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The World in Brief from The Economist The Economist
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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.
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Israel’s offensive on Rafah; mass graves found in Gaza, and more
Israel’s offensive on Rafah; mass graves found in Gaza, and more
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Senate approves Ukraine aid; ByteDance asked to sell TikTok, and more
America’s Senate passed a bill delivering aid worth $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Also, As part of the foreign-aid bill’s passage, the Senate approved a measure that could ban TikTok from American app stores.
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Tesla’s profits drop; Trump’s trial resumes, and more
In first-quarter earnings, Tesla reported a 56% drop in profits: net income declined to $1.1bn from $2.5bn a year ago.
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Inside Trump’s trial; Senate to pass Ukraine bill, and more
Inside Trump’s trial; Senate to pass Ukraine bill, and more
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Trump’s hush-money trial; Israel’s intelligence chief resigns, and more
Lawyers made opening arguments in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York.
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No evidence of UNRWA’s terrorist links; pro-Palestine protest arrests, and more
Israel has not substantiated its claim that a “significant number” of employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency are members of terrorist organizations. Also, Joe Biden condemned pro-Palestinian activists for acts of “blatant” anti-Semitism during protests at Columbia University, referring to reports of harassment.