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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Hizbullah rejects ceasefire agreement; Blackstone caps withdrawals, and more
Hizbullah rejected Israel and Lebanon’s latest ceasefire agreement.
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SpaceX seeks $75bn in IPO; Iran attacks Kuwait and Bahrain, and more
SpaceX unveiled plans to raise $75bn in an initial public offering.
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Trump picks new national intelligence director; Russia strikes multiple cities in Ukraine, and more
Donald Trump picked Bill Pulte, a loyalist and head of a federal housing agency, to become the acting Director of National Intelligence.
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Anthropic files for IPO; Iran says it will stop exchanging message with America, and more
Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude, confidentially filed for an initial public offering.
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Israel’s army advances deeper into Lebanon; hundreds injured in France’s football riots, and more
Israeli troops made their most significant incursion into Lebanon for decades on Sunday, advancing near one of the country’s largest southern cities.<...
Pete Hegseth goes easy on China; Trump ponders Iran deal, and more
A flurry of defence tie-ups were also announced at Shangri-La
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Netanyahu orders seizure of Gaza; America claims Iran deal is close, and more
Dell’s share price soared by 35%, reaching a record high on Friday after it reported that demand for its AI servers increased more than eightfold in i...
America and Iran approach a deal; Netanyahu orders IDF to seize 70% of Gaza, and more
America and Iran have “the makings of a deal” to extend their truce, according to Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary.
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Iranian media publishes peace proposal; Ebola outbreak worsens, and more
Iranian state media claimed to have a draft of a peace deal with America.
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Iran calls American strikes “bad faith”; begins restoring internet, and more
Iran criticised American strikes as a sign of “bad faith and unreliability”.
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America launches new strikes on Iran; ships exit Hormuz, and more
America launched new air strikes on Iran.
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Trump rows back deal claim; a fatal shooting at the White House, and more
Donald Trump said a deal with Iran “isn’t even fully negotiated yet”, rowing back his claim that one had been “largely negotiated”, and dismissed thos...
Trump says Iran agreement “largely negotiated”; deadly mine explosion in China, and more
SpaceX completed a largely successful test of its next-generation Starship rocket, which blasted off from southern Texas two days after the company fi...
Iran says “deep” differences remain with America; Tulsi Gabbard resigns, and more
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an undocumented immigrant who was mistakenly deported...
Trump delays AI executive order; Turkey’s opposition leader ousted, and more
Donald Trump delayed signing an executive order that reportedly would have given his government more oversight of new AI models.
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SpaceX files for IPO; Raúl Castro indicted, and more
SpaceX, a rocket-maker and AI lab owned by Elon Musk, filed for an initial public offering.
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Putin arrives in China; Trump claims Iran is “begging” for a deal, and more
Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping.
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Trump’s “Anti-Weaponisation Fund”; jury rejects Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit, and more
The Trump administration announced a $1.8bn fund to compensate people claiming they were wrongly targeted by the Justice Department.
WHO declares Ebola an international emergency; drone strikes nuclear power plant in UAE, and more
The World Health Organisation declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a “public-health emergency of international concern”.
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Taiwan pushes for American arms; Two rival marches in London, and more
Taiwan pushed for continued access to American military supplies in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping; Tens of thousands of peop...
Taiwan pushes for American arms; Bulgaria wins Eurovision, and more
Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a senior leader of Islamic State, was killed in a joint Nigerian-American operation in north-east Nigeria
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Iran says America needs to get “serious”; Trump mulls arms sales to Taiwan, and more
Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire for 45 days, America’s State Department said
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Trump leaves China after “successful” talks; Labour’s leadership crisis, and more
Donald Trump touted his “very successful” two-day summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing; China’s leader described it as “historic”. Also, Britain’s borrow...
Trump meets Xi in Beijing; Labour’s leadership crisis, and more
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping exchanged warm words as the first of their summit’s two days concluded.
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Warsh confirmed as Fed chair; Trump arrives in Beijing, and more
America’s Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Starmer vows to fight on; Warsh confirmed to Fed board, and more
Four ministers resigned from Sir Keir Starmer’s government as pressure mounts on him to stand down as Britain’s prime minister.
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Trump says Iran ceasefire on “life support”; MPs call for Starmer to resign, and more
Donald Trump warned that the ceasefire with Iran was “on massive life support”.
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Trump calls Iran’s proposal response “unacceptable”; Russia and Ukraine trade accusations, and more
Donald Trump called Iran’s response to America’s proposal to end the war “totally unacceptable”.
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Orban’s rule ends; Putin accuses Ukraine of truce breach, and more
At least seven people were killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, according to health officials
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America awaits Iran’s response; Russia and Ukraine agree three-day ceasefire, and more
Britain’s ruling Labour Party conceded defeat in parliamentary elections in Wales
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Iran accuses America of violating ceasefire; trade court rules against Trump’s tariffs, and more
Iran accused America of violating the ceasefire, claiming that America attacked one of its tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and struck “civilian areas”...
Trump claims Iran deal is close; oil prices fall and stocks rally, and more
Donald Trump insisted that America was close to striking a deal with Iran, although he threatened to renew bombings without one.
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America defends Hormuz operation; Iran’s foreign minister to visit China, and more
Marco Rubio, America’s secretary of state, accused Iran of leaving sailors stranded on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz “for dead” and urged negotiatio...
Tensions rise in Hormuz; Modi’s party wins India’s West Bengal, and more
Donald Trump said America sunk Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz.
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America to “guide” ships out of Hormuz; OPEC+ promises more oil, and more
Donald Trump said that, starting Monday, America would “guide” the ships of neutral countries out of the Strait of Hormuz.
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America fast-tracks arms sales to Middle East; Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile grows, and more
The Pentagon announced that it would remove 5,000 troops from Germany after a spat between Mr Trump and Friedrich Merz
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Trump claims hostilities with Iran “have terminated”; puts up tariffs on European cars, and more
Mr Trump said he would increase tariffs on cars from the EU to 25%, from 15% currently, and accused the bloc of “not complying” with a trade deal stru...
Iran’s supreme leader pipes up; America’s Congress votes to reopen the DHS, and more
Motjaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, vowed in a statement to maintain control of the Strait of Hormuz and put an end to “the enemies’ abuses of th...
Meta boosts AI spending; Powell to stay on Fed board, and more
Meta reported revenues of $56.3bn in the first quarter, up 33% year on year and ahead of expectations.
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UAE leaves OPEC; King Charles III addresses Congress, and more
The United Arab Emirates said it would leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on May 1st, after six decades of membership.