One peace at a time: hopeful Gaza talks
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The Economist
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🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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As negotiators gather in Egypt, appetite for a short-term peace seems high on all sides. But there is much ambiguity surrounding a lasting accord. In New York, renters fear being evicted far less than they once did—but pity flat-hunters. And remembering Kim Seong Min, a North Korean defector who dedicated his life to getting information back to his erstwhile countrymen.
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| 0:35.6 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 0:40.5 | And I'm Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:50.5 | New Yorkers are obsessed with the housing market. Since the rights of rent has changed, evictions are down and occupancy is up. Sound good? Well, yes, if you already have an apartment. Those wanting to find a new place may find things a little harder. And Kim Xiong Min escaped from North Korea not once, but twice. |
| 1:11.8 | Our obituaries editor recounts his onward career as a poet and broadcaster, |
| 1:16.9 | sending news to his former countrymen of the bright, untold life on the other side of the border. |
| 1:26.9 | But first... |
| 1:28.3 | We've been here so many times before, negotiators gathering to put an end to the war in Gaza. |
| 1:42.3 | But this time the scene is a little different. There's exhaustion, |
| 1:46.5 | exasperation, on the part of Israelis, of Hamas, and certainly of Palestinians. The appetite |
| 1:53.3 | for a short-term peace is perhaps as high as it's yet been, and the Trump administration seems |
| 1:59.3 | to be seizing on it. The long-term view for Gaza, though, |
| 2:03.4 | it's still hazy. This could be the make or break round of talks to end the war. |
| 2:12.3 | Anshilfeffer is the economist's Israel correspondent. Talks are beginning today. |
| 2:20.4 | In Egypt, they've been very hastily convened. |
| 2:23.9 | Trump has sent both his Mideast Envoy, Steve Whitkoff, who usually turns up |
| 2:27.1 | towards the end of the talks. |
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