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Demonstrators march in Minneapolis; Iran’s army vows to protect property, and more
11/1/2026 | 3 mins.
Elon Musk hit back at critics of his social-media platform X, saying they are looking for “any excuse for censorship” after the site’s AI tool, Grok, sparked outrage for allowing users to generate sexualised images of people without their consent (including children) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
EU approves Mercosur deal; protests rock Iran, and more
10/1/2026 | 3 mins.
Meeting oil executives at the White House, Donald Trump said that he expects the firms to spend at least $100bn in Venezuela Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Germany and France attack Trump’s foreign policy; Senate advances war-powers bill, and more
09/1/2026 | 3 mins.
The presidents of Germany and France both criticised Donald Trump’s foreign policy in the wake of the ousting of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictator, and his repeated threats to take over Greenland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
America seizes Venezuela-bound tanker; ICE shooting in Minnesota, and more
08/1/2026 | 4 mins.
American forces seized an empty oil tanker that is part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
White House discussing “options” for Greenland; Ukraine’s allies pledge security guarantees, and more
07/1/2026 | 3 mins.
The White House said it was considering “a range of options” to acquire Greenland and that using military force is “always an option”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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.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 access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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