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
Ursula von der Leyen prepares for round two
We discuss Ursula von der Leyen’s announcement of her intention to run for a second term as European Commission president. Plus: Sergey Lavrov heads to Havana, reflections from the Munich Security Conference and a…
Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Russian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison. Senegal’s top court rules that a decision by its president to delay a national election was unconstitutional. Plus: we check in with Nina dos Santos…
Will Russia launch a nuclear weapon into space?
The White House warned its allies that Russia is working on a nuclear weapon to be launched into space, US media reports. Plus: the UK’s foreign minister, David Cameron, prepares to meet his Chinese…
Erdogan in Egypt
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visits Egypt for the first time since the countries normalised ties. Plus: Myanmar reintroduces conscription, and the latest fashion news.
How could the Indonesian election affect foreign relations?
Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group discusses mounting international pressure on Israel for a Gaza ceasefire. Plus: a look ahead to Indonesia’s presidential election and a flick through the papers with Fernando Augusto…
Trump threatens international security
We begin the show in Pakistan where, four days after a hotly contested election, there’s still no clear indication of who will form its next government. Then we turn our focus to the US,…
Ukraine gets a new military chief
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, replaces his military chief after weeks of speculation. Plus: Finns prepare to vote in a presidential election runoff, why births peak in the Year of the Dragon and Laura Kramer…
Pakistan goes to the polls
Pakistan cuts mobile-phone and data services as millions of voters go to the polls in a controversial election. Plus: Baghdad condemns Washington after US airstrikes, tensions escalate between Kosovo and Serbia, and Fernando Augusto…
Hamas proposes a ceasefire deal
The latest from Israel as negotiators consider Hamas’s proposals for a ceasefire in Gaza. Plus: Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, faces a new setback to his economic reform bill, Lufthansa staff go on strike and…
Mexico’s president considers his legacy
Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, tables a raft of leftist constitutional reforms ahead of the country’s elections in June. Plus: how Turkey is rebuilding a year on from devastating earthquakes, financial troubles for…
