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The World in Brief from The Economist

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    America reports strong jobs figures; Iran hits two American fighter jets, and more

    04/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    The Trump administration said it would ask for a significant rise in defence spending in its budget request to Congress for the 2027 fiscal year

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    Oil prices rise; Trump unveils new tariffs on pharmaceuticals, and more

    03/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    America’s main oil benchmark rose to its highest level since mid-2022 on Thursday after Donald Trump warned in a televised address that he would hit Iran “extremely hard”.

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    Trump says America “on track to complete” war; Iran’s president issues a letter to Americans, and more

    02/04/2026 | 3 mins.
    In a prime-time address, Donald Trump said “we are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly” in Iran.

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    Hegseth urges Iran to make a deal; Wall Street rallies on hopes of de-escalation, and more

    01/04/2026 | 3 mins.
    America’s war secretary, Pete Hegseth, implored Iran’s leaders to make a deal with Donald Trump, saying the country faced a “new regime”.

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Trump threatens to “obliterate” Kharg; two UN peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, and more

    31/03/2026 | 4 mins.
    Donald Trump threatened to “completely obliterate” Kharg Island, the site of Iran’s main oil-export terminal, as well as the country’s energy plants and oil wells.

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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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