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The Daily Briefing

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

The Final Episode of the Daily Briefing (in its current form)

9 mins; February 14, 2025

Why Austria Could be Heading for (Another) Election

9 mins; February 13, 2025

Why the US Dollar Is Slipping

9 mins; February 12, 2025

Why Romania's Political Crisis Is Getting Worse

10 mins; February 11, 2025

Why Arab states are Worried About Trump

9 mins; February 10, 2025

Why Tesla's European Sales are Plummeting

9 mins; February 07, 2025

Why Milei Wants Argentina to Quit the WHO

9 mins; February 06, 2025

Trump's Plan for the US to "Take Over" the Gaza Strip

9 mins; February 05, 2025

Why Trump & Musk Want to Cut Funding to South Africa

9 mins; February 04, 2025

Will Trump Extend Tariffs to the UK & EU?

9 mins; February 03, 2025

5 Years On: Does Britain Regret Brexit?

9 mins; January 31, 2025

Trump's Plan to Send Migrants to Guantanamo Bay Explained

10 mins; January 30, 2025

Why Serbia's Prime Minister Just Resigned

9 mins; January 29, 2025

Is China Winning the AI Race?

8 mins; January 28, 2025

Did Trump Win his First Tariff Standoff?

9 mins; January 27, 2025

Why Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order has been Blocked

8 mins; January 24, 2025

Why Chaos Erupted in the Irish Parliament

10 mins; January 23, 2025

Why China is Optimistic it Can Avoid a Second Trade War with Trump

8 mins; January 22, 2025

Trump's Executive Orders: Migration, TikTok, Jan 6, Climate and more

9 mins; January 21, 2025

Trump Inaugurated: What is his Day One Plan?

9 mins; January 20, 2025

Gaza Prepares for Ceasefire: What Next?

9 mins; January 17, 2025

Biden's Farewell Speech Explained

8 mins; January 16, 2025

Why Biden is Reversing Trump-era Cuba Sanctions

8 mins; January 15, 2025

Will Israel Finally Agree to a Ceasefire Deal?

8 mins; January 14, 2025

Why the US Hit Russian Oil with its Toughest Sanctions Yet

8 mins; January 13, 2025

Why the UK is Warming its Relations with China

8 mins; January 10, 2025

How Lebanon Finally Elected a President

9 mins; January 09, 2025

Why China's Currency is Falling

8 mins; January 08, 2025

Who Might Replace Trudeau as the Liberal Party Leader?

8 mins; January 07, 2025

Will Austria Form a Government with the Far Right?

9 mins; January 06, 2025

How South Korea's President Avoided Arrest

8 mins; January 03, 2025

Why Ukraine has Finally Stopped Transiting Russian Gas

8 mins; January 02, 2025

Will Trump & Musk Send the US Government into Shutdown?

10 mins; December 20, 2024

China's Nuclear Arsenal is Growing

9 mins; December 19, 2024

Why the Ireland-Israel Feud is Getting Worse

9 mins; December 18, 2024

Russian Nuclear General Killed in Moscow

9 mins; December 17, 2024

Why the UK Just Joined CPTPP

10 mins; December 16, 2024

Macron Appoints (another) French Prime Minister

10 mins; December 13, 2024

Why Romania & Bulgaria Finally Joined Schengen

8 mins; December 12, 2024

Syria's New Government: Who Are They & What Do They Want?

10 mins; December 11, 2024

What's Causing Wall Street's Secret Boom?

9 mins; December 10, 2024

Why South Korea's President is Banned from Leaving the Country

8 mins; December 09, 2024

Why Emmanuel Macron is Facing Calls to Resign

9 mins; December 06, 2024

Will the Lebanon Ceasefire Collapse?

8 mins; December 05, 2024

Why South Korea's President is Facing Impeachment

10 mins; December 04, 2024

President Biden Pardons His Son: What Next?

9 mins; December 02, 2024

Ireland Votes in the 2024 General Election: What Next?

9 mins; November 29, 2024

Are Mexico and the US Heading for a Trade War?

8 mins; November 28, 2024

Israel & Hezbollah Agree to a Ceasefire: What Next?

9 mins; November 27, 2024

Why Le Pen is Threatening to Topple the French Government

9 mins; November 26, 2024

Romanian Elections: What the Hell just Happened?

