The World in Brief from The Economist

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French court blocks social-media ban; Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges, and more
15/08/2026 | 4 min
Jason Arday, a Cambridge University professor who resigned amid a plagiarism row, was found dead in London

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America accuses China of evading tariffs; Israel removes settlers from West Bank, and more
14/08/2026 | 4 min
The White House accused China of evading American tariffs by rerouting exports through more than 40 countries; Israeli troops launched a military operation to remove Israeli settlers from Qusra, a village in the West Bank

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Trump claims “total control” of Hormuz; American inflation slows, and more
13/08/2026 | 3 min
Donald Trump insisted that America has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran threatens to keep Hormuz shut; Houthi strike kills six, and more
12/08/2026 | 3 min
The newly appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen until America “changes its behaviour” and accepts Iran’s conditions for ending the war, according to Iranian state media.

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An earthquake rocks Colombia; Trump demands compensation from Iran, and more
11/08/2026 | 3 min
An earthquake rocked western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and trapping many more beneath rubble.

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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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