The World in Brief from The Economist

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America hits Iran again; Trump alarms allies at NATO summit, and more
2026-07-09 | 4 mins.
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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America strikes Iran; Le Pen says she will run for president, and more
2026-07-08 | 3 mins.
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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Trump responds to FIFA fallout; Microsoft cuts jobs, and more
2026-07-07 | 4 mins.
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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Iran’s supreme leader absent from his father’s funeral; America’s birthday celebrations, and more
2026-07-06 | 3 mins.
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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China beefs up its top brass; Khamenei’s funeral begins, and more
2026-07-05 | 3 mins.
Ukraine’s armed forces struck oil facilities in St Petersburg early on Saturday, in a long-range drone attack

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