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A roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world, from TLDR News. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, here: https://toolong.news/daily

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58 mins; August 01, 2025

Why Canada Plans to Recognise Palestine

6 mins; July 31, 2025

Is YouTube Winning the Media War?

5 mins; July 30, 2025

Trump’s Visit to Scotland Explained

5 mins; July 29, 2025

France’s Recognition of Palestine Explained

7 mins; July 25, 2025

Zelenskyy’s Anti-Corruption Bill Explained

7 mins; July 24, 2025

Trump’s Battle with the Federal Reserve Continues: What Next?

5 mins; July 22, 2025

The US-Venezuela Prisoner Exchange Explained

6 mins; July 21, 2025

Why the UK Wants to Give 16-Year-Olds the Vote

5 mins; July 18, 2025

Why von der Leyen’s EU Budget Has Gone Down Poorly

6 mins; July 17, 2025

Israel Strikes Damascus Amid Fighting in Suwayda

6 mins; July 16, 2025

How China’s Economy Outperformed in Q2

6 mins; July 15, 2025

Trump Says US Will Send Patriot Missiles to Ukraine

5 mins; July 14, 2025

The New UK-France Migrant Deal Explained

6 mins; July 11, 2025

Trump’s Brazil Tariff Threat Explained

6 mins; July 10, 2025

Were US Strikes on Iran Successful?

6 mins; June 27, 2025

Why Spain & The US are Falling Out

6 mins; June 26, 2025

New York’s Stunning Election Results Explained

6 mins; June 25, 2025

Why Have The EU & Canada Signed A New Security Pact?

5 mins; June 24, 2025

The US Strikes Iranian Nuclear Facilities: What Next?

5 mins; June 23, 2025

The Assisted Dying Bill (Likely) to Become Law

6 mins; June 20, 2025

Why Thailand’s Government is in Crisis

6 mins; June 19, 2025

Why the UK is Changing its Abortion Laws

5 mins; June 18, 2025

Israel-Iran War Continues: How Will the US Respond?

7 mins; June 17, 2025

Mass US Protests Erupt Against Trump

6 mins; June 16, 2025

What Do We Know About Israel’s Attack on Iran?

6 mins; June 13, 2025

Why Riots Have Erupted in Northern Ireland

6 mins; June 12, 2025

Why More US Cities Are Preparing for Social Unrest

6 mins; June 11, 2025

Gaza’s Freedom Flotilla Mission Fails

6 mins; June 10, 2025

Trump Deploys the National Guard in LA: What Next?

6 mins; June 09, 2025

Why Trump has Doubled his Tariffs on Steel

5 mins; June 04, 2025

Why Geert Wilders has Quit the Dutch Coalition

6 mins; June 03, 2025

Ukraine Destroys 34% of Russia’s Bombers

5 mins; June 02, 2025

Has Starmer Been Spooked by Farage?

5 mins; May 30, 2025

Why a Court has Blocked Trump’s Tariffs

5 mins; May 29, 2025

Why Musk Criticised Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Tax Bill

5 mins; May 28, 2025

Merz Condemns Israel’s Actions in Gaza: What Next?

5 mins; May 27, 2025

Trump Bars Harvard From Enrolling International Students

5 mins; May 23, 2025

Why US-South Africa Tensions Are High

5 mins; May 22, 2025

The UK Suspends Negotiations with Israel

6 mins; May 21, 2025

Why is Hungary leaving the International Criminal Court?

6 mins; May 20, 2025

Why Ukraine Peace Talks Are Stalling (Again)

5 mins; May 15, 2025

Why Trump is Ending Sanctions on Syria

6 mins; May 14, 2025

How the UK is Cutting Foreign Aid

6 mins; May 13, 2025

Why the Kurdish Militant Group PKK is Disbanding

6 mins; May 12, 2025

The Vatican City Elects a New Pope: What Next?

6 mins; May 09, 2025

Why Merz Wants to Rebuild the Weimar Alliance

6 mins; May 08, 2025

US Agrees to Ceasefire with Houthis in Yemen

5 mins; May 07, 2025

Why Germany’s New Government Had a Chaotic Start

6 mins; May 06, 2025

Why Trump Fired His National Security Advisor

6 mins; May 02, 2025

England Holds Local Elections: What Next?

