Daily Briefing will be taking a break until the 9th July, so this is the last episode until then. We’ll see you when we get back! In today’s episode: The impact of US strikes on Iran, Budapest Pride plans to go ahead despite a government ban, Tuvaluans apply en masse for Australia’s new climate visa, and Thailand re-criminalises cannabis.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here (YouTube):https://youtu.be/wKScN1bo2pY Watch the latest episode of World Leader Leaderboard:https://youtu.be/uGKbjjrhlK0TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. 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/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted byWritten by Nadja Lovadinov and Rory TaylorMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Were US Strikes on Iran Successful?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy7nx2180xdt https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/26/hegseth-iran-press-briefing-intel-leak-00425780 ✍️ The Battle Over Budapest Pridehttps://www.reuters.com/world/hungarys-pm-orban-warns-legal-consequences-over-banned-budapest-pride-march-2025-06-27/https://www.politico.eu/article/orban-vs-von-der-leyen-budapest-pride-europe-culture-war/https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0627/1520536-budapest-pride-hungary/ ✍️ Australia Opens Climate Change Visahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-27/tuvalu-residents-apply-for-australian-climate-change-visa/105466846https://theconversation.com/1-in-3-tuvaluans-is-bidding-for-a-new-climate-visa-to-australia-heres-why-everyone-may-ultimately-end-up-applying-259990 ✍️ Thailand Re-Criminalises Cannabishttps://www.itv.com/news/2025-06-24/thailand-to-ban-recreational-cannabis-three-years-after-decriminalisationhttps://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3059036/thailands-cannabis-dreams-go-up-in-smokehttps://apnews.com/article/thailand-cannabis-control-677f843414ac84668c960dadc1ad66ab See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Why Spain & The US are Falling Out
In today’s episode: Spain and the US fall out, deadly protests rock Kenya, EU leaders meet for a crucial summit, and an Israeli minister calls for a total halt on aid to Gaza.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/5hDCyJDHhoM?si=AJPf0RLT8FZU8qkzhttps://youtu.be/QNnMfRB6F4s?si=EIZrGos-HUa-5yL1TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. 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/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted by Georgina FindlayWritten by Georgina Findlay and Rory TaylorMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Spain-US Fallouthttps://on.ft.com/4ngLvqxhttps://on.ft.com/4k8Q8Qs ✍️ Kenya Protestshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/people-dead-injured-in-kenyan-protestshttps://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyans-brace-protests-one-year-after-storming-parliament-2025-06-25/https://www.knchr.org/Articles/ArtMID/2432/ArticleID/1229/Statement-on-the-25th-June-2025-Demonstrations ✍️ EU Leaders’ Summithttps://www.reuters.com/business/eu-canvass-leaders-summit-resolving-us-tariff-conflict-2025-06-26/https://www.dw.com/en/eu-summit-leaders-to-address-wars-us-tariffs-migration/live-73043764https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/26/european-council-brussels-meeting-ukraine-middle-east-defence-migration-eu-enlargement-europe-latest-updates-news ✍️ Middle East Updatehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyxg272nlyohttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/26/donald-trump-strikes-iran-nuclear-programme-intelligence-israel-latest-updates-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-685d02fd8f08419b377548cf#block-685d02fd8f08419b377548cf See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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6:17
New York’s Stunning Election Results Explained
In today’s episode, we cover progressive Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory at the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, the widespread backlash British PM Keir Starmer is facing over his welfare reform bill, and why the EU Parliament may be about to sue the Commission over it’s €150bn defence loan programmeWatch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/8V4S2uL2tJI https://youtu.be/uGKbjjrhlK0 TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. 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/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted byWritten by Rory Taylor and Nadja LovadinovMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ NYC Democratic Primaryhttps://thehill.com/homenews/5368044-cuomo-lost-democratic-nomination-new-york/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/24/new-york-mayoral-primary-results https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/24/us/elections/results-new-york-city-mayor-primary.html ✍️ NATO Annual Summithttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/25/nato-donald-trump-mark-rutte-europe-latest-live-news https://news.sky.com/story/nato-chief-heaps-praise-on-trump-at-meeting-after-us-president-cast-doubt-on-commitment-to-collective-defence-13388255 ✍️ Starmer’s Welfare-Reform Bill Backlashhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jun/25/starmer-welfare-cuts-bill-vote-labour-revolt-welfare-deputy-pmqs-uk-politics-latest-updates-news https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/welfare-cuts-starmer-labour-pip-benefits-rebellion-b2776623.html ✍️ MEPs Vote to Sue EU Commissionhttps://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/25/meps-vote-for-parliament-to-sue-commission-over-150bn-defence-loan-programme See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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6:32
Why Have The EU & Canada Signed A New Security Pact?
In today’s episode, we cover Canada and the EU signing a new security pact, the NATO summit in The Hague, Germany’s defence spending plans, and the Israel-Iran ceasefire.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/udxtglKVrAc https://youtu.be/sYvckBzeff8TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. 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.Subscribe to TLDR’s weekly newsletter here: https://toolong.news/newsletter Produced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted byWritten by Nadja Lovadinov and Georgina FindlayMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ EU-Canada Sign Security Pacthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-23/eu-and-canada-sign-security-pact-as-carney-pivots-from-us?embedded-checkout=true https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-pact-defense-eu-mark-carney-partnership/ ✍️ NATO Summit Begins in The Haguehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/24/nato-donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-middle-east-defence-spending-latest-live-news#top-of-blog ✍️ Germany Plans 70% Increase in Defence Spendinghttps://www.ft.com/content/93926820-c7ad-4233-b389-2240ee406239 ✍️ Israel and Iran Accuse Each Other of Violating Ceasefirehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn7ze4vmk2pthttps://www.ft.com/content/f44016f4-25b7-4f3f-9bb2-613e5a6d9e5e See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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5:10
The US Strikes Iranian Nuclear Facilities: What Next?
In today’s episode, we cover the US striking Iranian Nuclear facilities, the UK government’s decision to designate Palestinian Action as a terrorist organisation, and Spain’s NATO exemption.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iNMMPNNd8Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtxov8jo7ZQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUllOiNkjCgTLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. 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.Subscribe to TLDR’s weekly newsletter here: https://toolong.news/newsletter Produced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted by Georgina FindlayWritten by Ben Blisset and Rory TaylorMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Trump Strikes Iranhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg86pd63j8ohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9r4q99g4o✍️ Palestine Action Terrorist Designationwww.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6m24v7910ohttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/palestine-action-protest-banned-raf-proscribed-cooper-b2774977.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx24nppdx0lohttps://news.sky.com/story/palestine-action-to-be-banned-as-terror-group-home-secretary-says-13387326✍️ Spain’s NATO Exemptionhttps://www.politico.eu/article/nato-allies-defense-spending-goal-spain-gdp/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250622-spain-strikes-deal-with-nato-to-be-exempt-from-5-percent-defence-spending-target See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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