The World in Brief from The Economist
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An air strike destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Israeli officials travelled to Egypt for another round of talks over a ceasefire deal in Gaza. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Around 9,000 people in Gaza need to be evacuated for lifesaving medical care abroad, the World Health Organisation said. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Poland said it had scrambled fighter jets, which were joined by “allied” aircraft, in response to Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers and investors at his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Local media in Israel reported that four people, including relatives of an Israeli held hostage in Gaza, were arrested at a protest in Tel Aviv. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six people remained missing, and two were rescued from the sea, after huge sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the month of Ramadan, as well as the immediate release of the Israeli hostages. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Two men arrested on suspicion of carrying out Friday’s terror attack in Moscow appeared before a court in Russia’s capital. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Vladimir Putin said that Russian security services had arrested four men who carried out a terror attack on a concert hall near Moscow. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Russia carried out a major bombing campaign against Ukraine, launching a total of 151 missiles and drones overnight * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Biden administration lodged its first antitrust case against Apple, an American tech giant. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as expected, at a range between 5.25% and 5.5%. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hong Kong passed Article 23, a draconian law which ostensibly cracks down on “external interference” but is likely to further stifle all forms of internal dissent. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
A global-hunger monitor warned that famine could be “imminent” for 300,000 people in northern Gaza, where 70% of residents are experiencing severe food shortage. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
A ship carrying aid for Gaza could depart from Cyprus within two days, according to Cyprus’s foreign ministry. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
The G7 warned Iran that it would be hit by retaliatory measures if it continued to supply Russia with military equipment * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate majority leader and America’s highest-ranking Jewish politician, called on Israel to hold fresh elections. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
America’s House of Representatives approved a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app to an owner of another nationality. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kenya will not deploy police officers to Haiti until a new government is formed there, according to Kenyan officials. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Israel continued attacking Gaza as the holy month of Ramadan began. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hopes were dashed for a ceasefire deal before the start of Ramadan between Hamas and Israel. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s prime minister, acknowledged defeat in a two-part referendum about modernising the constitution. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
The former president of Honduras was convicted on charges related to drug trafficking * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
America will reportedly build a pier off Gaza’s coast to allow additional aid into the enclave. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jihadists are suspected to have kidnapped dozens of people in north-east Nigeria. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden coasted towards securing their parties’ presidential nominations on Super Tuesday. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
America’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Colorado cannot remove Donald Trump from its primary ballot, overturning the state’s earlier decision to kick him off for allegedly participating in insurrection. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Israel has “more or less accepted” a ceasefire proposal, according to an American official. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
America’s air force dropped almost 40,000 meals in Gaza, where the UN estimates that over 500,000 people are on the brink of famine. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
