The World in Brief from The Economist

The UN Security Council endorsed Donald Trump’s proposals for peace in Gaza. Also, profits at Xiaomi rose 81% year on year in the third quarter.

The UN Security Council endorsed Donald Trump’s proposals for peace in Gaza, which include establishing an international stabilisation force in the enclave.

Shares in Nvidia fell by almost 3% following news that Peter Thiel’s hedge fund had sold its stake in the chipmaker, fuelling market jitters over a potential AI bubble.

Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers to vote for the release of the so-called Epstein files, insisting he had “nothing to hide”. Also, Ukraine signed a deal to buy up to 100 French-made fighter jets and announced plans to acquire new air-defence systems and drones.

Shabana Mahmood, Britain’s home secretary, is to announce measures to curtail aid for asylum seekers, including an end to guaranteed housing and the withdrawal of financial support for those able to work or with independent means.

Britain’s asylum shake-up; South Korea’s boom in domestic investment, and more

US Border Patrol agents started making arrests in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and M23, a rebel group which earlier this year seized territory in the east of the country, signed a framework peace agreement in Doha, the capital of Qatar

America’s justice department will investigate several Democrats, including former president Bill Clinton, for their alleged involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, a deceased sex-offender