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Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:1) Iran has increased the pace of attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, with UK Maritime Trade Operations reporting nine attacks this month. The impact of the latest escalation on Hormuz ...  Show more

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:1) Yemen's government, backed by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have regained territory from the Houthis, as fighting in the region near the Bab el-Mandeb strait intensifies. The Yemeni armed forces said they took ...  Show more

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Donald Trump said the US should take control of the devastated Gaza Strip, shunt the area’s residents to other countries and rebuild it into a new “Riviera,” a proposal at odds with Amer ...  Show more

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) China slapped tariffs on a range of US products and announced a probe into Google moments after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on goods from Beijing, reigniting a trade war ...  Show more

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) US allies expect President Donald Trump’s administration to present a long-awaited plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany next week, according t ...  Show more

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) China’s central bank lowered the interest rate charged on its one-year policy loans by the most on record, kicking off a sweeping program to revive confidence in the world’s second-large ...  Show more