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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October 28, 2025 Trump meets Japan’s PM; Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa, and more
The pair signed deals on trade, energy and rare earths worth up to $400 billion. Also, Jamaica braced for Hurricane Melissa, which could be the most powerful storm ever to strike the country.
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October 28, 2025 Argentine bonds surge; Russia’s Lukoil to sell international assets, and more
Argentina’s dollar-denominated bonds surged in value following the victory of Liberty Advances, the party led by the country’s president, Javier Milei, in midterm elections.
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October 27, 2025 America and China agree “positive framework” for trade; Trump raises tariffs on Canada, and more
Scott Bessent said that America and China have agreed on a “positive framework” for trade talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on Thursday.
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October 26, 2025 Maduro accuses America of “fabricating” a war; Trump heads to Asia, and more
Madagascar’s new government stripped Andry Rajoelina, the former president, of citizenship
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October 25, 2025 US to send aircraft-carrier to Latin America; Trump launches China trade probe, and more
Meanwhile America’s Treasury imposed sanctions on Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s president, and his wife and son
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October 24, 2025 Oil price rises after Russian sanctions; Trump pardons Binance co-founder, and more
The price of oil rose by over 5%, a day after the Trump administration announced sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.
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October 23, 2025 US announces sanctions on Russian oil firms; bombs boat in Pacific, and more
The Trump administration announced sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoi, citing Russia’s “lack of serious commitment” to ending the war in Ukraine.
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October 22, 2025 Trump-Putin meeting on hold; J.D. Vance visits Israel, and more
The White House reportedly said there were no immediate plans for Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin.
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October 21, 2025 AWS outage disrupts the internet; Israel returns to Gaza ceasefire, and more
Social-media sites, financial services, messaging apps and other websites struggled to recover from an Amazon Web Services outage.
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October 20, 2025 Israel and Hamas trade blame for ceasefire violation; America announces strike on alleged drug vessel, and more
Israel said it would resume aid deliveries to Gaza and that it would return to observing the ceasefire in the territory.
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