The World in Brief from The Economist

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, to 4.75-5%. Also, a day after hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah militants blew up, their walkie-talkies exploded, killing at least 20 people and injuring hundreds

Meanwhile, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding Israel end its “unlawful” occupation of Palestinian territories within a year

Hizbullah vowed “just punishment” for Israel after pagers used by the Iran-backed militia exploded in Lebanon and Syria. Also, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, will launch a new fund to invest in artificial-intelligence infrastructure, such as data centers and energy projects.

Lebanon’s health minister said that at least 11 people had been killed and nearly 3,000 wounded when pagers used by Hizbullah, an Iran-backed Lebanese militia, exploded in Lebanon and Syria.

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America’s Secret Service said that Ryan Wesley Routh, the man suspected of trying to assassinate Donald Trump, never had a line of sight on the former president. Also, Ursula von der Leyen announced her new European Commission.

The Secret Service, the agency charged with protecting America’s political leaders, said that the man suspected of trying to assassinate Donald Trump never had a line of sight into the former president.

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