The World in Brief from The Economist

By 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.

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December 14, 2025 A campus shooting in Rhode Island; three Americans killed in Syria, and more
Belarus released 123 prisoners as part of an American-brokered deal
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December 13, 2025 Trump announces Thai-Cambodian truce; EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets, and more
Wall Street stock indices fell on Friday amid fresh fears of a potential artificial-intelligence bubble
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December 12, 2025 America escalates against Venezuela; Disney invests $1bn in OpenAI, and more
The White House said that an oil tanker it seized off the coast of Venezuela would be sent to an American port, where the vessel’s cargo will be obtained by following “a legal process”.
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December 11, 2025 The Fed cuts rates in a divided vote; America seizes an oil tanker off Venezuela, and more
The Federal Reserve lowered the central bank’s headline interest-rate range by a quarter of a percentage point, to 3.5-3.75%.
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December 10, 2025 Ukraine prepares “refined” peace plan; price of silver hits record high, and more
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said he would present a “refined” peace plan to America “in the near future” following a summit with European leaders in London and a visit to Italy.
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December 09, 2025 Paramount tries to outbid Netflix; Supreme Court weighs executive power case, and more
Paramount made a $108bn all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery in an attempt to thwart Netflix’s bid.
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December 08, 2025 Kremlin welcomes Donald Trump’s security strategy; Germany’s chancellor visits Israel, and more
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, said that America’s new National Security Strategy was “largely consistent with our vision”.
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December 07, 2025 SCOTUS to rule on birthright citizenship; Witkoff meets Ukrainian negotiators in Miami, and more
America’s Supreme Court said it would rule on the legality of Mr Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, a contentious part of the president’s anti-immigration agenda
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December 06, 2025 America lambasts European allies; Warner Bros Discovery sells to Netflix, and more
American officials reacted angrily to a decision by the European Commission to fine X, Elon Musk’s social-media platform, €120m ($140m)
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December 05, 2025 Britain announces new sanctions on Russia; America and Ukraine continue peace negotiations, and more
A British government inquiry found that Vladimir Putin authorised the attempted killing of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, in Britain in 2018.
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