The World in Brief from The Economist

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Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline; Russia attacks two petrol stations in Kyiv, and more
2026-09-13 | 12 mins.
Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline as a “precautionary measure” after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraqi territory; Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, called on artificial-intelligence companies to slow AI development

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Anthropic’s boss issues a warning; Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline, and more
2026-09-13 | 10 mins.
Russia attacked two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, with jet-powered Shahed drones, killing two people

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Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline; American inflation stays sticky, and more
2026-09-12 | 3 mins.
Israel said it killed Mohammed Abdel Salam al-Yazouri, a senior Hamas commander who reportedly helped plan the October 7th attack, during strikes on Gaza this week

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Houthis seize strategic Yemeni port; ECB raises rates, and more
2026-09-11 | 3 mins.
Houthi rebels seized Mocha, a strategic port in western Yemen, as fighting with Saudi-backed forces intensified.

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Treasury yields jump; Brent crude tops $100 a barrel, and more
2026-09-10 | 3 mins.
America’s Treasury department said it would begin to buy back up to $6bn worth of long-dated government debt on Thursday as it attempts to contain borrowing costs.

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