The World in Brief from The Economist

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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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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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