The World in Brief from The Economist

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.

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

More than 2,000 international emergency responders and 140 search dogs have been deployed to Venezuela.

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said his country’s missiles hit an industrial complex in Volgograd, in south-west Russia, which Ukrainian armed forces claimed makes weapons components

Iran said that it had attacked several American military sites in the Middle East in retaliation for earlier American strikes.

Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement for peace, after days of American-mediated talks in Washington

Donald Trump said an Iranian drone strike on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz was a “foolish violation” of its ceasefire with America. Also, John Bolton, a former national security adviser to Mr Trump, pleaded guilty to one count of mishandling classified information.