The World in Brief from The Economist

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Another bond sell-off; British-Iranian arrested over RAF Fairford incident, and more
02/10/2026 | 3min
A bond sell-off eased slightly, after the yield on American ten-year Treasuries briefly hit 5.34%, its highest level since 2002.

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Pilot stabbed on Israel-bound flight; America launches probe into rogue AI, and more
01/10/2026 | 3min
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after it plunged nearly 20,000 feet and issued a distress signal.

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Treasury yields hit 24-year high; AI bosses meet Trump, and more
30/09/2026 | 3min
The yield on American 30-year Treasuries rose to 5.6%—its highest in almost a quarter of a century.

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Russian drone strikes pound Kyiv; America and China cut tariffs, and more
29/09/2026 | 3min
A daytime Russian drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv killed at least one person; 19 people were injured in total as Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital.

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Iran warns “no one” will trade if it can’t; potential terrorist attack foiled at British air base, and more
28/09/2026 | 3min
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said American mediators had not officially relayed their rejection of an Iranian offer of a seven-day ceasefire.

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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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