The US-Venezuela Prisoner Exchange Explained

In today’s episode, we cover the US-Venezuela prisoner exchange, Japan’s upper house elections, and Israel’s new offensive in central Gaza.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfjZOVWTz5E 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: https://toolong.news/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted by Georgina FindlayWritten by Georgina Findlay and Rory TaylorMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Venezuela-US Prisoner Exchangehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd4ye41ymohttps://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/18/politics/venezuela-us-prisoner-swap-trumphttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/18/alien-enemies-act-deportations-venezuela-00464257https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/18/venezuela-frees-10-americans-in-swap-for-deported-migrants-in-el-salvador https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/maduro-govt-negotiates-return-of-252-venezuelans-detained-by-us-in-el-salvador/ ✍️ Japanese PM Vows to Stay on After Election Losshttps://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/57659https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xvn90yr8gohttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/politics/analysis-post-election/ ✍️ Israeli Ground Offensive in Central Gazahttps://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-sends-tanks-into-gazas-deir-al-balah-hostage-families-concerned-2025-07-21/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/troops-said-operating-in-central-gazas-deir-al-balah-for-first-time-since-start-of-war/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/21/gaza-israel-war-latest-situation-updates-live-news https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-israel-launches-deir-al-balah-ground-offensive/live-73346584 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.