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Warner Bros board rejects Paramount bid; America’s oil blockade in Venezuela, and more
18/12/2025 | 4 mins.
Warner Bros Discovery’s board rejected a hostile $108bn takeover bid from Paramount, warning shareholders that it imposed “significant risks”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Unemployment rises in America; Trump expands travel ban, and more
17/12/2025 | 4 mins.
America’s economy added 64,000 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, the highest in over four years, up from 4.4% in September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
European leaders hail peace progress; Ukraine claims first underwater-drone strike, and more
16/12/2025 | 3 mins.
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, said there was a “real chance” of peace in Ukraine, following a second day of negotiations in Berlin between officials from Ukraine, America and Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mass shooting rocks Sydney; Jimmy Lai convicted, and more
15/12/2025 | 3 mins.
Australian police said the attackers behind a mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney were a father and son. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A campus shooting in Rhode Island; three Americans killed in Syria, and more
14/12/2025 | 2 mins.
Belarus released 123 prisoners as part of an American-brokered deal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About The World in Brief from The Economist

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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