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FT News Briefing

Ceasefire deal reached in Israel-Lebanon war

FT News Briefing

Forhecz Topher

News, Daily News, News & Politics

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Israeli and Lebanese leaders agree to a ceasefire, and Mexico hits back at US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plans. Plus, President Joe Biden is rushing to cement his legacy during his final weeks in office, and Russia’s rouble has plummeted to its lowest rate against the dollar since the first weeks of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

Ceasefire deal reached in Israel-Lebanon war 

Mexico hits back as Trump’s tariff threat shakes markets 

Biden aims to Trump-proof his legacy with policy blitz in final days

Rouble slides as new Russian sanctions stifle foreign trade


The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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We're an energy company searching for better.

0:28.4

equinore.co.uk.

0:33.7

Good morning from the Financial Times.

0:36.4

Today is Wednesday, November 27th, and this is your FT News Briefing.

0:41.8

A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is set to begin this morning.

0:47.1

And the countries that Donald Trump wants to hit with tariffs are saying,

0:51.3

eh, not so fast.

0:53.6

Plus, Joe Biden is rushing to cement his legacy before he leaves office.

0:59.2

I'm Sonia Hudson, and here's the news you need to start your day.

1:25.0

Thank you. Israel's security cabinet approved a ceasefire with Lebanon yesterday, and the caretaker government in Beirut is also expected to formally back the deal.

1:29.6

This creates new hope that an end could be in sight for the year-long conflict between Israel's forces and Hezbollah. The FTs Malika Tapper joins me now from Beirut

1:36.0

to talk to us about these developments. Hi, Malika. Hi there. So we are speaking late Tuesday

1:43.1

night, your time. Tell me about the situation on the ground and what we know so far about the terms of this ceasefire.

1:51.6

Yeah. So it's been one of the most intense days of bombardment, both across Lebanon and in Beirut, including in the center of the city, since the war began.

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