The World in Brief from The Economist

US Central Command said it struck targets on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain. Also, Sir Keir Starmer appealed for calm after violent protests in Southampton.

US Central Command said it struck targets on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain. Also, Britain’s prime minister appealed for calm after violent protests in Southampton.

Donald Trump picked Bill Pulte, a loyalist and head of a federal housing agency, to become the acting Director of National Intelligence.

Russia launched more than 600 drones and missiles against several cities in Ukraine. Also, Donald Trump claimed that Israel and Hizbullah had agreed to scale back attacks on one another.

Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude, confidentially filed for an initial public offering.

Anthropic confidentially filed for an initial public offering, joining rivals SpaceX and, reportedly, OpenAI in preparing plans to list its shares. Also, Iran is suspending peace talks with America over Israel’s offensive in Lebanon.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said he wants to “reinvent the PC” for the age of artificial intelligence. Also, America said it bombed radar and drone-control sites in Iran over the weekend.

Israeli troops made their most significant incursion into Lebanon for decades on Sunday, advancing near one of the country’s largest southern cities.