{"podcast":{"title":"World Today","slug":"world-today-319503","podcast_index_feed_id":319503,"rss_url":"https://aezfm.meldingcloud.com/rss/program/46","website_url":"https://radio.cgtn.com/podcast/column/ezfm/World-Today/46","image_url":"https://radio-res.cgtn.com/image/2112/1639979965541.png","author":"China Plus","episode_count":200,"summary":"With in-depth panel discussions on domestic and global news and current affairs, World Today gives you the story behind the headlines.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T00:17:29.041757+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-today-319503"},"episode":{"title":"Behind Keir Starmer’s decision to resign","slug":"behind-keir-starmer-s-decision-to-resign","published_at":"2026-06-22T13:48:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-today-319503/behind-keir-starmer-s-decision-to-resign","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-today-319503","url":"1_2765116","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/radio-res.cgtn.com/ueditor/audio/2606/1082136105231.mp3","summary":"① US-Iran talks in Switzerland have made progress. How can the two sides maintain the momentum for negotiations? (00:55) ② Keir Starmer has announced that he is resigning from his position as the leader of the ruling Labor Party and Britain’s prime minister. We explore why he can no longer resist the pressure against him. (13:45) ③ China has imposed new trade restrictions on dozens of US entities in response to Washington’s move to add more Chinese companies to a Pentagon blacklist. Is China justified to do so? (24:38) ④ China’s business chamber in the European Union has raised concerns over the bloc’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act. Is it a legitimate concern that the act could increase costs, reduce efficiency, and weaken global supply chains? (33:26) ⑤ Japan and the US have launched a joint military exercise, and a larger US-led military exercise is underway across Guam, Hawaii and waters surrounding Japan. How are they raising concerns about regional stability? (43:51)","meta_description":"① US-Iran talks in Switzerland have made progress. How can the two sides maintain the momentum for negotiations? (00:55) ② Keir Starmer has announced that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3190,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/world-today-319503/episodes/behind-keir-starmer-s-decision-to-resign/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-today-319503/behind-keir-starmer-s-decision-to-resign.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}