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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    America’s inflation rate reaches two-year high; Iran makes demands ahead of talks in Pakistan, and more

    11/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    The S&P 500 dipped on Friday as investors grew cautious ahead of talks between America and Iran, but the index ended the week up 3.6%, its best performance since November

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    Israel to arrange talks with Lebanon amid faltering ceasefire, and more

    10/04/2026 | 3 mins.
    Binyamin Netanyahu said Israel would begin talks with Lebanon.

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    Iran accuses America of violating ceasefire; European leaders urge Israel to halt Lebanon strikes, and more

    09/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    The speaker of Iran’s parliament said the two-week ceasefire with America had already been breached three times, rendering further talks “unreasonable”.

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    America and Iran agree to two-week truce, and more

    08/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the Islamic Republic agreeing to the “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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    Trump threatens to “take out” Iran; Israel attacks Tehran, and more

    07/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    Oil prices jumped as Donald Trump threatened in a press conference to “take out” Iran and renewed warnings that America would bomb “every power plant” in the country if Iran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday.

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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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