Why Starmer is Increasing Defence Spending

In today’s episode, we cover UK defence spending, the US-Ukraine minerals deal, Chile’s nationwide blackouts, and South Korea’s fertility rate.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/vIevN28jx0w?si=tjCAvBcvl5nG99fthttps://youtu.be/rGkIb2iMtaY?si=8BdZLP5rEJd65tGSTLDR’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 Ben Blissett and Georgina FindlayMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Starmer’s Announcement on Defence Spendinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrkkv4gd7ohttps://news.sky.com/story/starmer-says-he-wants-to-increase-uk-defence-spending-to-3-and-announces-foreign-aid-cut-13316719https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/25/starmer-slashes-aid-to-fund-major-increase-in-defence-spending✍️ Ukraine Agrees to US Mineral Dealhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c337461n3xlohttps://www.ft.com/content/1890d104-1395-4393-a71d-d299aed448e6 ✍️ Chile Blackoutshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmj7vkyr78ohttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250226-power-restored-to-most-homes-after-chile-s-massive-blackouthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chile-emergency-power-outage-b2704590.html ✍️ South Korea’s Fertility Rate Riseshttps://www.ft.com/content/ef72cc85-59dd-4ee5-8025-3c704962ac71https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-birthrate-rises-first-time-9-years-marriages-surge-2025-02-26/ https://www.wam.ae/en/article/13zslu4-korea-launch-new-ministry-address-low-birth-rates Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/vIevN28jx0w?si=tjCAvBcvl5nG99fthttps://youtu.be/rGkIb2iMtaY?si=8BdZLP5rEJd65tGSTLDR’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 Ben Blissett and Georgina FindlayMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Starme’s Announcement on Defence Spendinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrkkv4gd7ohttps://news.sky.com/story/starmer-says-he-wants-to-increase-uk-defence-spending-to-3-and-announces-foreign-aid-cut-13316719https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/25/starmer-slashes-aid-to-fund-major-increase-in-defence-spending✍️ Ukraine Agrees to US Mineral Dealhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c337461n3xlohttps://www.ft.com/content/1890d104-1395-4393-a71d-d299aed448e6 ✍️ Chile Blackoutshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmj7vkyr78ohttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250226-power-restored-to-most-homes-after-chile-s-massive-blackouthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chile-emergency-power-outage-b2704590.html ✍️ South Korea’s Fertility Rate Riseshttps://www.ft.com/content/ef72cc85-59dd-4ee5-8025-3c704962ac71https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-birthrate-rises-first-time-9-years-marriages-surge-2025-02-26/ https://www.wam.ae/en/article/13zslu4-korea-launch-new-ministry-address-low-birth-rates See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.