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The World in Brief from The Economist
The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-worl...
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Burnham’s cabinet picks; Trump’s new Canadian tariffs, and more
Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, began appointing his cabinet.
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Iran warns ships in Hormuz; Spain win the World Cup, and more
Iran said two ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using an “unsafe route” were involved in an unspecified “accident”.
Ukraine strikes Russian warehouses, Two American servicemen killed in Jordan, and more
Jens Spahn resigned as parliamentary leader of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union after coming under scrutiny for fathering a child through s...
America and Iran escalate attacks; Global stocks sink, and more
America said it destroyed a port surveillance tower in Iran, claiming it was being used to “track and target” commercial vessels transiting the Strait...
Protests in Ukraine; Chevron mulls a deal with Iraq, and more
Protests broke out across several cities in Ukraine, where wartime demonstrations have been rare, after President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked Mykhailo F...
America launches fresh strikes on Iran; SpaceX shares slide, and more
America said it launched another wave of strikes, the second in a matter of hours, on Iran, targeting the country’s “military capabilities”.
America and Iran trade fire; Trump backtracks on Hormuz fee, and more
America launched new strikes on Iran moments before its naval blockade on Iranian ports came into effect.
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America hits Iran; states sue over Warner Bros-Paramount deal, and more
America said it launched another round of strikes on Iran.
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America and Iran battle over Hormuz; Lindsey Graham dies, and more
America and Iran traded missile and drone attacks as they battled over the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran shuttered again over the weekend.
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Iran’s top diplomat holds talks in Oman; Apple sues OpenAI, and more
America’s Justice Department issued subpoenas to several New York Times journalists, demanding that they testify before a grand jury in New York next...
Apple sues OpenAI; Trump says Iran talks to resume, and more
The share price of SK Hynix opened at $170 on the Nasdaq—around 14% higher than its offering price of $149
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Iran strikes back at America; the Fed’s new task forces, and more
Israel’s defence minister said his country was prepared to resume attacks on Iran and would do so “with even greater force”, as fighting between Ameri...
America hits Iran again; Trump alarms allies at NATO summit, and more
America said it launched fresh strikes on Iran for “unjustified aggression against commercial shipping”, hours after Donald Trump declared the ceasefi...
America strikes Iran; Le Pen says she will run for president, and more
America said it launched “powerful strikes” on Iran in response to reported Iranian attacks on ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump responds to FIFA fallout; Microsoft cuts jobs, and more
Donald Trump confirmed that he asked FIFA to “review” a red card given to Folarin Balogun of the United States’ men’s football team, but denied influe...
Iran’s supreme leader absent from his father’s funeral; America’s birthday celebrations, and more
Iran’s president said the mourning for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”.
China beefs up its top brass; Khamenei’s funeral begins, and more
Ukraine’s armed forces struck oil facilities in St Petersburg early on Saturday, in a long-range drone attack
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Clinical trial begins for Ebola treatment; Khamenei’s body lies in state, and more
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, promoted two senior officers to general, the highest rank in the country’s armed forces
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America’s jobs market slows; Russia strikes Kyiv, and more
America’s economy added 57,000 jobs in June, well below analysts’ expectations, a sign that the labour market has slowed after three months of strong...
Trump’s crypto bonanza; Qatar reports “progress” after separate America-Iran talks, and more
Donald Trump dismissed criticism of his cryptocurrency profits, after a new disclosure revealed that he earned more than $1bn from such ventures last...
Supreme Court limits Trump’s agenda; American stock indexes rally, and more
In a blow to Donald Trump’s agenda, America’s Supreme Court blocked an executive order that would have denied birthright citizenship to the children o...
Supreme Court gives Trump new powers; Iran denies planned talks, and more
America’s Supreme Court granted Donald Trump sweeping powers to sack the heads of independent government agencies.
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Venezuela earthquakes death toll tops 1,400; America and Iran trade blows, and more
Rescue efforts continued in Venezuela as the death toll from Wednesday’s earthquakes rose to over 1,400.
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Iran hits American military sites; Venezuela earthquakes death toll tops 1,400, and more
America strikes Iran; Bolton pleads guilty, and more
Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement for peace, after days of American-mediated talks in Washington
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Devastation in Venezuela; renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, and more
At least 188 people are confirmed dead and more than 1,500 injured after two big earthquakes struck Venezuela.
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Relief for chipmakers; Trump’s battle over election rules, and more
SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory-chip maker, said it was looking to raise up to $29.4bn on America’s Nasdaq exchange.
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Stock markets fall on AI fears; senators deliver rare rebuke to Trump, and more
Global stock markets tumbled as investors worried that American interest rates might rise and that investment in AI will not generate the profits they...
Starmer out and Burnham on the way in; Vance says Iran will host nuclear inspectors, and more
Andy Burnham was sworn in as an MP.
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America and Iran hold talks in Switzerland; Sir Keir Starmer reportedly set to quit, and more
American and Iranian officials began talks in Switzerland over the next stage of their peace deal.
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Negotiators travel to Switzerland; Iran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz, and more
More than 100 Labour mps have called on Sir Keir Starmer to resign
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Ministers urge Keir Starmer to resign; Israel and Hizbullah agree to a ceasefire, and more
Norway said it will ban the use of AI in primary schools, and restrict the technology in secondary schools
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Vance scolds Israeli critics; Ukraine strikes Moscow, and more
America’s vice-president, J.D. Vance, scolded Israeli cabinet members for criticising Donald Trump’s deal with Iran.
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America releases terms of Iran agreement; Fed holds interest rates, and more
America released details of its 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran.
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Iran’s warning to Israel; SpaceX’s value jumps, and more
Iran’s foreign minister said the war with America would not “fully come to an end” until Israel withdraws its troops from southern Lebanon.
Trump says Iran deal is “all signed”, and more
Donald Trump said a preliminary deal with Iran was “all signed” and that the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely open” by Friday, when a signing cer...
America and Iran agree to a ceasefire; Britain seizes a Russian oil tanker, and more
America and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire, Donald Trump announced on social media.
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Iran casts doubt on deal; Trump says Iran deal “scheduled” for Sunday, and more
Hungary’s populist-right Fidesz party re-elected Viktor Orban as its leader despite his defeat in April’s general election
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Signs of progress in Iran deal; SpaceX shares pop, and more
A federal judge extended a block on the creation of Mr Trump’s $1.8bn “Anti-Weaponisation Fund” for supposed victims of “lawfare”
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Trump cancels Iran strikes; SpaceX’s $75bn IPO, and more
Donald Trump said he cancelled planned strikes on Iran, hours after threatening them.
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