The World in Brief from The Economist

Donald Trump said America was “having good talks” with Iran, but threatened to resume strikes if the negotiations failed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran said a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian Sea killed one sailor and injured another. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, said wildfires “have reached a level that has never been seen before”; Protesters danced and chanted in the streets of Delhi after India’s education minister resigned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexander Novak, Russia’s deputy prime minister, said the government would maintain a ban on petrol exports until the end of the year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mr Trump threatened Europe with another “substantial” tariff and said he would launch an investigation into the bloc’s penalising of American tech companies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump administration imposed tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 countries, accusing them of failing to police imports of goods made with forced labour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saudi Arabia and America signed a deal to build a civilian nuclear programme in the Gulf state. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Volodymyr Zelensky sacked Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine’s top general, after days of protests calling for his ouster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, began appointing his cabinet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran said two ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using an “unsafe route” were involved in an unspecified “accident”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran said two ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using an “unsafe route” were involved in an unspecified “accident”; Ukraine hit four fuel-infrastructure facilities in southern Russia and oil tankers in the Black Sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jens Spahn resigned as parliamentary leader of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union after coming under scrutiny for fathering a child through surrogacy in America Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America said it destroyed a port surveillance tower in Iran, claiming it was being used to “track and target” commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Protests broke out across several cities in Ukraine, where wartime demonstrations have been rare, after President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked Mykhailo Fedorov, the reformist defence minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America said it launched another wave of strikes, the second in a matter of hours, on Iran, targeting the country’s “military capabilities”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America launched new strikes on Iran moments before its naval blockade on Iranian ports came into effect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America said it launched another round of strikes on Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America and Iran traded missile and drone attacks as they battled over the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran shuttered again over the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America’s Justice Department issued subpoenas to several New York Times journalists, demanding that they testify before a grand jury in New York next week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The share price of SK Hynix opened at $170 on the Nasdaq—around 14% higher than its offering price of $149 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel’s defence minister said his country was prepared to resume attacks on Iran and would do so “with even greater force”, as fighting between America and Iran escalated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America said it launched fresh strikes on Iran for “unjustified aggression against commercial shipping”, hours after Donald Trump declared the ceasefire “over”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America said it launched “powerful strikes” on Iran in response to reported Iranian attacks on ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump confirmed that he asked FIFA to “review” a red card given to Folarin Balogun of the United States’ men’s football team, but denied influencing its decision to allow him to play in the next round of the World Cup against Belgium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran’s president said the mourning for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a blow to Donald Trump’s agenda, America’s Supreme Court blocked an executive order that would have denied birthright citizenship to the children of undocumented migrants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America’s Supreme Court granted Donald Trump sweeping powers to sack the heads of independent government agencies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rescue efforts continued in Venezuela as the death toll from Wednesday’s earthquakes rose to over 1,400. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement for peace, after days of American-mediated talks in Washington Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At least 188 people are confirmed dead and more than 1,500 injured after two big earthquakes struck Venezuela. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory-chip maker, said it was looking to raise up to $29.4bn on America’s Nasdaq exchange. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Global stock markets tumbled as investors worried that American interest rates might rise and that investment in AI will not generate the profits they expected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Burnham was sworn in as an MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American and Iranian officials began talks in Switzerland over the next stage of their peace deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than 100 Labour mps have called on Sir Keir Starmer to resign Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Norway said it will ban the use of AI in primary schools, and restrict the technology in secondary schools Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America’s vice-president, J.D. Vance, scolded Israeli cabinet members for criticising Donald Trump’s deal with Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump said a preliminary deal with Iran was “all signed” and that the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely open” by Friday, when a signing ceremony takes place in Geneva. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hungary’s populist-right Fidesz party re-elected Viktor Orban as its leader despite his defeat in April’s general election Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America’s Central Command said it launched new attacks on Iran, hours after Donald Trump promised to hit the country “very hard”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America said it launched “self-defence strikes” against Iran, hours after Donald Trump blamed the country for shooting down an Apache army helicopter and vowed retaliation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, confidentially filed for an initial public offering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran fired missiles and drones at northern Israel following Israeli strikes on Hizbullah, an Iran-backed militia, in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America’s Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four ministers resigned from Sir Keir Starmer’s government as pressure mounts on him to stand down as Britain’s prime minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump warned that the ceasefire with Iran was “on massive life support”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump called Iran’s response to America’s proposal to end the war “totally unacceptable”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At least seven people were killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, according to health officials Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain’s ruling Labour Party conceded defeat in parliamentary elections in Wales Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.