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    Trump says Iran agreement “largely negotiated”; deadly mine explosion in China, and more

    2026-05-24 | 3 mins.
    SpaceX completed a largely successful test of its next-generation Starship rocket, which blasted off from southern Texas two days after the company filed to go public

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    Iran says “deep” differences remain with America; Tulsi Gabbard resigns, and more

    2026-05-23 | 4 mins.
    A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an undocumented immigrant who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last year.

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    Trump delays AI executive order; Turkey’s opposition leader ousted, and more

    2026-05-22 | 3 mins.
    Donald Trump delayed signing an executive order that reportedly would have given his government more oversight of new AI models.

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    SpaceX files for IPO; Raúl Castro indicted, and more

    2026-05-21 | 3 mins.
    SpaceX, a rocket-maker and AI lab owned by Elon Musk, filed for an initial public offering.

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    Putin arrives in China; Trump claims Iran is “begging” for a deal, and more

    2026-05-20 | 4 mins.
    Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping.

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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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