The Daily Briefing

In today’s episode: fighting escalates in southern Syria and Israel strikes Damascus, Trump expands his third-country deportations, major spending cuts threaten the French government, and Turkey’s foremost opposition figure is handed a jail sentence.

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• https://youtu.be/mbFE60Z-_VQ 
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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szGR4G4SK3U&t=834s 

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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.

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Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Jack Kelly

Written by Nadja Lovadinov and Rory Taylor

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✍️ Israel Strikes Damascus

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/16/live-israel-bombs-gaza-syria-as-alarm-grows-over-malnourished-children?update=3840925 
• https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/15/middleeast/israel-strikes-syria-sectarian-clashes-druze-intl 
• https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250716-fighting-reignites-in-syria-s-druze-city-of-sweida-as-israel-vow-more-strikes 
• https://www.barrons.com/news/death-toll-from-southern-syria-violence-rises-to-248-monitor-c4ea0969 

✍️ Trump Expands Third-Country Deportations

• https://apnews.com/article/deportees-trump-africa-eswatini-migrant-africa-8d10c5a1de7ba50cbea9712b6b5fbfbc
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/trump-administration-deports-five-migrants-to-eswatini-in-southern-africa
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyze8mvzdgo 

✍️ French Budget Cuts Threaten Government

• https://www.politico.eu/article/french-pm-francois-bayrou-floats-axing-2-public-holidays-escape-financial-crisis/
• https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2025/07/15/what-s-in-french-pm-bayrou-s-proposed-budget-cuts_6743405_5.html
• https://www.france24.com/fr/info-en-continu/20250716-budget-critiqu%C3%A9-de-toutes-parts-bayrou-veut-croire-un-compromis-possible 

✍️ Erdogan’s Opponent Jailed

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/16/erdogan-rival-ekrem-imamoglu-prison-threatening-istanbul-prosecutor
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ekrem-imamoglu-prison-turkey-erdogan-b2790062.html 

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In today’s episode, we cover China’s better than expected growth, Netanyahu losing a coalition partner, Albanese’s trip to China, and the UK’s secret Afghan resettlement scheme.

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-MrMUCeovI 

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.

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Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

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Written by Nadja Lovadinov and Rory Taylor

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

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✍️ China’s Unexpected Q2 GDP Growth

• https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/15/chinas-second-quarter-gdp-growth-slows-to-5point2percent-as-economists-warn-of-mounting-headwinds-ahead.html 
• https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/14/business/china-gdp-q2-economy-intl-hnk 

✍️ Ultra-Orthodox Party Quits Netanyahu’s Coalition

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-ultra-orthodox-party-leaves-netanyahus-government-due-dispute-over-2025-07-14/
• https://apnews.com/article/israel-netanyahu-government-gaza-war-elections-e207f3519314012df4c489fe1eaafa33 

✍️ Anthony Albanese Meets Xi Jinping

• https://theconversation.com/president-xi-jinping-tells-albanese-china-ready-to-push-the-bilateral-relationship-further-261094
• https://apnews.com/article/australia-prime-minister-albanese-china-xi-beijing-79143ddb0cb896a12c6a4fdbd80dbaf6
• https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/15/australian-journalists-confronted-china-security-guards-albanese-beijing-trip 

✍️ UK’s Secret Afghan Relocation Scheme Revealed

• https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/15/thousands-relocated-data-leak-afghans-who-helped-british-forces
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg8zy78787o
• https://www.ft.com/content/f6b41172-dcc3-405f-8dd2-a5eb1d024454 

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In today’s episode: Trump approves Patriot missiles for Ukraine; the EU delays its tariff retaliation; sectarian clashes in Syria; and the world’s oldest president seeks reelection.

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• https://youtu.be/BJ_IQTRqh5U 
• https://youtu.be/hTFncjbfGfY 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjNKIEV87gI 

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

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Written by Nadja Lovadinov and Rory Taylor

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

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Sources:

✍️ Trump Approves Patriot Missiles for Ukraine

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-says-us-will-send-patriot-missiles-ukraine-2025-07-14/ 
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/trump-ukraine-weapons-patriot-russia 

✍️ EU Delays US Tariff Retaliation

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdez5w61g5lo
• https://www.ft.com/content/dedd4efb-79e9-46bf-9e98-ebab20da2a0e 

✍️ Sectarian Clashes in Southern Syria

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/least-15-killed-sectarian-clashes-syrias-sweida-witnesses-medics-2025-07-13/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmwp70pwmyo
• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/six-syrian-security-personnel-killed-after-deploying-quell-sectarian-clashes-2025-07-14/ 

✍️ World’s Oldest President Seeks Reelection

• https://apnews.com/article/cameroon-biya-october-election-health-4ff9eb39fbc50f6292411e67bead45ff
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckglpnk0kqko 

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In today’s episode, we cover the new France-UK migrant deal, how a New Hampshire judge has halted Trump’s changes to American birthright citizenship laws, the new deal agreed by Israel and the EU to allow more aid into Gaza, and Trump’s latest tariff threat on Canadian goods.

