The World in Brief from The Economist

Jared Kushner held talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt in an effort to revive a stalled ceasefire in Gaza. Also, data showed that shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to its lowest level in three months on the weekend.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, just off the coast of the island of Flores.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, just off the coast of the island of Flores; Migrants staged a protest in Ceuta, demanding that Spanish authorities grant them asylum

An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck eastern Indonesia, just off the coast of the island of Flores; The Taliban celebrated five years in power in Afghanistan with a parade in the capital, Kabul

The Taliban celebrated five years in power in Afghanistan with a parade in the capital, Kabul

The Taliban celebrated five years in power in Afghanistan with a parade in the capital, Kabul

American crime statistics show the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime since FBI records began in 1936; A court in France blocked a bill that would prohibit under-15s from using social media.

Jason Arday, a Cambridge University professor who resigned amid a plagiarism row, was found dead in London

Luigi Mangione admitted to fatally shooting Brian Thompson, the boss of UnitedHealthcare, America’s biggest health insurer, in Manhattan in 2024; A court in France blocked a bill that would prohibit under-15s from using social media