The World in Brief from The Economist
Japan’s PM resigns; Zelensky condemns Russia’s “ruthless” strikes, and more
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Japan’s PM resigns; Zelensky condemns Russia’s “ruthless” strikes, and more
Japan’s prime minister, Ishiba Shigeru, resigned in an effort to contain splits in his Liberal Democratic Party.
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00:03:16 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
America’s bleak jobs report; massive immigration raid at Hyundai plant, and more
David Lammy was appointed to become Britain’s deputy prime minister after Angela Rayner resigned over an ethics violation
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00:04:02 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
Macron announces security guarantees for Ukraine; DC sues over National Guard, and more
Emmanuel Macron said 26 countries committed to providing security guarantees to Ukraine when fighting ends.
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00:03:53 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Xi hails “unstoppable” China at military parade; bond markets rally, and more
Twenty-six heads of state joined Xi Jinping to watch a military parade in Beijing.
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00:03:48 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Kim Jong Un in China; Google avoids breakup, and more
Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, arrived in Beijing to attend a military parade on Wednesday during “Victory over Japan Day” celebrations.
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00:03:39 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Earthquake kills hundreds in Afghanistan; scholars accuse Israel of genocide, and more
More than 800 people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan.
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00:03:35 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
World leaders discuss a multipolar world; Houthis raid UN offices, and more
Representatives from around 20 countries, including Narenda Modi, India’s prime minister, and Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, arrived in Tianjin, China, for a Shanghai Co-operation Organisation l…
00:03:08 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
India’s strong GDP figures; Trump blocks $4.9bn in foreign aid, and more
The Court of Appeal in London ruled that asylum seekers can remain in a hotel in Essex
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00:03:56 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Russia’s deadly attack on Kyiv; Cook sues Trump and more
An attack by Russia on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killed at least 18 people, including a child, and injured dozens, according to Ukrainian officials.
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00:03:47 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
American tariffs hit India; shooter attacks children in Minneapolis, and more
Donald Trump followed through on his threat to impose a 50% tariff on most goods arriving to America from India.
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00:03:39 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Israel’s inquiry into hospital attack; Fed responds to Trump, and more
An “initial inquiry” released by the Israel Defence Forces claimed troops attacked Nasser hospital in southern Gaza on Monday after identifying a “camera that was positioned by Hamas”.
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00:03:56 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Trump meets South Korea’s president; Israel bombs Gaza city, and more
During a meeting at the White House Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s president, asked Donald Trump for help “establishing peace” in the Korean peninsula.
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00:03:55 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Famine in Gaza city; Powell hints at rate cut, and more
Donald Trump said that America’s federal government would take a 10% stake in Intel, a struggling domestic chip manufacturer
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00:04:01 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Israel begins assault on Gaza city; Russia wants veto on security guarantees, and more
The Israel Defence Forces said its soldiers were on the outskirts of Gaza city and preparing to begin its planned assault.
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00:03:44 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Trump to help guarantee Ukraine’s security; tech stocks slide, and more
Donald Trump told Fox News that America could provide Ukraine with air support in a post-war security guarantee, but ruled out sending soldiers to Ukraine.
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00:03:45 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
European leaders urge security guarantees; Germany pushes for lower car tariffs, and more
Donald Trump reportedly interrupted his White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders to phone Vladimir Putin.
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00:03:55 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
European leaders to join Zelensky in Washington; Israel to move Gazans south, and more
Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s envoy, said in an interview that Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, agreed to “robust” security guarantees for Ukraine by its allies.
00:03:14 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Trump and Putin will leave Alaska with no deal; Hizbullah resists disarmament, and more
China’s factory output expanded by 5.7% in July compared with a year earlier, the smallest increase in eight months
00:03:55 |
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Europe lobbies Trump on Ukraine; Bessent heaps pressure on the Fed, and more
Donald Trump said he had a “very friendly” call with European leaders, including Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, ahead of his summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday.
00:04:01 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Russia’s advance in eastern Ukraine; America’s steady inflation, and more
Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russian forces have advanced in recent days on Ukraine’s eastern frontline near Dobropillia, a mining town.
00:04:03 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
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