The World in Brief from The Economist

Sara Duterte, vice-president of the Philippines, posted bail after being arrested on allegations that she had threatened to arrange the assassination of president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, his wife, and the then-house speaker during an online briefing in 2024

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said that Mr Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will visit both Russia and Ukraine this weekend to discuss proposals to end the war; America’s economy added 162,000 jobs in August, taking markets by surprise.

Diesel prices rose to record highs in America, averaging $5.85 per gallon—more than 55% above their level before the country’s war with Iran

America’s economy added 162,000 jobs in August, taking markets by surprise; Diesel prices rose to record highs in America, averaging $5.85 per gallon—more than 55% above their level before the country’s war with Iran

OpenAI suggested that it ushered in the era of artificial general intelligence. Also, Nvidia, a semiconductor giant, will buy Hugging Face for $13bn.

Nvidia, a chipmaking giant that is now the world’s most valuable firm, will buy Hugging Face for $13bn.

Nvidia, a chipmaking giant that is now the world’s most valuable firm, will buy Hugging Face for $13bn; Iran warned America that it would launch a large-scale attack if Israel stormed the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Reuters reported

Donald Trump said America’s renewed bombing of Iran would not last “too long”. Also, Uber will cut 3,300 jobs worldwide, or 10% of its corporate workforce, in its biggest restructuring since the pandemic.