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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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...