The World in Brief from The Economist

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Russian drone strikes pound Kyiv; America and China cut tariffs, and more
2026-09-29 | 3 mins.
A daytime Russian drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv killed at least one person; 19 people were injured in total as Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital.

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Iran warns “no one” will trade if it can’t; potential terrorist attack foiled at British air base, and more
2026-09-28 | 3 mins.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said American mediators had not officially relayed their rejection of an Iranian offer of a seven-day ceasefire.

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Dozens additional OpenAI hacks; Trump rejects Iran ceasefire offer, and more
2026-09-27 | 2 mins.
America and China confirmed that they would establish a communications channel dedicated to AI incidents

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Saudi Arabia’s allies rally; Trump’s win on voter database, and more
2026-09-26 | 4 mins.
ArcelorMittal said it was stopping production at Ukraine’s biggest steel plant

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Trump’s “great” meeting with Xi; Netanyahu’s combative UN speech, and more
2026-09-25 | 3 mins.
Donald Trump described his meeting with Xi Jinping at the White House as “great”.

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