The World in Brief from The Economist - Trump extends tariff truce with China; Israel kills journalists in Gaza, and more
Donald Trump reportedly delayed by 90 days tariffs that were due to hit exports from China.
The Intelligence from The Economist - The summit of its parts: Ukraine, Trump and Putin
What is on the table for the meeting in Alaska? What are the red lines? What chance Ukraine would accept what is agreed, especially if its president is not even in the room? Many world cities would like to become the Detroit of electric vehicles; our correspondent visits China’s contenders. And treatments improve for even the worst cases of allergies.
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The World in Brief from The Economist - Netanyahu defends war plan; European leaders back Zelensky, and more
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, defended his plan to occupy Gaza City, saying at a press conference that the expansion was “the best way to end the war”.
The World in Brief from The Economist - Trump to meet Putin; Zelensky rules out surrendering territory, and more
Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, urged Muslim countries to condemn Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City, during a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart
The World in Brief from The Economist - Armenia and Azerbaijan sign peace deal; Germany bans arms sales to Israel, and more
Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, spoke to China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, to discuss his talks with America over the war in Ukraine
The Intelligence from The Economist - Not all’s fair: Israel and accountability
We take an expansive look at how much the Israeli justice system is holding its war machine to account. The results are so far unpromising. The idea, popular on social media, of “job-hopping” to ratchet up pay is looking ever less wise. And a look back on the life of Father Patrick Ryan, unrepentant improver of the IRA’s bombs.
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The World in Brief from The Economist - Israel’s security cabinet mulls Gaza occupation; OpenAI launches GPT-5, and more
Israel’s security cabinet met to vote on whether to launch a full-scale military occupation of Gaza.
The Intelligence from The Economist - Duty regime: America’s consumers will foot the tariff bill
As yet another tranche of Donald Trump’s tariffs takes effect, we look at why the duties might outlast him—and how American consumers will ultimately shoulder the trade war’s costs. Our correspondent visits US Space Command, which is preparing for a new age of combat in the heavens. And Gen Z’s obsession with big, personalised water bottles.
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The World in Brief from The Economist - More tariffs on India; gunman injures five on US Army base, and more
Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on goods from India in response to the country’s continued imports of Russian oil.
The Intelligence from The Economist - Unsteady state: Somalia in disarray
The country had been on the rise: beating back jihadists, strengthening its federal structure and gaining international stature. That has all reversed. In Britain levels of crime have fallen—but the changing nature of criminality has meant a smaller fraction of crooks getting caught. And 80 years on to the day our Archive 1945 project revisits the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
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