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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The World in Brief from The Economist episodes:

July 10, 2026 Iran strikes back at America; the Fed’s new task forces, and more
Israel’s defence minister said his country was prepared to resume attacks on Iran and would do so “with even greater force”, as fighting between America and Iran escalated.
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July 09, 2026 America hits Iran again; Trump alarms allies at NATO summit, and more
America said it launched fresh strikes on Iran for “unjustified aggression against commercial shipping”, hours after Donald Trump declared the ceasefire “over”.
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July 08, 2026 America strikes Iran; Le Pen says she will run for president, and more
America said it launched “powerful strikes” on Iran in response to reported Iranian attacks on ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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July 07, 2026 Trump responds to FIFA fallout; Microsoft cuts jobs, and more
Donald Trump confirmed that he asked FIFA to “review” a red card given to Folarin Balogun of the United States’ men’s football team, but denied influencing its decision to allow him to play in the next round of the World Cup against Belgium.
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July 06, 2026 Iran’s supreme leader absent from his father’s funeral; America’s birthday celebrations, and more
Iran’s president said the mourning for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”.
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July 05, 2026 China beefs up its top brass; Khamenei’s funeral begins, and more
Ukraine’s armed forces struck oil facilities in St Petersburg early on Saturday, in a long-range drone attack
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July 04, 2026 Clinical trial begins for Ebola treatment; Khamenei’s body lies in state, and more
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, promoted two senior officers to general, the highest rank in the country’s armed forces
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July 03, 2026 America’s jobs market slows; Russia strikes Kyiv, and more
America’s economy added 57,000 jobs in June, well below analysts’ expectations, a sign that the labour market has slowed after three months of strong growth.
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July 02, 2026 Trump’s crypto bonanza; Qatar reports “progress” after separate America-Iran talks, and more
Donald Trump dismissed criticism of his cryptocurrency profits, after a new disclosure revealed that he earned more than $1bn from such ventures last year.
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July 01, 2026 Supreme Court limits Trump’s agenda; American stock indexes rally, and more
In a blow to Donald Trump’s agenda, America’s Supreme Court blocked an executive order that would have denied birthright citizenship to the children of undocumented migrants.
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