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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Israel and Lebanon agree to further talks; Trump floats more Iran talks, and more

    2026-04-15 | 4 mins.
    Talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, DC ended after two hours.

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    America imposes naval blockade on Iran, and more

    2026-04-14 | 3 mins.
    Donald Trump said that Iran had made contact and wanted a deal “very badly” after America began a blockade of ships using Iranian ports and coastal areas.

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    Orban concedes defeat; America to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, and more

    2026-04-13 | 3 mins.
    Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister since 2010, conceded defeat in the country’s parliamentary elections.

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    America and Iran talk late into the night; supertankers pass through Strait of Hormuz, and more

    2026-04-12 | 3 mins.
    Israel’s armed forces say they struck more than 200 targets in Lebanon affiliated with Hizbullah, the armed group backed by Iran

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    America’s inflation rate reaches two-year high; Iran makes demands ahead of talks in Pakistan, and more

    2026-04-11 | 4 mins.
    The S&P 500 dipped on Friday as investors grew cautious ahead of talks between America and Iran, but the index ended the week up 3.6%, its best performance since November

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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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