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• https://youtu.be/Zucnp8TRXuU 
• https://youtu.be/VMTrMKW6tQk 

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 Jack Kelly

Written by Rory Taylor and Nadja Lovadinov

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

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Sources:

✍️ France-UK Migrant Deal

• https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-france-agree-major-deal-to-crack-down-on-illegal-channel-crossings
• https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/11/uk-and-france-launch-pilot-scheme-to-further-deter-channel-crossings
• https://www.unhcr.org/uk/news/briefing-notes/news-comment-ukfrance-pilot-arrangement
• https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/irc-reacts-new-uk-france-migration-deal 

✍️ Judge Pauses Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

• https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-classaction-lawsuit-055227e3f219fd890c78cd21c89fd5d0 

✍️ EU-Israel Humanitarian Aid Deal

• https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-gaza-aid-israel-palestine-kaja-kallas-war/ 
• https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-hamas-palestinians-war-news-07-10-2025-ca29a1cbf0293764de9a8376333643ce 

✍️ Trump Restarts Tariff War with Canada

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg819n954mo 
• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-puts-35-tariff-canada-eyes-15-20-tariffs-others-2025-07-11/ 

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In today’s episode, we cover Britain and France's new nuclear weapons pact, the EU Commission President who survived a vote of no-confidence, and why the CEO of social platform X, has decided to step down.

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• https://youtu.be/R3ku8fyLXp8 
• https://youtu.be/NNoZ49N9l-g 
• https://youtu.be/xjWRwD6EKyg 

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.

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Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Rory Taylor and Nadja Lovadinov

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✍️ Trump Versus Brazil

•  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c784ee81y4zo 
• https://time.com/7301498/trump-brazil-lula-da-silva-us-tariffs-bolsonaro-witch-hunt/ 
• https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/09/trump-brazil-tariffs-bolsonaro.html 

✍️ Britain & France Sign Nuclear Agreement

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/britain-and-france-signal-possible-coordination-of-nuclear-deterrents-to-defend-europe/3627154 

✍️ Ursula von der Leyen Survives No-Confidence Vote

• https://apnews.com/article/eu-ursula-von-der-leyen-confidence-vote-29da2f0b639bcbe2169ee8e963d4de2d 

✍️ X CEO Resigns

• https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-chatbot-ai-grok-d745a7e3d0a7339a1159dc6c42475e29
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gy3j9xq6o
• https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/699788/xai-updated-grok-to-be-more-politically-incorrect 

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Daily Briefing will be taking a break until the 9th July, so this is the last episode until then. We’ll see you when we get back! 

In today’s episode: The impact of US strikes on Iran, Budapest Pride plans to go ahead despite a government ban, Tuvaluans apply en masse for Australia’s new climate visa, and Thailand re-criminalises cannabis.

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• https://youtu.be/wKScN1bo2pY 

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• https://youtu.be/uGKbjjrhlK0

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

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Written by Nadja Lovadinov and Rory Taylor

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

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Sources:

✍️ Were US Strikes on Iran Successful?

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy7nx2180xdt 
• https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/26/hegseth-iran-press-briefing-intel-leak-00425780 

✍️ The Battle Over Budapest Pride

• https://www.reuters.com/world/hungarys-pm-orban-warns-legal-consequences-over-banned-budapest-pride-march-2025-06-27/
• https://www.politico.eu/article/orban-vs-von-der-leyen-budapest-pride-europe-culture-war/
• https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0627/1520536-budapest-pride-hungary/ 

✍️ Australia Opens Climate Change Visa

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-27/tuvalu-residents-apply-for-australian-climate-change-visa/105466846
• https://theconversation.com/1-in-3-tuvaluans-is-bidding-for-a-new-climate-visa-to-australia-heres-why-everyone-may-ultimately-end-up-applying-259990 

✍️ Thailand Re-Criminalises Cannabis

• https://www.itv.com/news/2025-06-24/thailand-to-ban-recreational-cannabis-three-years-after-decriminalisation
• https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3059036/thailands-cannabis-dreams-go-up-in-smoke
• https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cannabis-control-677f843414ac84668c960dadc1ad66ab 

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In today’s episode: Spain and the US fall out, deadly protests rock Kenya, EU leaders meet for a crucial summit, and an Israeli minister calls for a total halt on aid to Gaza.

