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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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Donald Trump wins South Carolina; Gaza ceasefire talks, and more

2024/02/26

Donald Trump cruised to victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary, winning 60% of the vote. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Palestinian prime minister submits resignation; Zelensky announces casualty figures, and more

2024/02/26

Muhammad Shtayyeh submitted the resignation of his government to Mahmoud Abbas. Also, Volodymyr Zelensky said that 31,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago.

Donald Trump wins South Carolina; Gaza ceasefire talks, and more

2024/02/25

Donald Trump cruised to victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary, winning 60% of the vote.

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

2024/02/25

The body of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in prison last week, was returned to his mother. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump wins South Carolina; ECOWAS lifted sanctions on Niger, and more

2024/02/25

The body of the Russian opposition leader who died in prison last week, was returned to his mother.

Trump wins South Carolina; Gaza ceasefire talks, and more

2024/02/25

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since Russia’s invasion of its neighbour two years ago

Trump declares himself “dissident”; Navalny’s body returned to his mother, and more

2024/02/24

The body of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in prison last week, was returned to his mother.

Trump breaks IVF silence; Western leaders visit Kyiv, and more

2024/02/24

America announced the largest single package of penalties on Russia since the war in Ukraine began exactly two years ago.

Netanyahu unveils post-war plan; more sanctions against Russia, and more

2024/02/24

Germany’s parliament approved a law legalising the recreational use of marijuana from as early as April 1st Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America returns to the Moon; Netanyahu unveils post-war plan, and more

2024/02/23

An American spacecraft touched down on the Moon for the first time since 1972. Also, Binyamin Netanyahu presented his post-war plan for Gaza, calling for “complete demilitarization” in the enclave and refused to recognise a Palestinian State.

More sanctions against Russia; Netanyahu unveils post-war plan, and more

2024/02/23

Germany’s parliament approved a law legalising the recreational use of marijuana from as early as April 1st

Israel strikes Rafah; AI drives global stock rally, and more

2024/02/23

Brett McGurk, President Joe Biden’s Middle East adviser, travelled to Israel to meet with Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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966 reviews

Tcpfrank 2024/02/11

Mike’s right. Sequence this feed so we know which is the latest.

Like the information but can be very repetitive.

42az42 2024/02/16

iOS 17 only :-/

Can’t access content because I have pre iOS 17 iPhone- even as a subscriber. Paying for something I can't use. Disappointed with this change.

Mike in Potomac 2024/01/22

This stream is overloaded!

I understand that The News In Brief is published “three times daily,” and the stories cycle through each day, but there are “subscription edition” epi...

oneilld95 2023/11/27

Subscriber Edition vs. Subscribers Only??

What’s the difference between these two? Why is there so much overlap in the stories between the two versions??

JFouch 2024/01/06

Audio

The voice on this podcast makes it difficult to listen to.

AddictedToPodcastsAnyone? 2024/01/04

AI Bot Voice

I wish I could listen to this. But the voices sound like AI bots to me. It distracts me from hearing any of the content.

MikeNY71 2023/09/12

Replace the host

Used to be a favorite but new host seems to have trouble reporting the news

Hi tech ET 2023/11/26

Can we please have a real human speak on this podcast?

I find the what seem to be the computer generated narration to be very irritating. The sound bit used between stories is tiresome in its repetition. A...

msnh08 2023/10/24

Why?

Why does The Economist have this podcast? I really don’t understand. If somehow the “presenter” isn’t a bot they’re experimenting with, who could thei...

Linzany 2023/10/04

Bring back human narrators

The AI/text to speech bot is obvious and grating. Uncanny valley. I can’t continue listening.

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