6 mins; May 01, 2025

How is Trump Doing 100 Days In?

6 mins; April 30, 2025

Canada's Liberals Win the 2025 Election

7 mins; April 29, 2025

Are India & Pakistan Getting Closer to War?

5 mins; April 28, 2025

Is Albanese on Course to Win the Australian Election?

6 mins; April 25, 2025

The UK & EU Finalise a Defence Pact

5 mins; April 24, 2025

Is Elon Musk’s Role in the White House Over?

6 mins; April 23, 2025

Pope Francis Dies: How has the World Responded & What Happens Next?

7 mins; April 22, 2025

Astronomers Find Evidence of Extraterrestrial Life: What Next?

7 mins; April 17, 2025

Why France-Algeria Relations Have Collapsed

6 mins; April 16, 2025

Why is Trump at War With Harvard University?

6 mins; April 15, 2025

Starmer’s Emergency Bill Explained

6 mins; April 14, 2025

Why Tariff Turmoil Has Led To A Surge In Gold Prices

7 mins; April 11, 2025

Trump Backs Down on Tariffs: What Next?

5 mins; April 10, 2025

How Trump Is Pushing the UK Towards the EU

5 mins; April 09, 2025

Why China isn’t Backing Down on Trump’s Tariffs

6 mins; April 08, 2025

Global Stock Markets Crash: What Next?

7 mins; April 07, 2025

What Does Trump’s Liberation Day Actually Mean?

6 mins; April 03, 2025

Why the Wisconsin Election was Terrible News for Elon Musk

6 mins; April 02, 2025

China Launches Surprise Military Drills Around Taiwan

6 mins; April 01, 2025

Why Marine Le Pen has Been Barred From Office

7 mins; March 31, 2025

Albanese Announces the Australian Election

6 mins; March 28, 2025

Bolsonaro Coup Trial: What Happens Next?

7 mins; March 27, 2025

Is Rachel Reeves Reintroducing Austerity?

5 mins; March 26, 2025

The US Government Group Chat Leaks Explained

6 mins; March 25, 2025

Why South Korea Reinstated its Impeached PM

6 mins; March 24, 2025

Israel Launches a New Ground Offensive in Gaza

6 mins; March 20, 2025

Why Turkish Police Have Detained Erdogan’s Main Rival

7 mins; March 19, 2025

Why Israel Has Ended the Gaza Ceasefire

7 mins; March 18, 2025

Labour's Row Over Welfare Benefits

6 mins; March 17, 2025

Has Putin Rejected the US Brokered Ceasefire Deal?

6 mins; March 14, 2025

Starmer’s Plan to Save Billions from the NHS

5 mins; March 13, 2025

Portugal’s Government Collapses: What Next?

5 mins; March 12, 2025

Syrian Government Signs Breakthrough Deal with Kurdish forces

7 mins; March 11, 2025

Mark Carney Replaces Justin Trudeau: What Now?

7 mins; March 10, 2025

[TEASER]: TLDR Interviews UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

5 mins; March 07, 2025

Will Europe Reach an Agreement on Nuclear Sharing?

5 mins; March 06, 2025

Why Germany’s Chancellor-to-be is Overhauling the Debt Brake

7 mins; March 05, 2025

Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine

7 mins; March 04, 2025

Starmer Hosts Emergency Ukraine Summit: What Next?

7 mins; March 03, 2025

What Happened When Trump Met Starmer?

6 mins; February 28, 2025

Kurdish Leader Calls for Militant Group to Disarm

5 mins; February 27, 2025

Why Starmer is Increasing Defence Spending

5 mins; February 26, 2025

The US votes with Russia at the UN

6 mins; February 25, 2025

Christian Democrats Win the German Election: What Next?

6 mins; February 24, 2025

Why the EU Is Feeling ‘Positive’ About US Trade Talks

6 mins; February 21, 2025

US Rejects UN Resolution on Russian Aggression

6 mins; February 20, 2025

Trump Blames Ukraine for War with Russia

6 mins; February 19, 2025

US-Russia Talks on Ukraine Begin

6 mins; February 18, 2025

Why the US Is Falling Out with Europe

6 mins; February 17, 2025

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