The World in Brief from The Economist

Donald Trump dismissed criticism of his cryptocurrency profits, after a new disclosure revealed that he earned more than $1bn from such ventures last year. Also, the Trump administration said it would not renew America’s trade pact with Canada and Mexico and instead pursue separate deals with each.

America’s Commerce Department lifted export controls on all of Anthropic’s artificial-intelligence models. Also, Donald Trump earned more than $1bn from his cryptocurrency ventures in 2025.

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.

In a blow to Donald Trump’s agenda, America’s Supreme Court blocked an executive order that would have denied birthright citizenship. Also, Qatar’s foreign ministry said Mr Trump’s envoys would not meet Iranian negotiators in Doha this week.

America’s Supreme Court will rule on several major cases on Tuesday, including decisions on birthright citizenship and transgender athletes. Also, Iran said it was not planning to talk with America in Qatar this week, contradicting claims by the Trump administration.

America’s Supreme Court granted Donald Trump sweeping powers to sack the heads of independent government agencies.

America’s Supreme Court granted Donald Trump sweeping powers to sack the heads of independent government agencies.Also, Iran said there were no planned talks with America in Qatar this week, seemingly contradicting claims by the Trump administration.

America and Iran have reportedly agreed to “stand down” after attacking each other over the weekend. Also, Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Russia was facing fuel shortages after Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries.

Rescue efforts continued in Venezuela as the death toll from Wednesday’s earthquakes rose to over 1,400.