields hit 24-year high; AI bosses meet Trump, and more

2026/09/30

The yield on American 30-year Treasuries rose to 5.6%—its highest in almost a quarter of a century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Treasury yields hit 24-year high; AI bosses meet Trump, and more

2026/09/29

The yield on American 30-year Treasuries rose to 5.6%—its highest in almost a quarter of a century; Top AI executives met Donald Trump amid growing calls to regulate the technology.

OpenAI aborts latest model; Russian drones pound Kyiv, and more

2026/09/29

OpenAI cancelled the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, planned for October, over safety concerns. Also, Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, launched a platform to stop AI agents going awry.

Russian drone strikes pound Kyiv; America and China cut tariffs, and more

2026/09/29

A daytime Russian drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv killed at least one person; 19 people were injured in total as Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America and China cut tariffs; Russian drone strikes pound Kyiv, and more

2026/09/28

America and China will cut tariffs on around $30bn-worth of each other’s goods ($60bn in total)—including American corn and cosmetics, and Chinese toasters and toys—following Mr Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping last week; A Russian drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv killed at least one person; 19 people were injured in total as Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital.

Iran won’t change its ceasefire offer; potential terrorist attack foiled at British air base, and more

2026/09/28

Yields on ten-year Treasuries hit 5.20% and Brent crude rose to $106 a barrel after Iran said that it would not alter its proposed deal to reach a ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Also, British police detained five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act after a tip-off about suspicious activity near RAF Fairford.

Iran warns “no one” will trade if it can’t; potential terrorist attack foiled at British air base, and more

2026/09/28

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said American mediators had not officially relayed their rejection of an Iranian offer of a seven-day ceasefire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran warns “no one” will trade if it can’t; potential terrorist attack foiled at British air base, and more

2026/09/27

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said American mediators had not officially relayed their rejection of an Iranian offer of a seven-day ceasefire; British police detained five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act after a tip-off that three vans were heading towards RAF Fairford, an air base America uses to strike Iran.

Iran says diplomacy is America’s only option; Orange Order to march in Drumcree, and more

2026/09/27

Iran’s foreign minister said that only a negotiated solution could get America out of its “deadlock”; A controversial march by members of Northern Ireland’s loyalist Orange Order will go ahead on Sunday after the High Court court reversed a ban.

Dozens additional OpenAI hacks; Trump rejects Iran ceasefire offer, and more

2026/09/27

America and China confirmed that they would establish a communications channel dedicated to AI incidents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump reportedly rejects Iran ceasefire offer; Dozens more OpenAI hacks, and more

2026/09/26

America and China confirmed that they would establish a communications channel dedicated to AI incidents

Dozens more OpenAI hacks; Trump reportedly rejects Iran ceasefire offer, and more

2026/09/26

OpenAI said that its artificial-intelligence agents may have hacked “dozens” of websites of international institutions, including governments, universities and public agencies; The Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump had rejected a seven-day ceasefire deal offered by Iran on Thursday.

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Kazanov 2026/09/11

Second grade podcast

It used to be first class. Now an activist institution

★★★★★

BigAppleGreg 2026/08/22

Is it AI ?

Maybe it’s because I’m listing at 1.75x speed. Maybe it’s the refined accent…. I don’t mind the ultra short complimentary material.

★☆☆☆☆

Phillydog07 2026/03/31

AI Slop

Virtually unlistenable. The text-to-speech, combined with the writing, cannot keep my attention. I can’t believe this is a subscriber-only feature.

★☆☆☆☆

ShawlAdjuster 2026/03/11

Ai generated narration

I subscribe because I value and want to support the human talent force at the Economist. It is off putting and eerie to have ai narration insidiously ...

★★★★☆

Emmabates 2026/01/21

I wish it were a human

Come on, you've got the recording studio and the talent - subscribers at least should get a human version. I love the content but I drift off because ...

★☆☆☆☆

pippapippappp 2026/01/03

Sounds like a computer reading the news and too editorial

Other E podcasts better

★☆☆☆☆

Future-is-bright 2025/12/22

Dec 21, goodbye

Your program, never in love with Trump, went off the rails. You accused Trump of acting like a king. You actually have a king! We have an elected pre...

★★☆☆☆

MplsLex 2025/12/10

AI reader - can’t listen

As a subscriber, and a frequent listener of The Economist’s podcasts, I was surprised to see I hadn’t added this to my feed. I got 2mins in before I h...

★★★★★

Maui gardener 2025/05/29

Excellent information, well presented!

Really enjoying the “Bottleneck” Series. Today’s talk about transformers was an eye opener. Thank you!

★☆☆☆☆

cch28223 2025/04/22

Why do they need 3 versions of same episode each day?!

Ai voices are terrible- particularly the female one- and SO annoying that they have 3 versions per day. The 3rd one is ‘slightly’ different, but i was...

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