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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

The Daily Briefing

Unfortunately, this will be the last video posted to TLDR Daily. It has been a project we’ve put love and care into for half a decade, but the time has come for it to end. Sit back and let Jack and Ben take you through the vivid history of The Daily Briefing, from 2020 to 2025, and then enjoy the rest of the Daily team joining to discuss their favourite moments from the last 5 years.

Thank you, everyone. 

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The End of The Daily Briefing

In today’s episode, we cover Canada’s recognition of Palestine, Trump’s trade deal with South Korea, the Lithuanian prime minister’s resignation, the UK government’s ‘influencer’ strategy, and Australia wiping 20% off all student debt.

Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-SuG0E6_Jchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyrDGvinBTw • 

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/daily

Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Gabe Kirkham-Joseph, Nadja Lovadinov, Rory Taylor, Ben Blissett and Georgina Findlay

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Sources:

✍️ Why Canada Plans to Recognise Palestine

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/30/world/canada-recognize-palestinian-state-september-intl-latamhttps://news.sky.com/story/canada-says-it-will-recognise-a-palestinian-state-if-certain-conditions-are-met-13404317https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqyx35d9x2o

✍️ Trump’s Trade Deal with South Korea

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/south-korea-us-trade-deal-tariff-b2799404.html • 

✍️ Lithuania’s Prime Minister Resigns

https://www.dw.com/en/lithuanian-pm-gintautas-paluckas-quits-amid-corruption-probe/a-73478237https://www.ft.com/content/f064ed30-64e6-465a-b647-6c8e5564dacahttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/lithuanian-premier-paluckas-to-resign-president-says • 

✍️ Downing Street Influencer Briefing

https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/no10-embedding-online-influencers-government-communications-strategyhttps://www.ft.com/content/c3506ced-d0b4-4209-a872-fa5bd4bd5af1

✍️ Australia Wipes 20% off Student Debt

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/5520-hecs-cash-boost-coming-for-millions-of-australian-students-and-tradies-as-loans-slashed-backdated-015545998.htmlhttps://www.pm.gov.au/media/albanese-government-introduces-legislation-cut-student-debt-20-percent • 

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Why Canada Plans to Recognise Palestine

In today’s episode, we cover the UK’s shifting media landscape, a mass shooting in New York, a major Pacific earthquake and tsunami, and the end of a homophobic law in St Lucia.

Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts2yniyyAQw&t=1shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpI3-1XW7oohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmHwhhtCI7chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qJ2x3vr0l4 • 

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/daily

Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Rory Taylor and Gabe Kirkham-Joseph

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Sources:

✍️ YouTube Challenging the UK Media Landscape

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/media-habits-adults/tuning-into-youtube-uks-media-habits-revealedhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/30/youtube-tv-destination-children-ofcom-surveyhttps://www.ft.com/content/3d3d2769-ea15-4454-91b2-b43a00cc4fe9 • 

✍️ Shooting in New York Sparks Concerns About Gun Regulation

https://apnews.com/article/manhattan-shooting-suspect-e29ddf0c86c85406f48bd9fc0ef73c87

✍️ Earthquake and Tsunami Rock the Pacific

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3r4x9yrrg4thttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzmkjjj03o

✍️ St Lucia Strikes Down Colonial Era Homophobic Law

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/top-caribbean-court-strikes-colonial-era-law-st-124190228

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Is YouTube Winning the Media War?

In today’s episode, we cover Trump’s visit to Scotland, Germany and France’s reactions to the EU-US trade deal, the US blocking Taiwan’s president from a stopover in New York, and the UK’s emergency cabinet meeting on Palestine.

Watch TLDR’s latest videos here (YouTube):

https://youtu.be/273tgA0UdB8?si=iFAH9FN90JAQ2dgm • 
https://youtu.be/AeI4C7StAk8?si=71wZsb3XqWMEMr6F • 

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/daily

Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Ben Blissett, Georgina Findlay and Gabe Kirkham-Joseph

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Sources:

✍️ Trump in Scotland

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/28/key-takeaways-donald-trump-keir-starmer-press-q-and-a-turnberry-scotlandhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrkj4nvy22ohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2q5pwzz1yohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8g8w431wyohttps://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/27/business/trump-scotland-business-cryptohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmw03e9423ohttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/farage-khan-and-lady-starmer-trumps-chaotic-press-conference-h5tzl53x9

✍️ Germany & France Criticise EU-US Trade Deal

https://on.ft.com/3IKezXL • 

✍️ US Blocks Taiwan’s President from Stopover in New York

https://on.ft.com/3J6Arwk • 
https://www.newsweek.com/taiwan-president-donald-trump-stopover-china-trade-2105405 • 

✍️ Keir Starmer Calls Emergency Cabinet Meeting about Gaza Crisis

https://on.ft.com/473GjQT • 
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/27/keir-starmer-to-recall-cabinet-for-emergency-meeting-on-gaza-crisis

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Trump’s Visit to Scotland Explained

In today’s episode, we cover France’s recognition of Palestine, the continued clashes between Thailand & Cambodia, Zelenskyy’s move to reverse a controversial anti-corruption bill, and why the US has lifted sanctions on Myanmar junta allies.

Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HKgwqqzvX0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1z07kVFixY • 

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/daily

Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by

Written by Rory Taylor and Nadja Lovadinov

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Sources:

✍️ France to Recognise Palestine

https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1948462359468802252https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/07/25/macron-decides-to-recognize-state-of-palestine-amid-diplomatic-impasse-and-humanitarian-disaster-in-gaza_6743706_4.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/france-recognize-palestine-state-macron-800ed63143f0653a7f215ad96f7038d3 • 
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/07/explainer-why-france-recognising-palestinian-statehood-and-who-else-has • 

✍️ Cambodia-Thailand Conflict Continues

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-rejects-international-mediation-end-fighting-with-cambodia-2025-07-25/ • 

✍️ Zelenskyy U-Turns on Anti-Corruption Bill

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250724-zelensky-approves-new-bill-restoring-independence-of-anti-corruption-bodies-after-protests • 

✍️ US Lifts Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Allies

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-lifts-sanctions-myanmar-junta-allies-after-general-praises-trump-2025-07-25/ • 

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France’s Recognition of Palestine Explained

In today’s episode, we cover anti-corruption backlash in Ukraine, Thailand-Cambodia border clashes, fresh warnings of starvation in Gaza, and Jeremy Corbyn’s new party

Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:

https://youtu.be/TuErwCZ2Uig • 
https://youtu.be/DXJMdO4Hpms • 

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/daily

Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Nadja Lovadinov and Rory Taylor

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Sources:

✍️ Zelenskyy’s Anti-Corruption Bill Explained

https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-right-now-ukraines-democracy-risks-a-russian-style-backslide/ • 
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9w19pl84r8o • 
https://kyivindependent.com/explainer-does-law-on-anti-corruption-infrastructure-have-anything-to-do-with-russian-influence/ • 
https://kyivindependent.com/48-lawmakers-from-various-factions-registering-bill-to-safeguard-independence-of-anti-corruption-bodies/ • 

✍️ Thailand-Cambodia Border Clashes

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thailand-cambodia-cna-explains-border-clash-history-5256341https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cambodia-armed-clash-border-5b1e15987fb02132268913e474250c51 • 

✍️ Media Companies Warn of Gaza Starvation

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j1j7n72ywo • 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9xkx7vnmxo • 
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/gaza-facing-man-made-mass-starvation-says-whos-tedros-2025-07-23/ • 

✍️ Corbyn & Sultana Confirm New Party

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdeze706jw8ohttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/24/jeremy-corbyn-and-zarah-sultana-agree-to-launch-leftwing-party • 

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Zelenskyy’s Anti-Corruption Bill Explained

In today’s episode, we cover Trump’s ongoing battle with the Federal Reserve, Venezuela’s accusations against El Salvador, Russia-Ukraine peace talks, and the UK’s sanctions against the enablers of smuggling gangs.

Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:

https://youtu.be/nGQYm6gM2ks?si=5GUoMJWVvOOAoIyu • 
https://youtu.be/ybGN0_ibQkY?si=uzFL4fPRwXuJasfV • 

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/daily

Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Georgina Findlay

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Sources:

✍️ US Treasury Secretary Calls for Probe into Federal Reserve

https://on.ft.com/3TTxX6Whttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/21/bessent-fed-powell-trump-inflation-00465434https://www.reuters.com/business/us-treasurys-bessent-calls-review-fed-non-monetary-policy-operations-2025-07-21/ • 

✍️ Venezuela Accuses El Salvador of Torturing Prisoners

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg358vxx4ro • 

✍️ Russia & Ukraine Set to Hold New Round of Peace Talks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6gdez1xx6o • 

✍️ UK Announces Sanctions on Enablers of Smuggling Gangs

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/21/corrupt-foreign-border-officials-face-being-banned-from-the-ukhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg3lpwx41xo • 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/small-boats-immigration-channel-crossings-sanctions-lammy-b2793241.html • 

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Trump’s Battle with the Federal Reserve Continues: What Next?

In today’s episode, we cover the US-Venezuela prisoner exchange, Japan’s upper house elections, and Israel’s new offensive in central Gaza.

Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfjZOVWTz5E • 

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/daily

Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Georgina Findlay and Rory Taylor

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Sources:

✍️ Venezuela-US Prisoner Exchange

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd4ye41ymohttps://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/18/politics/venezuela-us-prisoner-swap-trumphttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/18/alien-enemies-act-deportations-venezuela-00464257https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/18/venezuela-frees-10-americans-in-swap-for-deported-migrants-in-el-salvador • 
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/maduro-govt-negotiates-return-of-252-venezuelans-detained-by-us-in-el-salvador/ • 

✍️ Japanese PM Vows to Stay on After Election Loss

https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/57659https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xvn90yr8gohttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/politics/analysis-post-election/ • 

✍️ Israeli Ground Offensive in Central Gaza

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-sends-tanks-into-gazas-deir-al-balah-hostage-families-concerned-2025-07-21/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/troops-said-operating-in-central-gazas-deir-al-balah-for-first-time-since-start-of-war/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/21/gaza-israel-war-latest-situation-updates-live-news • 
https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-israel-launches-deir-al-balah-ground-offensive/live-73346584 • 

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The US-Venezuela Prisoner Exchange Explained

In today’s episode, we cover the UK’s plans to give 16-year-olds the vote, the EU’s new Russian sanctions package, the Syria-Israel fallout, and Trump’s request to release transcripts related to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:

https://youtu.be/YPyhomIU6Mc?si=kjPuJsQZky3mtFbRhttps://youtu.be/DKPQNIkQNLw?si=ky6io96rj53da81G

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/daily

Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Georgina Findlay

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Sources:

✍️ UK Plans to Lower Voting Age to 16

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/16-year-olds-to-be-given-right-to-vote-through-seismic-government-election-reforms • 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restoring-trust-in-our-democracy-our-strategy-for-modern-and-secure-elections/restoring-trust-in-our-democracy-our-strategy-for-modern-and-secure-elections#ministerial-forewordhttps://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/voting-age-by-country • 

✍️ EU Agrees New Sanctions on Russia

https://on.ft.com/46jkhcQ • 

✍️ Syria Accuses Israel of Seeking ‘Endless Chaos’

https://on.ft.com/4kOQUCJ • 

✍️ Trump Asks US Attorney-General to Release Epstein Testimony

https://www.ft.com/content/a6b609b9-001d-4b57-b543-9113f7c655d2https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/trump-epstein-grand-jury-testimony-wall-street-journal • 

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Why the UK Wants to Give 16-Year-Olds the Vote

In today’s episode, we cover the backlash against the EU’s new budget proposal, UK & Germany’s new treaty, Spain becoming the EU’s top asylum destination, and the UK’s latest employment data.

Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_sPkkJuGMIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3XwkRnZf3U • 

Watch today’s episode of TLDR’s World Leader Leaderboard here: https://youtu.be/vFaMkMr4Ok0

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/daily

Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Rory Taylor and Georgina Findlay

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Sources:

✍️ Backlash Against the EU’s New Budget Proposal

https://www.politico.eu/article/berlin-rejects-commissions-eu-budget-proposal/https://www.reuters.com/en/eu-proposes-2-trillion-seven-year-eu-budget-says-budget-commissioner-2025-07-16/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/17/von-der-leyen-calls-for-new-eu-taxes-on-big-firms-in-2tn-budget-proposalhttps://www.ft.com/content/c88eae41-24b7-47a9-bdf5-543770c6c8ebhttps://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/17/ringfenced-but-reduced-eu-commission-shrinks-agriculture-share-in-record-budget • 

✍️ UK & Germany Sign Defence & Security Treaty

https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/resource/blob/2727404/6c6c44fd4ead73a9dec195afe6aa25f4/deu-gbr-vertrag-en-data.pdfhttps://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-friedrich-merz-war-uk-germany-europe-defense-security-missiles-donald-trump-ukraine/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckgl4v24pyythttps://on.ft.com/40XmFlK • 

✍️ Spain Overtakes Germany as top EU Asylum Destination

https://on.ft.com/4lBEmzP • 

✍️ UK Employment Falls for Fifth Consecutive Month

https://on.ft.com/4eYjZu4 • 
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/17/the-rise-in-unemployment-shows-the-uk-jobs-market-is-cooling-but-it-is-not-collapsing • 

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Why von der Leyen’s EU Budget Has Gone Down Poorly

Unfortunately, due to our editor being ill, we have had to stop producing the Daily Briefing for a few days. Instead, we have uploaded the Global Summary today - which is included in this podcast. 

Watch the Global Summary on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XHxRh8OaDD0

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Global Summary: Did India Ignore Flood Warnings, Myanmar’s Coup Worsens & Japan's Olympic Scandal

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