In today’s episode, we cover Canada’s recognition of Palestine, Trump’s trade deal with South Korea, the Lithuanian prime minister’s resignation, the UK government’s ‘influencer’ strategy, and Australia wiping 20% off all student debt. Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-SuG0E6_Jc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-SuG0E6_Jc</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyrDGvinBTw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyrDGvinBTw</a>&nbsp;</li></ul> TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday. Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, here: <a href="https://toolong.news/daily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://toolong.news/daily</a> Produced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted by Georgina FindlayWritten by Gabe Kirkham-Joseph, Nadja Lovadinov, Rory Taylor, Ben Blissett and Georgina Findlay Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator ////////////////////////////// Sources: ✍️ Why Canada Plans to Recognise Palestine <ul><li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/30/world/canada-recognize-palestinian-state-september-intl-latam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/30/world/canada-recognize-palestinian-state-september-intl-latam</a></li><li><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/canada-says-it-will-recognise-a-palestinian-state-if-certain-conditions-are-met-13404317" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://news.sky.com/story/canada-says-it-will-recognise-a-palestinian-state-if-certain-conditions-are-met-13404317</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqyx35d9x2o" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqyx35d9x2o</a></li></ul> ✍️ Trump’s Trade Deal with South Korea <ul><li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/south-korea-us-trade-deal-tariff-b2799404.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/south-korea-us-trade-deal-tariff-b2799404.html</a>&nbsp;</li></ul> ✍️ Lithuania’s Prime Minister Resigns <ul><li><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/lithuanian-pm-gintautas-paluckas-quits-amid-corruption-probe/a-73478237" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dw.com/en/lithuanian-pm-gintautas-paluckas-quits-amid-corruption-probe/a-73478237</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f064ed30-64e6-465a-b647-6c8e5564daca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/f064ed30-64e6-465a-b647-6c8e5564daca</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/lithuanian-premier-paluckas-to-resign-president-says" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/lithuanian-premier-paluckas-to-resign-president-says</a>&nbsp;</li></ul> ✍️ Downing Street Influencer Briefing <ul><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/no10-embedding-online-influencers-government-communications-strategy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/no10-embedding-online-influencers-government-communications-strategy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c3506ced-d0b4-4209-a872-fa5bd4bd5af1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/c3506ced-d0b4-4209-a872-fa5bd4bd5af1</a></li></ul> ✍️ Australia Wipes 20% off Student Debt <ul><li><a href="https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/5520-hecs-cash-boost-coming-for-millions-of-australian-students-and-tradies-as-loans-slashed-backdated-015545998.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/5520-hecs-cash-boost-coming-for-millions-of-australian-students-and-tradies-as-loans-slashed-backdated-015545998.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.pm.gov.au/media/albanese-government-introduces-legislation-cut-student-debt-20-percent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pm.gov.au/media/albanese-government-introduces-legislation-cut-student-debt-20-percent</a>&nbsp;</li></ul> See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;In today’s episode, we cover Canada’s recognition of Palestine, Trump’s trade deal with South Korea, the Lithuanian prime minister’s resignation, the UK government’s ‘influencer’ strategy, and Australia wiping 20% off all student debt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-SuG0E6_Jc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-SuG0E6_Jc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyrDGvinBTw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyrDGvinBTw&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, here: &lt;a href="https://toolong.news/daily" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://toolong.news/daily&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced and edited by Scarlett Watchorn&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hosted by Georgina Findlay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Written by Gabe Kirkham-Joseph, Nadja Lovadinov, Rory Taylor, Ben Blissett and Georgina Findlay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;//////////////////////////////&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;✍️ Why Canada Plans to Recognise Palestine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/30/world/canada-recognize-palestinian-state-september-intl-latam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/30/world/canada-recognize-palestinian-state-september-intl-latam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.sky.com/story/canada-says-it-will-recognise-a-palestinian-state-if-certain-conditions-are-met-13404317" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://news.sky.com/story/canada-says-it-will-recognise-a-palestinian-state-if-certain-conditions-are-met-13404317&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqyx35d9x2o" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqyx35d9x2o&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;✍️ Trump’s Trade Deal with South Korea&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/south-korea-us-trade-deal-tariff-b2799404.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/south-korea-us-trade-deal-tariff-b2799404.html&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;✍️ Lithuania’s Prime Minister Resigns&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dw.com/en/lithuanian-pm-gintautas-paluckas-quits-amid-corruption-probe/a-73478237" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.dw.com/en/lithuanian-pm-gintautas-paluckas-quits-amid-corruption-probe/a-73478237&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f064ed30-64e6-465a-b647-6c8e5564daca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.ft.com/content/f064ed30-64e6-465a-b647-6c8e5564daca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/lithuanian-premier-paluckas-to-resign-president-says" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/lithuanian-premier-paluckas-to-resign-president-says&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;✍️ Downing Street Influencer Briefing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/no10-embedding-online-influencers-government-communications-strategy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/no10-embedding-online-influencers-government-communications-strategy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c3506ced-d0b4-4209-a872-fa5bd4bd5af1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.ft.com/content/c3506ced-d0b4-4209-a872-fa5bd4bd5af1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;✍️ Australia Wipes 20% off Student Debt&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/5520-hecs-cash-boost-coming-for-millions-of-australian-students-and-tradies-as-loans-slashed-backdated-015545998.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/5520-hecs-cash-boost-coming-for-millions-of-australian-students-and-tradies-as-loans-slashed-backdated-015545998.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.pm.gov.au/media/albanese-government-introduces-legislation-cut-student-debt-20-percent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.pm.gov.au/media/albanese-government-introduces-legislation-cut-student-debt-20-percent&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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In today’s episode, we cover Canada’s recognition of Palestine, Trump’s trade deal with South Korea, the Lithuanian prime minister’s resignation, the UK government’s ‘influencer’ strategy, and Australia wiping 20% off all student debt.

Why Canada Plans to Recognise Palestine

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