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The World in Brief from The Economist

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Norway rebuffs Trump’s threats; Japan to hold election, and more

    20/1/2026 | 3 mins.
    Norway’s foreign minister said that tariff threats would not force the country to change its stance on Greenland.

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    Europe’s angry response to Trump over Greenland; Iran acknowledges high death toll, and more

    19/1/2026 | 3 mins.
    The eight European countries threatened with more tariffs by Donald Trump if they obstruct him over Greenland issued a strongly-worded joint statement.

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    Iran’s supreme leader blames Trump for deaths; America’s new tariffs over Greenland, and more

    18/1/2026 | 3 mins.
    Donald Trump announced that he would impose escalating tariffs on Denmark and other European countries that fail to support his bid to purchase Greenland.

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    OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT; Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland, and more

    17/1/2026 | 3 mins.
    Several European leaders have spoken out over the American president’s threats to seize Greenland.

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    America and Taiwan strike tariff deal; Machado’s “great” meeting with Trump, and more

    16/1/2026 | 3 mins.
    America agreed to cap tariffs on Taiwanese imports at 15% in exchange for the island’s chipmakers (including the world’s largest, TSMC) investing $500bn in their American operations.

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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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