10 mins; November 25, 2024

Will Netanyahu be Arrested?

10 mins; November 22, 2024

Russia Fires its First Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at Ukraine

10 mins; November 21, 2024

Why Putin just Changed Russia's Nuclear Doctrine

11 mins; November 20, 2024

Was a Finland-Germany Communications Cable Sabotaged?

9 mins; November 19, 2024

Why Biden is Allowing Ukraine to Strike Russia with US Missiles

10 mins; November 18, 2024

Trump Secures Control of Congress: What Next?

12 mins; November 14, 2024

Trump's Controversial New Appointments Explained

13 mins; November 13, 2024

Is Russia Gaining the Upper Hand in Kursk?

9 mins; November 12, 2024

How the World is Preparing for Donald Trump

9 mins; November 11, 2024

Why Tesla's Share Price is Surging

9 mins; November 08, 2024

What Will a Second Trump Presidency Look Like?

9 mins; November 07, 2024

Trump Wins: How the Night Unfolded

10 mins; November 06, 2024

Why the German Government is on the Brink of Collapse

10 mins; November 05, 2024

How Moldova's Pro-EU President Won Reelection

9 mins; November 04, 2024

How Saudi Arabia Plans to Save it's Weakening Economy

10 mins; October 30, 2024

How Spain's Economy Overtook the US

9 mins; October 29, 2024

Why Georgia's Opposition Says the Election was Rigged

9 mins; October 28, 2024

Why Orbán is Behind in the Polls for the First Time in Decades

10 mins; October 25, 2024

Why North Korea Is Sending Troops to Ukraine

9 mins; October 24, 2024

Why Trump is Accusing UK Labour of Foreign Interference

10 mins; October 23, 2024

How Kamala Harris' Campaign Donations Surged to $1 Billion

9 mins; October 22, 2024

Was Moldova's EU Referendum Hijacked?

10 mins; October 21, 2024

Israel Kills Yahya Sinwar: What Next?

9 mins; October 18, 2024

Why Kamala Harris Is Going on a 'Media Blitz'

9 mins; October 17, 2024

Why The US is Threatening to Cut Military Aid to Israel

9 mins; October 16, 2024

Why India & Canada Have Fallen Out Completely

9 mins; October 15, 2024

Why Israel Is Falling Out with the UN

9 mins; October 14, 2024

How France's Budget Could Bring Down its Government

10 mins; October 10, 2024

Are Israel and the US Falling Out?

10 mins; October 09, 2024

Are the EU & China Heading for a Trade War?

11 mins; October 08, 2024

Why Irish Peacekeepers are in a Standoff with Israel in Lebanon

9 mins; October 07, 2024

Why North-South Korean Tensions are Getting Worse

10 mins; October 04, 2024

Could an Israel-Iran War Destabilise the Global Economy?

8 mins; October 03, 2024

Why the Middle East Is Moving Towards All-Out War

8 mins; October 02, 2024

Israel Invades Lebanon: What Just Happened?

9 mins; October 01, 2024

Why Marine Le Pen Is Facing Criminal Charges

9 mins; September 30, 2024

Shigeru Ishiba: Who is Japan's New Prime Minister?

10 mins; September 27, 2024

The US Proposes a Ceasefire in Lebanon: What Next?

9 mins; September 26, 2024

Why the Czech Government is in Crisis and Opposition is Surging

9 mins; September 25, 2024

Why Violence Is Breaking Out in France’s Overseas Regions (Again)

8 mins; September 24, 2024

Why Albania is Creating the World's Newest Country

9 mins; September 23, 2024

Why the Israel-Lebanon Conflict is Escalating Further

8 mins; September 20, 2024

Did Russia Try to Stage a Coup in Armenia?

8 mins; September 19, 2024

What the Hell Just Happened in Lebanon?

11 mins; September 18, 2024

Why Justin Trudeau's Future Looks Even More in Doubt

9 mins; September 17, 2024

Another Trump Assassination Attempt: What Just Happened?

9 mins; September 16, 2024

Why the US Plans to Withdraw from Iraq

10 mins; September 13, 2024

Why has Venezuela Threatened to Break Ties with Spain?

8 mins; September 12, 2024

Why Kamala Harris Beat Donald Trump in the Debate

10 mins; September 11, 2024

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