FT News Briefing

Ceasefire deal reached in Israel-Lebanon war

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:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3AXj3qk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ceasefire deal reached in Israel-Lebanon war</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3Z1s5KS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mexico hits back as Trump’s tariff threat shakes markets</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3ZlyBNY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Biden aims to Trump-proof his legacy with policy blitz in final days</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3BbS0aJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rouble slides as new Russian sanctions stifle foreign trade</a> 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. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/11c725b7-0824-4d2d-8b12-e62323c22c4c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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