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The World in Brief from The Economist

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    Iran’s supreme leader pipes up; America’s Congress votes to reopen the DHS, and more

    01/05/2026 | 3 mins.
    Motjaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, vowed in a statement to maintain control of the Strait of Hormuz and put an end to “the enemies’ abuses of the waterway”.

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    Meta boosts AI spending; Powell to stay on Fed board, and more

    30/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    Meta reported revenues of $56.3bn in the first quarter, up 33% year on year and ahead of expectations.

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    UAE leaves OPEC; King Charles III addresses Congress, and more

    29/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    The United Arab Emirates said it would leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on May 1st, after six decades of membership.

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    China blocks sale of AI firm to Meta; White House gunman charged with attempting to assassinate Trump, and more

    28/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    China blocked Meta’s $2bn acquisition of Manus, an artificial-intelligence startup, ordering both firms to cancel the transaction.

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    King Charles’ state visit to go ahead; first sub-two-hour marathon, and more

    27/04/2026 | 3 mins.
    Buckingham Palace said a state visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla to America will go ahead on Monday, despite security worries after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday.

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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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