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The World Brief is a daily news podcast written from published reporting, with the outlets named. Each day has a page with the episode and an article for every story.
World Brief: Nov 12, 2026Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills Two and Injures 17 · Russia, Ukraine Agree in Principle to Prisoner Swap · US envoys meet Putin in Moscow after Abu Dhabi talks
World Brief: Nov 11, 2026House Republicans Shelve Impeachment Effort Against Hegseth · UK Police Arrest US Soldier on Suspicion of Spying for Russia · Russia and Ukraine Hold Second Day of Abu Dhabi Talks
World Brief: Nov 10, 2026Ukraine, Russia and US Resume Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi · Trump Says Iran War 'Effectively Over' as Oil Falls · Massie Introduces Eight Articles of Impeachment Against Hegseth
World Brief: Nov 9, 2026Nvidia Board Opens Independent Probe of CEO Jensen Huang · Europe Joins US-Mediated Ukraine-Russia Talks in Abu Dhabi · Democrats Push Hegseth Impeachment as Trump Allies Face Probes
World Brief: Nov 8, 2026Trump Offers Press Secretary Job to UFC's Dana White · US Launches Task Force Iron Gate to Restrict Iran's Land Routes · US Military Disables St. Kitts-Flagged Ship Near Iran
World Brief: Nov 7, 2026Trump Says US Struck Iranian Air Defence on Qeshm Island · Trump Names Stephen Miller White House Chief of Staff · Tesla to End Cybertruck Production by Mid-2027
World Brief: Nov 6, 2026Global Stocks Slide as Democrats' Win Fuels AI Curb Fears · Trump Says Russia-Ukraine Deal Could Come Soon · Newsom Commutes All 548 California Death Row Sentences
World Brief: Nov 5, 2026Democrats Win Control of Congress in Midterm Elections · Tehran Crowds Burn Banner Showing Trump, Vance and Netanyahu · Investigators Probe Florida Learjet Crash That Killed Nine
World Brief: Nov 4, 2026Democrats Win Senate Midterms in Rebuke to Trump · Democrats Win House Majority in US Midterm Election · Trump Says US Will End Nearly $4 Billion in Israel Military Aid
World Brief: Nov 3, 2026US Strikes Qeshm Island as Iran Warns of New Battlefield · Florida Learjet Crash Kills Nine; Probe Examines Mid-Air Breakup · US Voters Head to Polls in 2026 Midterms Test for Trump
World Brief: Nov 2, 2026Learjet Crashes into Florida Neighborhood, Killing All Nine Aboard · Binance Resumes Trading After $6bn Hack Blamed on North Korea · Iran Warns Renewed US War Could Last Longer Than Before
World Brief: Nov 1, 2026Iran's Supreme Leader Vows Unlimited Response to Any Attack · Binance Resumes Withdrawals After $6.3bn Crypto Hack · Judge Tosses Trump's $10 Billion Suit Against Wall Street Journal
World Brief: Oct 31, 2026US Approves $2.1bn Sale of Patriot Missiles to Ukraine · Christa Pike Says Pain Persists After Failed Tennessee Execution · Pope Leo XIV Casts Mail-In Ballot in First US Vote as Pontiff
World Brief: Oct 30, 2026Two Helicopters Collide Midair Near McMinnville, Killing Three · Hegseth Fires Army General Brett Sylvia Over Alleged Leaks · Vance Sends Letter to Iran's Rezaei as Trump Denies Peace Push
World Brief: Oct 29, 2026Fed Holds Rates Steady at 3.75% to 4% as Inflation Stays High · UN Assembly Condemns US Cuba Embargo as Support Drops · Dolores Huerta, Who Co-Founded United Farm Workers, Dies at 96
World Brief: Oct 28, 2026Flavio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil After Losing Election to Lula · Judge Sentences Alexander Brothers to 30 Years Each · Oleshky Truce Holds as Aid and Evacuation Plans Advance
World Brief: Oct 27, 2026Prosecutors File Third Federal Charge Against James Comey · Anthropic Files for IPO and Discloses Catastrophic AI Risks · Bolsonaro's Party Accepts Lula Win as Trump Calls Vote Rigged
World Brief: Oct 26, 2026Trump Calls Abdul El-Sayed a 'Jihadist' at Michigan Rally · Blanche Defends DOJ Suit to Block Alaska Senate Certification · Trump Says 'Decision Time' Nears on Iran Deal or Strikes
World Brief: Oct 25, 2026Iran Says War Resumption Would Not Change Its Positions · Musk Says Kyiv Broke Starlink Terms as Ukraine Regains Speed · Shooting near FAMU injures 12, including six children
World Brief: Oct 24, 2026Ukraine Says Starlink Speeds Restored After Week of Throttling · Trump administration sues to delay Alaska Senate certification · Iran Says US Warships Barred as Strike Threats Mount