The World in Brief from The Economist

Donald Trump said a deal with Iran “isn’t even fully negotiated yet”, rowing back his claim that one had been “largely negotiated”, and dismissed those “critical about something they know nothing about”; Officials said that American secret-service agents returned fire on a gunman near the White House, killing the individual

Donald Trump claimed that “an agreement has been largely negotiated” with Iran; Officials said that American secret-service agents returned fire on a gunman near the White House, killing the individual.

SpaceX completed a largely successful test of its next-generation Starship rocket, which blasted off from southern Texas two days after the company filed to go public

Chinese state media reported that a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people; Tulsi Gabbard resigned as America’s director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s diagnosis with a rare form of cancer.

A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an undocumented immigrant who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last year.

Tulsi Gabbard resigned as America’s director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s diagnosis with a rare form of cancer; A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry said “deep and extensive” differences remained with America and that any deal over the country’s highly enriched uranium “will not reach a conclusion”.

Donald Trump delayed signing an executive order that reportedly would have given the Trump administration more oversight of new AI models. Also, a Turkish court annulled the results of the Republican People’s Party congress in 2023.

Donald Trump delayed signing an executive order that reportedly would have given his government more oversight of new AI models.