The Briefing
A fast-paced news round-up with expert reporting, business insights, and industry updates on technology, aviation, retail, and media. Anchored from London.
Latest Episodes
Where does Hunter Biden’s conviction leave his father’s re-election campaign?
Joe Biden has made history – but not in a way he’d like. His son Hunter is the first sitting president’s child to be convicted in federal court. How will it affect the incumbent’s…
Ukraine Recovery Conference starts as nervous eastern Nato members meet
The UN Security Council approves the US-backed ceasefire plan for Gaza but will Israel get onboard. President Zelensky arrives in Berlin for a recovery conference as nervous eastern Nato members meet in Riga. Plus:…
Macron calls a snap election
Already democracy’s busiest year, 2024 just got even more frantic with Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of a surprise French parliamentary election after Marine Le Pen’s European-election triumph. Plus: the attack on Denmark’s prime minister, Brazil’s…
Zelensky receives a hero’s welcome in France
Volodymyr Zelensky has been branded a “hero” by one D-Day veteran as France announces that it will provide Ukraine with fighter jets and training. Authorities in Hong Kong further crack down on free speech…
Voters go to the polls across the EU’s 27 member states
Millions of voters across the EU’s 27 member states are heading to the polls to elect a new parliament. The ballot will return 720 MEPs who could have a major effect on the bloc’s…
The world’s biggest election delivers shock result in India
Narendra Modi, the once seemingly unflappable leader of India, appears to have had his wings clipped in a shock result from India’s elections. We also check in on US election campaigns, exactly five months…
India’s surprising election results
The results of the world’s biggest-ever election are surprising for India’s incumbent prime minister, Narendra Modi. Also on the programme: the UK’s first TV election debate is overshadowed by the re-emergence of Nigel Farage.…
Will Israel accept the United States ceasefire plan for Gaza?
US president Joe Biden lays out a ceasefire proposal for Israel and Hamas and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky accuses China of helping Russia sabotage its upcoming peace summit. Then: business news with Bloomberg, we report…
Trump is convicted on all counts and a US policy shift in Ukraine
Donald Trump vows to fight on, despite being convicted on 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury. We have the latest. After that, we head to a Dubai aviation conference, look at Western policy…
Early election results from South Africa and the ‘Hong Kong 47’ trial
We get an update from South Africa’s elections and head to Hong Kong for the conviction of more than a dozen pro-democracy protesters. We also get the latest business news and visit Italy for…
