The World in Brief from The Economist

America’s Department of Justice released more than 3 million additional pages of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein.

Israel said it would open the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt from Sunday

Donald Trump said he would nominate Kevin Warsh to become the new chair of the Federal Reserve.

Donald Trump will announce his choice for the new chair of the Federal Reserve on Friday. Also, American senators agreed to separate a bill to prevent a partial government shutdown on Saturday.

Technology stocks tumbled over worries that vast AI spending, particularly on data centres, was not generating sufficient returns.

Technology stocks tumbled over worries that vast AI spending, particularly on data centres, was not generating sufficient returns.

Sir Keir Starmer met Xi Jinping in Beijing at the start of a four-day visit to China. Also, the Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as expected, after issuing three consecutive cuts beginning in September.

Donald Trump said that a “massive Armada” is heading to Iran. He wrote on his Truth Social platform that the fleet was ready to use “violence, if necessary”.

Donald Trump said that a “massive Armada” is heading to Iran. He wrote on his Truth Social platform that the fleet was ready to use “violence, if necessary”.