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The World in Brief from The Economist

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Iran warns of regional war; Israel prepares to open Gaza border crossing, and more

    02/2/2026 | 3 mins.
    Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned America that an attack on his country would spark a “regional war” as officials signalled they would enter talks to try to avoid military action.

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    Iran says America is exploiting economic woes; Israel strikes Gaza, and more

    01/2/2026 | 8 mins.
    Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, said she would propose an “amnesty law” covering the period since 1999

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    Iran says America is exploiting unrest; Israel strikes Gaza, and more

    01/2/2026 | 2 mins.
    Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, said she would propose an “amnesty law” covering the period since 1999—when Hugo Chávez, self-styled leader of the “Bolivarian revolution”, came to power

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    Iran says it won’t hold America talks “under threat”; Trump nominates Fed chair, and more

    31/1/2026 | 3 mins.
    Israel said it would open the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt from Sunday

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Tech stocks tumble; the Senate’s shutdown compromise, and more

    30/1/2026 | 3 mins.
    Technology stocks tumbled over worries that vast AI spending, particularly on data centres, was not generating sufficient returns.

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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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