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The World in Brief from The Economist

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The World in Brief from The Economist
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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    America demands peace in Ukraine by June; Iran threatens American bases, and more

    2026-2-08 | 3 mins.
    Donald Trump deleted a video from his social-media account that depicted Barack Obama, a former president, and his wife, Michelle, as apes

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Suicide bombing in Pakistan; Tech stocks bounce back, and more

    2026-2-07 | 3 mins.
    Donald Trump deleted a video from his social-media account that depicted former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes

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    Amazon spooks investors; Bitcoin’s sell-off deepens, and more

    2026-2-06 | 3 mins.
    Shares in Amazon fell by as much as 10% after the tech giant said it planned to spend $200bn this year on capital expenditure, which includes data centres and other AI-related projects.

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    Tech stocks continue slide; Trump’s “thorough” call with Xi, and more

    2026-2-05 | 3 mins.
    Tech stocks fell for a second day, as investors’ concerns about AI disrupting work mingled with worries about chipmakers.

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    America shoots down Iranian drone; tech stocks fall on news of AI tool, and more

    2026-2-04 | 3 mins.
    America’s navy shot down an Iranian drone that it said “aggressively approached” the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft-carrier in the Arabian Sea, with “unclear intent”.

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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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