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The World in Brief from The Economist

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

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4:03

Blinken in Qatar for ceasefire talks; Europe’s...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/08/21

Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, arrived in Qatar for further talks over a ceasefire in Gaza.

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3:40

Inflation cools in America; WHO declares mpox health...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/08/15

Annual inflation in America fell to 2.9% in July.

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4:11

Zelensky says war “is coming home”; Starbucks gets a...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/08/14

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said that the war “is coming home” after Ukrainian troops reportedly seized around 1,000 square kilometres of Russian territory and captured hundreds of enemy soldiers.

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3:40

Israel rockets hit a school in Gaza; Ukraine advances...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/08/11

Israeli rockets hit a school in Gaza. Hamas claimed that the strike killed 100 people, which would make it one of the conflict’s deadliest attacks.

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3:54

Harris and Walz kick off campaign; Disney’s surprise...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/08/08

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz began a tour of battleground states.

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3:50

Protests in Bangladesh; America’s labour market...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/08/03

Kamala Harris officially secured the support of enough delegates to the Democratic National Convention to become her party’s presidential nominee

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4:20

Russia frees Western prisoners; Israel confirms Hamas...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/08/02

Russia freed more than a dozen Western citizens jailed in the country as part of a prisoner swap.

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4:09

Hamas’s political leader killed; Fed holds rates...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/08/01

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s political leader, was killed in a “Zionist raid on his residence” in Tehran, according to the Palestinian militant group.

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4:19

Israel’s retaliatory strike on Beirut; turmoil in...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/31

The Israel Defence Forces struck a Hizbullah stronghold in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, reportedly killing the militia’s “most senior” commander.

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3:51

An attack in Golan Heights; Antony Blinken meets...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/28

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, said that Hizbullah would “pay a heavy price” after 11 people, all of them young, were killed when a rocket struck a football pitch in a town in the Golan Heights.

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4:13

America’s falling inflation; Paris Olympics begin,...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/27

Barack Obama endorsed Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee

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3:43

America’s economy roars ahead; Bibi shows no signs of...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/26

America’s economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of the year.

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4:10

Netanyahu defends war in Gaza; tech stock sell-off,...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/25

In a nearly hour-long speech to America’s Congress, Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, forcefully defended his country’s war in Gaza.

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3:39

Kamala Harris’s first rally; Tesla’s disappointing...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/24

At her first presidential campaign rally Kamala Harris spoke to an energetic crowd in Wisconsin.

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3:39

Russian court convicts Gershkovich; IT outage causes...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/20

Joe Biden, America’s president, vowed to return to the campaign trail next week after self-isolating with covid

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3:51

Biden tests positive for covid; yen rallies after...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/18

President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 and cancelled a campaign event in Las Vegas.

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3:44

Israeli strikes in Gaza; Bob Menendez convicted, and...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/17

Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed at least 57 Palestinians in Gaza.

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3:32

Trump shot at rally; Biden condemns violence, and more

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/14

Donald Trump was shot as he addressed an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

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3:53

NATO to agree on Ukraine aid; Pelosi comments on...

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/11

Jens Stoltenberg said that he expected NATO leaders to agree on a “substantial” aid package for Ukraine.

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3:48

Modi and Putin meet; Starmer opens parliament, and more

The World in Brief from The Economist ·

2024/07/10

During a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, said that war “cannot solve problems” and that peace is “of utmost importance”.

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