Yesterday

France unrest, Canada military base, Pope Leo and Siberian bears

Clashes broke out between demonstrators and police across France as more than half a million people took to the streets to denounce the rising cost of living. People have been killed and injured in a serious incident that resulted in a fire on one of Canada's busiest military bas ... Show More

13m 33s

Oct 17

Trump drops Russia sanctions, Israeli settlers attack US photojournalist, Oregon police say teacher and parent stopped school shooter

President Trump has waived new sanctions aimed at Russia's oil and gas industry, just days before they were due to take effect. Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive harvesters and injure a Washington Post photojournalist. Police in Oregon say a teacher and a parent saved liv ... Show More

13m 26s

Oct 16

Zacharia out, Zelenskiy slams diesel deal, Oregon shooting (Updated)

Katie Zacharia, Trump's new White House press secretary, has been let go after just seven days. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticizes Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia. A 16-year-old gunman kills three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school. The Houthis att ... Show More

13m 24s

Feb 2025

Trade Wars: Trump vs China

Having implemented - then temporarily rescinded - tariffs on Canada and Mexico after both countries struck last-minute deals, Donald Trump now has his sights firmly focused on China. Following his announcement of a 10% tax on their imports to the US, China retaliated with their o ... Show More

25m 52s

Oct 2025

Has China won the trade war?

Donald Trump has threatened 100% tariffs on Chinese goods, while Xi Jinping hit back with export limits on rare earth minerals. As the two leaders come face to face in South Korea to make a deal, the stakes are high.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers ... Show More

31m 9s

Oct 2025

Is China Beating Trump?

<p>President Trump’s trade war against China has so far proved harder to win than his administration ever let on. And it reached new levels of tension this month when China said it would further restrict exports of rare-earth minerals to the United States and Europe.</p><p>Keith ... Show More

24m 2s

Apr 2025

The great brawl: China v America

<p>Donald Trump is now aiming his <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/10/can-china-fight-america-alone?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term ... Show More

26m 45s

Apr 2025

"China gives Trump the middle finger"

As Trump threatens to double the tariffs on China the trade war between two of the world's biggest economies is escalating. China has said it will "fight to the end". Trump says he will not back down. As each side raises the stakes, will Trump have to concede that he's made mista ... Show More

30m 26s

Mar 2025

Tariff War Escalates

Canada, Mexico, and China are hitting back as US tariffs go into effect. How could a trade war impact your bottom line? Plus, President Trump says he'll tell it like it is during tonight's big speech to Congress. We talk to a top Trump adviser about his message to Americans. And ... Show More

45m 52s

Apr 2025

Tariffs, tensions, and trade: Trump’s gamble on China

Two weeks after Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement shook global markets, he has now offered most countries a 90-day reprieve—while simultaneously escalating trade tensions with China by imposing harsher penalties. So far, China has responded by matching each tariff hike ... Show More

30m 26s

Feb 2025

Trump’s Tariff Turmoil: China Strikes Back

Today, we look at what could be the start of a trade war between the US and China. After postponing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, President Trump has introduced a 10% tax on all goods imports from China. Early this morning Beijing announced it would impose a retaliatory 10% levy, ... Show More

32m 43s

Trump’s tariff war with China