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    Protests in Ukraine; Chevron mulls a deal with Iraq, and more

    2026-07-17 | 4 mins.
    Protests broke out across several cities in Ukraine, where wartime demonstrations have been rare, after President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked Mykhailo Fedorov, the reformist defence minister.

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    America launches fresh strikes on Iran; SpaceX shares slide, and more

    2026-07-16 | 4 mins.
    America said it launched another wave of strikes, the second in a matter of hours, on Iran, targeting the country’s “military capabilities”.

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    America and Iran trade fire; Trump backtracks on Hormuz fee, and more

    2026-07-15 | 3 mins.
    America launched new strikes on Iran moments before its naval blockade on Iranian ports came into effect.

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    America hits Iran; states sue over Warner Bros-Paramount deal, and more

    2026-07-14 | 4 mins.
    America said it launched another round of strikes on Iran.

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    America and Iran battle over Hormuz; Lindsey Graham dies, and more

    2026-07-13 | 3 mins.
    America and Iran traded missile and drone attacks as they battled over the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran shuttered again over the weekend.

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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.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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