Trump ally Charlie Kirk fatally shot; Russian drones enter Polish airspace, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 11 September 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, you're listening to the free edition of the world in brief from The Economist. |
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| 0:35.2 | This is the world in brief from The Economist. |
| 0:42.2 | Our top stories. |
| 0:45.1 | Charlie Kirk, an American conservative activist and a close ally of Donald Trump, |
| 0:51.1 | died shortly after being shot during an event at a university in Utah. |
| 0:56.8 | Mr. Trump confirmed the 31-year-old's death on social media. |
| 1:01.5 | In 2012, Mr. Kirk started Turning Point USA, a right-wing youth organization known for hosting |
| 1:09.0 | campus debates. The FBI said a suspect was in custody. |
| 1:15.4 | Carol Navrotsky, Poland's president, said he spoke to Mr. Trump after 19 Russian drones |
| 1:22.2 | entered Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine on Tuesday night. America's president voiced frustration with Russia. |
| 1:32.0 | Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, told Parliament that Polish and NATO aircraft shot down |
| 1:38.2 | three or four of the drones. The foreign minister said he believed the drones deliberately |
| 1:43.5 | targeted Polish airspace. |
| 1:47.0 | Larry Ellison became the world's richest person, the founder of Oracle, saw his personal |
| 1:53.3 | fortune rise to $393 billion as the software giant's stock jumped following surprisingly good quarterly earnings. |
| 2:03.0 | The $101 billion increase was the biggest ever recorded in a single day |
| 2:08.4 | by the Bloomberg billionaire's index. |
| 2:11.4 | Mr. Ellison unseated Elon Musk, a fellow tech titan, $385 billion from the top spot. |
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