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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Burnham’s cabinet picks; Trump’s new Canadian tariffs, and more

    2026-07-21 | 3 mins.
    Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, began appointing his cabinet.

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    Iran warns ships in Hormuz; Spain win the World Cup, and more

    2026-07-20 | 3 mins.
    Iran said two ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using an “unsafe route” were involved in an unspecified “accident”.

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    Iran warns ships in Hormuz; Ukraine and Russia trade strikes, and more

    2026-07-19 | 9 mins.
    Iran said two ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using an “unsafe route” were involved in an unspecified “accident”; Ukraine hit four fuel-infrastructure facilities in southern Russia and oil tankers in the Black Sea.

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    Ukraine strikes Russian warehouses, Two American servicemen killed in Jordan, and more

    2026-07-19 | 3 mins.
    Jens Spahn resigned as parliamentary leader of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union after coming under scrutiny for fathering a child through surrogacy in America

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    America and Iran escalate attacks; Global stocks sink, and more

    2026-07-18 | 3 mins.
    America said it destroyed a port surveillance tower in Iran, claiming it was being used to “track and target” commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz

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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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