In today’s episode, we cover if the UK Government has fallen out with Israel, the ongoing absence of humanitarian aid in Gaza, Trump’s new ‘Golden Dome’ project, and the former PM of the DRC is sentenced to 10 years of forced labour on corruption chargesWatch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/FMb8SBk-jDs https://youtu.be/ejrpZrLawyM Watch the latest episode of TLDR’s World Leader Leaderboard here: https://youtu.be/b5nuQCtPJKgTLDR’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 Ben Blisset and Nadja LovadinovMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ UK Government Suspends Free Trade Talks With Israelhttps://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1924757150024216851/photo/1https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/20/uk-suspends-trade-talks-with-israel-repellant-extremism✍️ Israel Refuses to Lift Aid Blockadehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/20/israel-still-blocking-aid-for-gaza-despite-promise-to-lift-siege-says-un ✍️ Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Plan Explainedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy33n484x0o ✍️ DRC Sentences Former PM on Corruption Chargeshttps://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/former-dr-congo-prime-minister-gets-10-years-for-embezzlement/3574594 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 is Hungary leaving the International Criminal Court?
In today’s episode, we cover why Hungary is leaving the ICC, the EU’s agreement to lift sanctions on Syria, international calls for Israel to halt its offensive in Gaza, and the new UK/EU sanctions on RussiaSubscribe to TLDR’s weekly newletter:https://toolong.news/newsletter 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 by Jack KellyWritten by Nadja Lovadinov and Georgina FindlayMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Hungary Votes to Withdraw from ICChttps://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/20/hungary-approves-bill-to-withdraw-from-international-criminal-court https://kyivindependent.com/hungarys-parliament-passes-bill-on-icc-withdrawal/ ✍️ EU Reaches Deal to Lift Sanctions on Syriahttps://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/eu-to-lift-all-remaining-economic-sanctions-on-syria/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/20/eu-agrees-to-lift-all-economic-sanctions-on-syria-diplomats ✍️ UK, France and Canada Call on Israel to Halt Its Gaza Military Offensivehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-take-control-gaza-uk-france-canada-threaten-action https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq8037dd3p9t?post=asset%3Ab70d0108-5512-4622-935d-9898b8d8d3d3#posthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq8037dd3p9t ✍️ UK and EU Announce New Sanctions on Russiahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/20/sanctions-russia-uk-europe-putin-trump-callhttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-adopts-new-sanctions-against-russia-kallas-says-2025-05-20/ 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 Ukraine Peace Talks Are Stalling (Again)
In today’s episode, we cover the Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Trump’s claims to be nearing a nuclear deal with Iran, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, and the UK’s unexpected economic rebound.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/QoaqF_pQw-Q?si=RQsmyuFsQdL0MZ_phttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcBdVmKMEtQ&ab_channel=TLDRNewsGlobalWatch the latest episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tlyMhTVhh4TLDR’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 Ben Blissett and Georgina FindlayMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Putin Snubs Ukraine Peace Talkshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c74nxrr7mwkthttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-proposes-direct-talks-with-ukraine-may-15-2025-05-10/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-zelensky-meeting-trump-turkey-russia-ukraine-war-b2751333.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c74nxrr7mwkt✍️ Trump Claims US Getting Close to Nuclear Deal with Iranhttps://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-us-is-getting-very-close-nuclear-deal-with-iran-2025-05-15/ ✍️ Israeli Airstrikes Kill 103 People in Gazahttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gewwg1wlvo ✍️ UK Economy Grows by More than Expectedhttps://www.ft.com/content/7ad382d3-8333-4e35-8a83-fedc45bfeda6https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yxwre7d9ko 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 Trump is Ending Sanctions on Syria
In today’s episode, we cover the Trump’s meeting with Al-Sharaa, European Court of Justice’s ruling on the EU Commission, Hungary’s 'foreign agents’ bill, Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to Afrikaners being welcomed by Trump in the US as ‘refugees’.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgR2nxrfKVIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-X1xeNGN-w&t=1shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tlyMhTVhh4 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:✍️ Trump Meets Al-Sharaahttps://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-meet-syrian-president-saudi-before-heading-qatar-2025-05-14/https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-ahmed-al-sharaa-mohammid-bil-salman-syria-israel-us-riyadh/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/14/trump-meets-syria-president-after-lifting-us-sanctions ✍️ EU Commission Loses All Counts in Pfizergate Casehttps://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/14/eu-commission-loses-on-all-counts-in-pfizergate-legal-case?fromBreakingNews=1 ✍️ Orban Introduces ‘Foreign Agents’ Billhttps://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-fidesz-party-hungary-russia-democracy-transparency-public-life-civil-society/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hungary-viktor-orban-ngos-budapest-fidesz-b2750741.html ✍️ Ramaphosa Denounces South African Refugeeshttps://www.euronews.com/2025/05/14/south-africas-president-ramaphosa-says-afrikaners-resettling-in-us-are-cowards ✍️ China Criticises US-UK Trade Dealhttps://www.ft.com/content/52f7be1c-e708-4b01-b486-7f189a52c842 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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6:33
How the UK is Cutting Foreign Aid
In today’s episode, we cover the UK’s foreign aid cuts, Trump’s Middle East tour, a famine warning in Gaza, and a UN ruling on Malaysia airlines flight MH17.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l28997eHGSI 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 by Georgina FindlayWritten by Ben Blissett and Rory TaylorMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ UK Considering Cuts to Foreign Aidhttps://www.ft.com/content/efbc8739-5bba-419c-a5f5-cc37df567f82✍️ Trump’s Middle East Tourhttps://www.reuters.com/world/trump-starts-gulf-visit-seeking-big-economic-deals-2025-05-13/https://news.sky.com/story/trump-says-it-would-be-stupid-not-to-accept-qatari-plane-as-jet-already-in-the-us-13366928https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/trump-qatar-jet-gift-democrats ✍️ Famine Warning in Gazahttps://www.who.int/news/item/12-05-2025-people-in-gaza-starving--sick-and-dying-as-aid-blockade-continueshttps://apnews.com/article/gaza-aid-israel-distribution-plan-un-bdbc73f4ba3bab577d7325b3bd2d7667 ✍️ UN Ruling on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd62v890l5qohttps://www.dw.com/en/un-body-finds-russia-responsible-for-downed-mh17-flight/a-72523668 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world, from TLDR News. 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/daily
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