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As insurance costs rocket for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Asian countries brace for an energy shock. The rapid expansion of American-owned data centres in the Middle East has opened up a new front for Iran’s retaliation against the US. Plus, Donald Trump fires the head of t ...  Show more

Israel expects war against Iran to last weeks and Ayatollah Khamenei’s son emerges as a leading candidate for supreme leader. Plus, the Federal Reserve grants crypto exchange Kraken access to its core payments system, inside the collapse of UK property lender Market Financial Sol ...  Show more

The Taliban’s takeover is a boon for China’s propaganda machine: America is tired, its policies disastrous, its values a distraction. Meanwhile China has <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2021/08/21/china-is-happy-to-see-america-humbled-in-afghanistan?utm_campaign=the-i ...

As the world's richest man, Elon Musk, tries to pull out of buying Twitter - the company's shareholders have been voting on whether to approve the $44bn deal anyway. Meanwhile, whistleblower Peiter Zatko has been giving evidence at a Senate hearing, claiming Twitter executives kn ...  Show more

Welcome to the TLDR News Daily BriefingIn today’s episode, we run through whether or not Trump is running out of money. Also, we discuss the fallout from the Moscow terrorist attack; US & Japan to strengthen their military alliance; and updates to the Slovakia Presidential electi ...  Show more

China delays the release of key economic figures amid its five-yearly decisive political meeting, where the Chinese Communist Party has outlined its priorities for the economy. We hear more from Zhouchen Mao, head of research and advisory at Asia House, a think tank based in Lond ...  Show more