The World in Brief from The Economist

America’s Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. Also, the yield on American ten-year Treasuries hit its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday, reaching 5.04%.

The yield on American ten-year Treasuries briefly exceeded 5%, the highest since 2023.

Donald Trump dismissed warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence, saying critics were raising risks that “won’t happen”. Also, a Russian drone hit a train line in Ukraine shortly after top Western officials travelled through the area.

Donald Trump dismissed warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence, saying critics were raising risks that “won’t happen”.

Donald Trump dismissed warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence, saying critics were raising risks that “won’t happen”; A ship was hit by a projectile as it was passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a British maritime agency.

Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline as a “precautionary measure” after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraqi territory; Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, called on artificial-intelligence companies to slow AI development

Russia attacked two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, with jet-powered Shahed drones, killing two people

Russia attacked two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, with jet-powered Shahed drones, killing two people