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Twenty minutes. The whole world. World in Twenty is a daily international news briefing covering the most important developments in politics, business, economics, security and society from every continent. Built for people who want to stay genuinely informed without spending hours following the news. New episodes Monday to Friday, plus an in-depth weekly edition every Sunday that connects the stories shaping the world.

  1. 21 hr ago

    Escalation on Three Fronts — September 3, 2026

    On the same day that US and Iranian forces exchanged strikes and Russia hit a German airport with a drone, the world's institutions — legal, financial, diplomatic — are quietly repositioning for a conflict order that may no longer be temporary. In this episode: - Iran claims US strike killed civilians including children; Iran launches retaliatory missiles and drones at US targets - EU and NATO vow to increase pressure on Russia after drone attack on Leipzig airport blamed on Moscow - Joshua Wong pleads guilty to national security charge in Hong Kong that carries maximum life sentence - Dutch central bank moves billions in gold from US and Canada to London, citing geopolitical unrest - Malta's richest businessman acquitted of orchestrating journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's 2017 car bomb murder World in Twenty is a concise international briefing published in audio and web formats.

  2. 1 day ago

    Strikes, Floods, and the Cosmos — September 2, 2026

    On a day when the US-Iran war escalated into a broader regional conflagration and the Himalayas swallowed a thousand lives, a jury finally closed a 30-year cultural wound and a new telescope set off to map the dark universe — the world is simultaneously breaking apart and reaching further than it ever has. In this episode: - Iran launches attacks on Jordan and Bahrain as US presses fresh strikes in the Gulf - Nepal flood death toll exceeds one thousand as five missing Australians found alive - Norway's King Haakon VIII takes his oath of office as his father lies in state - Duane 'Keffe D' Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur's murder — 30 years after the shooting - NASA's Roman Space Telescope lifts off to tackle the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter World in Twenty is a concise international briefing published in audio and web formats.

  3. 2 days ago

    Strikes, Floods, and a Telescope — September 1, 2026

    On the same day US and Iranian forces exchange strikes for the first time in weeks, institutions from the US Supreme Court to Beijing's censors are bending the rules of transparency and accountability to fit the interests of power. In this episode: - US and Iran exchange strikes in Strait of Hormuz as Trump warns of more to come - Tibet flood death toll 'far higher than Beijing admits' as China erases disaster images - Supreme Court lets Trump build $400m White House ballroom — over its own Chief Justice's dissent - Jury finds Duane 'Keffe D' Davis guilty of Tupac Shakur's murder after 30 years - NASA's Roman Space Telescope launches on million-mile journey to map the dark universe World in Twenty is a concise international briefing published in audio and web formats.

  4. 3 days ago

    Floods, Strikes and Sovereignty — August 31, 2026

    On a single day, catastrophic natural disaster, renewed military escalation, and a democratic vote against European integration reveal a world where survival, power, and identity are all simultaneously in contest. In this episode: - Nepal on high alert for fresh flooding as death toll surpasses 800 with 3,000 still missing - Eight dead and 18 missing after ferry carrying 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus - US strikes Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island — first known attack since late July - Iceland votes no: 52.8% reject government's plan to reopen EU membership talks - NASA's Roman Space Telescope launches on million-mile journey to map the dark universe World in Twenty is a concise international briefing published in audio and web formats.

  5. 4 days ago

    When the Rules Stop Holding — The Weekly, August 30, 2026

    This week, the architecture of rules that holds alliances together and keeps conflicts contained was stress-tested simultaneously on four fronts — trade, cyber, nuclear deterrence, and climate — and on at least one of them it visibly cracked. In this weekly edition: - Talks collapsed, retaliatory tariffs covering 700 goods were formally announced, and Trump renamed Lake Ontario — the US-Canada relationship moved from crisis to something harder to classify - CIA director Ratcliffe's unannounced Moscow visit — initially a diplomatic mystery — was reported to have included a direct warning against attacking NATO; Russia's response was to threaten British targets - An Iran-linked cyber-attack that shut down a UK power plant was hidden from the public for weeks — by the third day of reporting, the question was whether it crosses NATO's collective-response threshold - Flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border — likely triggered by a glacial collapse, scientists say — killed close to 400 people and left nationals from a dozen countries missing on one of the world's most famous trekking routes - Ratko Mladić, convicted of the Srebrenica massacre that killed approximately 8,000 Bosniak men and boys, died in the prison cell he received a life sentence never to leave World in Twenty is a concise international briefing published in audio and web formats.

  6. 6 days ago

    Floods, Threats, and Football Governance — August 28, 2026

    On a day when hundreds died in a glacial flood, Russia threatened NATO directly, a war criminal died in prison, and football's governing body faces criminal proceedings — the world's institutions, natural systems, and rules of accountability are all under simultaneous pressure. In this episode: - Glacial collapse triggers catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods — nearly 400 dead, 1,400 missing - Russia threatens UK military targets as CIA chief's secret Moscow warning is revealed - Ratko Mladić, convicted architect of Srebrenica genocide, dies in prison at 84 - Trump renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as US-Canada trade talks collapse - UEFA prepares criminal complaint against FIFA president Infantino over World Cup share sell-off World in Twenty is a concise international briefing published in audio and web formats.

  7. 27 Aug

    Floods, Gangs, Tariffs and a Cure — August 27, 2026

    On a day when nature, criminal violence, and economic nationalism all exact their tolls simultaneously, the world's capacity to respond to large-scale human suffering is being tested on three continents at once. In this episode: - At least 157 dead and hundreds of tourists missing after Himalayan flash floods - Gang kills 47 and takes over 50 hostage near Port-au-Prince in one of Haiti's worst attacks in years - Canada hits back with up to 50% tariffs on US goods as trade war deepens - Two Frankfurt Airport workers die of malaria after mosquito believed to have arrived on an aircraft - FDA approves daraxonrasib — a drug experts are calling a game-changer for one of the world's deadliest cancers World in Twenty is a concise international briefing published in audio and web formats.

  8. 26 Aug

    Tariffs, Secrets, and a Goodbye — August 26, 2026

    The rules-based international order is being renegotiated simultaneously on three fronts — trade, diplomacy, and hybrid warfare — while at home, public health and cultural loss remind us what is at stake beyond the corridors of power. In this episode: - Canada fires back: 50% tariffs on US goods in biggest trade escalation yet - CIA director Ratcliffe flies secretly to Moscow in first known visit since taking office - Iran-linked hackers take British power plant offline in apparent retaliation attack - Two die of measles in Pennsylvania as US cases hit highest point since elimination - Dolly Parton, country music legend, dies aged 80 World in Twenty is a concise international briefing published in audio and web formats.

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Twenty minutes. The whole world. World in Twenty is a daily international news briefing covering the most important developments in politics, business, economics, security and society from every continent. Built for people who want to stay genuinely informed without spending hours following the news. New episodes Monday to Friday, plus an in-depth weekly edition every Sunday that connects the stories shaping the world.

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  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
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