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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.
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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.
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    America’s Ukraine aid package under threat; Palestinians flee fighting, and more

    America’s Ukraine aid package under threat; Palestinians flee fighting, and more

    The White House’s plan to send more military aid to Ukraine and Israel appeared close to collapse after Republicans threatened to block it in a Senate vote due on Wednesday. Also, the UN said that over 600,000 people were under evacuation orders in southern Gaza.

    Israel’s “intense” ground offensive; Putin to visit Gulf states, and more

    Israel’s “intense” ground offensive; Putin to visit Gulf states, and more

    The Israel Defence Forces said that it is now operating “in the heart” of three areas of the Gaza Strip, including Khan Younis in the south, on what it called the “most intense day” of its ground operation.
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    Israel encircles targets at Jabalia refugee camp; China's credit downgrade, and more

    Israel encircles targets at Jabalia refugee camp; China's credit downgrade, and more

    Israeli troops said they had encircled “Hamas strongholds” in Jabalia. Also, Moody’s downgraded China’s credit outlook to negative, citing the country’s lower than expected economic growth and its property crisis.

    Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes; Venezuela claims referendum victory, and more

    Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes; Venezuela claims referendum victory, and more

    Binyamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed on Monday, after a suspension expired that had halted work at Israel’s courts following Hamas’s attack on October 7th.
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    Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza Strip; American warship attacked

    Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza Strip; American warship attacked

    Israel continued to launch air strikes across the Gaza Strip.

    Israel expands ground offensive in Gaza; American warship attacked, and more

    Israel expands ground offensive in Gaza; American warship attacked, and more

    Israel told residents in parts of Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza, to evacuate. Also, The Pentagon said that Houthi rebels from Yemen attacked an American naval destroyer and three commercial ships in the Red Sea.

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
191 Ratings

191 Ratings

nhh5 ,

Great content

Really good content, but the pronunciation of the narrator is really distracting for me. Simple words (escalate) pronounced wrong, becomes all I can think about throughout that sentence!

RBap4 ,

Narrator should be changed

Narrator should be a person, not a computer, it’s not natural and quite distracting

deeds1974 ,

30th Oct episode what’s with all the “quote”s!?!.

And why does the broadcaster sound like IA is reading the news. Usually a very good news podcast but absolutely awful today!!

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