The World in Brief from The Economist

A bond sell-off eased slightly, after the yield on American ten-year Treasuries briefly hit 5.34%, its highest level since 2002.

A bond sell-off eased slightly, after the yield on American ten-year Treasuries briefly hit 5.34%, its highest level since 2002; A British-Iranian man was arrested in connection to a suspected terror plot at Britain’s RAF Fairford airbase last weekend.

Binyamin Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed another and attempted to crash a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Also, a bond sell-off intensified as investors rushed to dump American government debt, dragging borrowing costs higher around the world.

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.

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; America’s Federal Trade Commission, a consumer-protection agency, opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms over the potential risks posed by their products.

The yield on American 30-year Treasuries fell slightly, to 5.55%, after having reached its highest level in almost a quarter of a century on Tuesday. Also, Donald Trump said top AI executives had signed a “morally binding” agreement to self-police safety standards.

The yield on American 30-year Treasuries rose to 5.6%—its highest in almost a quarter of a century.

The yield on American 30-year Treasuries rose to 5.6%—its highest in almost a quarter of a century. Yields on ten-year bonds climbed to 5.27%, its highest since 2007; Top AI executives met Donald Trump amid growing calls to regulate the technology.