The World in Brief from The Economist

Donald Trump looked set to remove Gregory Bovino from Minneapolis amid outrage at anti-immigration operations. Also, India and the European Union said they had signed the “mother of all trade deals”.

Donald Trump, facing growing opposition to his immigration crackdown in Minnesota, appointed Tom Homan, his border czar, to manage the operations.

Donald Trump, facing growing opposition to his immigration crackdown in Minnesota, appointed Tom Homan, his border czar, to manage the operations.

Donald Trump again defended the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis. Also, the price of gold shows no sign of slowing as investors dump bonds and currencies in the face of Mr Trump’s erratic attitude towards international trade.

Tim Walz, Minnesota’s governor, urged Donald Trump to withdraw federal agents from the state “before they kill another American in the street”, following the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

The Pentagon released its National Defence Strategy.

China’s defence ministry said it was investigating Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, two high-level military officials

China’s defence ministry said it was investigating Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, two high-level military officials