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• https://youtu.be/5hDCyJDHhoM?si=AJPf0RLT8FZU8qkz
• https://youtu.be/QNnMfRB6F4s?si=EIZrGos-HUa-5yL1

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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✍️ Spain-US Fallout

• https://on.ft.com/4ngLvqx
• https://on.ft.com/4k8Q8Qs 

✍️ Kenya Protests

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/people-dead-injured-in-kenyan-protests
• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyans-brace-protests-one-year-after-storming-parliament-2025-06-25/
• https://www.knchr.org/Articles/ArtMID/2432/ArticleID/1229/Statement-on-the-25th-June-2025-Demonstrations 

✍️ EU Leaders’ Summit

• https://www.reuters.com/business/eu-canvass-leaders-summit-resolving-us-tariff-conflict-2025-06-26/
• https://www.dw.com/en/eu-summit-leaders-to-address-wars-us-tariffs-migration/live-73043764
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/26/european-council-brussels-meeting-ukraine-middle-east-defence-migration-eu-enlargement-europe-latest-updates-news 

✍️ Middle East Update

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyxg272nlyo
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/26/donald-trump-strikes-iran-nuclear-programme-intelligence-israel-latest-updates-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-685d02fd8f08419b377548cf#block-685d02fd8f08419b377548cf 

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In today’s episode, we cover progressive Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory at the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, the widespread backlash British PM Keir Starmer is facing over his welfare reform bill, and why the EU Parliament may be about to sue the Commission over it’s €150bn defence loan programme

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• https://youtu.be/8V4S2uL2tJI 
• https://youtu.be/uGKbjjrhlK0 

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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✍️ NYC Democratic Primary

• https://thehill.com/homenews/5368044-cuomo-lost-democratic-nomination-new-york/
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/24/new-york-mayoral-primary-results 
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/24/us/elections/results-new-york-city-mayor-primary.html 

✍️ NATO Annual Summit

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/25/nato-donald-trump-mark-rutte-europe-latest-live-news 
• https://news.sky.com/story/nato-chief-heaps-praise-on-trump-at-meeting-after-us-president-cast-doubt-on-commitment-to-collective-defence-13388255 

✍️ Starmer’s Welfare-Reform Bill Backlash

• https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jun/25/starmer-welfare-cuts-bill-vote-labour-revolt-welfare-deputy-pmqs-uk-politics-latest-updates-news 
• https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/welfare-cuts-starmer-labour-pip-benefits-rebellion-b2776623.html 

✍️ MEPs Vote to Sue EU Commission

• https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/25/meps-vote-for-parliament-to-sue-commission-over-150bn-defence-loan-programme 

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In today’s episode, we cover Canada and the EU signing a new security pact, the NATO summit in The Hague, Germany’s defence spending plans, and the Israel-Iran ceasefire.

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• https://youtu.be/udxtglKVrAc 
• https://youtu.be/sYvckBzeff8

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.

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

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✍️ EU-Canada Sign Security Pact

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-23/eu-and-canada-sign-security-pact-as-carney-pivots-from-us?embedded-checkout=true 
• https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-pact-defense-eu-mark-carney-partnership/ 

✍️ NATO Summit Begins in The Hague

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/24/nato-donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-middle-east-defence-spending-latest-live-news#top-of-blog 

✍️ Germany Plans 70% Increase in Defence Spending

• https://www.ft.com/content/93926820-c7ad-4233-b389-2240ee406239 

✍️ Israel and Iran Accuse Each Other of Violating Ceasefire

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn7ze4vmk2pt
• https://www.ft.com/content/f44016f4-25b7-4f3f-9bb2-613e5a6d9e5e 

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In today’s episode, we cover the US striking Iranian Nuclear facilities, the UK government’s decision to designate Palestinian Action as a terrorist organisation, and Spain’s NATO exemption.

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iNMMPNNd8E
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtxov8jo7ZQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUllOiNkjCg

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.

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Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn

Hosted by Georgina Findlay

Written by Ben Blisset and Rory Taylor

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✍️ Trump Strikes Iran

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg86pd63j8o
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9r4q99g4o

✍️ Palestine Action Terrorist Designation

• www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6m24v7910o
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/palestine-action-protest-banned-raf-proscribed-cooper-b2774977.html
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx24nppdx0lo
• https://news.sky.com/story/palestine-action-to-be-banned-as-terror-group-home-secretary-says-13387326

✍️ Spain’s NATO Exemption

• https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-allies-defense-spending-goal-spain-gdp/
• https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250622-spain-strikes-deal-with-nato-to-be-exempt-from-5-percent-defence-spending-target 

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