The World in Brief from The Economist
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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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Argentine bonds surge; Russia’s Lukoil to sell international assets, and more
Argentina’s dollar-denominated bonds surged in value following the victory of Liberty Advances, the party led by the country’s president, Javier Milei...
America and China agree “positive framework” for trade; Trump raises tariffs on Canada, and more
Scott Bessent said that America and China have agreed on a “positive framework” for trade talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on Thursday.
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Maduro accuses America of “fabricating” a war; Trump heads to Asia, and more
Madagascar’s new government stripped Andry Rajoelina, the former president, of citizenship
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US to send aircraft-carrier to Latin America; Trump launches China trade probe, and more
Meanwhile America’s Treasury imposed sanctions on Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s president, and his wife and son
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Oil price rises after Russian sanctions; Trump pardons Binance co-founder, and more
The price of oil rose by over 5%, a day after the Trump administration announced sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.<...
US announces sanctions on Russian oil firms; bombs boat in Pacific, and more
The Trump administration announced sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoi, citing Russia’s “lack of serious commitment” to...
Trump-Putin meeting on hold; J.D. Vance visits Israel, and more
The White House reportedly said there were no immediate plans for Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin.
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AWS outage disrupts the internet; Israel returns to Gaza ceasefire, and more
Social-media sites, financial services, messaging apps and other websites struggled to recover from an Amazon Web Services outage.
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Israel and Hamas trade blame for ceasefire violation; America announces strike on alleged drug vessel, and more
Israel said it would resume aid deliveries to Gaza and that it would return to observing the ceasefire in the territory.
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John Bolton pleads not guilty; Global stocks calm, and more
A Polish court ruled that a Ukrainian man accused of blowing up undersea gas pipelines should not be extradited to Germany
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John Bolton indicted; Trump plans meeting with Putin, and more
America’s Justice Department indicted John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, with 18 criminal counts related to transmitting an...
Trump confirms CIA operation; Hamas says it cannot recover more hostages, and more
Donald Trump said he authorised a covert Central Intelligence Agency operation in Venezuela.
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Hamas returns more deceased hostages; Powell signals future rate cuts, and more
Israel said that Hamas had transferred the bodies of four more hostages to the Red Cross.
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Trump signs Middle East peace plan; Open AI buys Broadcom chips, and more
Donald Trump arrived in Egypt for a “peace summit” aimed at building on the Gaza ceasefire to help establish regional stability.
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Egypt to host peace summit; Trump and Zelensky discuss long-range weapons, and more
Egypt said it would host a “peace summit” of more than 20 world leaders on Monday.
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Trump announces new tariffs on China; Witkoff visits Gaza, and more
President Emmanuel Macron re-appointed Sébastien Lecornu as France’s prime minister days after his centrist ally resigned, deepening the country’s pol...
Trump announces new tariffs on China; Macron re-appoints PM, and more
Two powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Mindanao, an island in the southern Philippines
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Trump hails “momentous breakthrough”; Israel’s cabinet to ratify ceasefire, and more
Donald Trump said that Israeli hostages held in Gaza would be returned “on Monday or Tuesday”.
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American envoys arrive for Gaza talks; former FBI chief in court, and more
Steve Witkoff, America’s special envoy to the Middle East, and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, arrived in Egypt to join the Gaza peace talks...
France’s prime minister resigns; Israel deports Greta Thunberg, and more
Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, resigned after less than a month in the job and hours after appointing a cabinet.
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Israeli negotiators travel to Egypt; Trump deploys troops to Illinois, and more
Binyamin Netanyahu said Israeli negotiators would travel to Egypt on Monday to begin Gaza ceasefire talks.
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Japan concludes a leadership contest; Israel scales back Gaza operations, and more
Russian drone strikes hit a passenger train in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, injuring around 30 people, local officials said
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Hamas responds to Trump’s Gaza peace plan; America bombs an alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boat, and more
Republican and Democratic lawmakers in America’s Senate failed again to pass rival spending bills to reopen the government, extending the shutdown unt...
EU leaders discuss “drone walls”; Supreme Court lets Fed governor stay, for now, and more
Leaders of the European Union gathered in Copenhagen to plan a defence strategy following violations of European airspace by Russian drones and aircra...
American government shutdown looms; an earthquake hits the Philippines, and more
America’s government looked set to shut down within hours, after Senate Democrats voted against a Republican-backed spending bill that would have kept...
Bibi backs Trump’s ceasefire plan; biggest leveraged buyout in history, and more
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, supported Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza.
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Trump and Xi talk TikTok; Russia violates Estonian airspace, and more
The Israel Defence Forces said it would use “unprecedented force” against Hamas as it continues its offensive on Gaza city, and urged civilians to lea...