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 04, 2025 The EU floats a controversial sanctions plan; immigration raids in New Orleans, and more
The European Commission put forward a controversial plan to fund Ukraine by raising up to €210bn ($245bn) backed by frozen Russian state assets.
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December 03, 2025 Impasse in Ukraine talks; America halts immigration from 19 countries, and more
Discussions between Russia and America about an American plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine proved fruitless.
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December 02, 2025 France vows “full support” for Ukraine; White House defends drug-boat strike, and more
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said Ukraine had his country’s “full support” amid continuing peace negotiations, in a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris.
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December 01, 2025 Netanyahu requests presidential pardon; American and Ukrainian officials meet in Florida, and more
Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, requested a pardon for corruption charges from the country’s president.
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November 30, 2025 America clamps down on asylum; Trump says Venezuela’s airspace closed, and more
Moldova said that Russian drones entered its airspace on Saturday, the third such incursion in just over a week
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November 29, 2025 Zelensky’s chief negotiator resigns; airlines warn of disruption after Airbus orders software updates, and more
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, greeted Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, in Moscow
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November 28, 2025 America responds to National Guard shooting; Vladimir Putin dismisses Ukraine peace plan, and more
Kash Patel, head of the FBI, gave details about the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House.
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November 27, 2025 Britain’s £26bn tax rise; Hong Kong fire, and more
Britain’s chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced tax rises worth £26bn ($34.3bn) over five years.
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November 26, 2025 Ukraine peace talks make progress; Nvidia’s share price falls, and more
Donald Trump said his team had “fine-tuned” America’s revised peace plan for Ukraine and directed his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to meet Vladimir Putin in Russia, with parallel talks planned in Ukraine.
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November 25, 2025 A revised Ukraine peace proposal; Trump speaks with Xi, and more
America and Ukraine drafted a new 19-point plan for peace in Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister, following negotiations in Geneva on Sunday.
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