The World in Brief from The Economist

Parents and union members in France joined pupils in a national “day of action” against the sorry state of the country’s schools. Also, Donald Trump eased restrictions on the use of tax-exempt red diesel.

Turkey and Pakistan agreed to a “rapid deployment” of military forces in Saudi Arabia.

Turkey and Pakistan agreed to a “rapid deployment” of military forces in Saudi Arabia; Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, called a snap election in order to “renew and broaden people’s support” for his Socialist Party government.

Brazil’s presidential election will go to a run-off after Flávio Bolsonaro, a populist-right candidate, unexpectedly secured a first-round lead. Also, Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, called a snap election in order to “renew and broaden people’s support” for his Socialist Party government.

The Green Party of England and Wales approved a motion classifying Zionism, the creed that supports the existence of the Jewish state, as a form of racism.

The Green Party of England and Wales approved a motion classifying Zionism, the creed that supports the existence of the Jewish state, as a form of racism; Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, visited Kyiv as Russia escalated attacks on the Ukrainian capital

The United Arab Emirates said that the co-pilot who tried to take control of an aeroplane flying to Israel on Wednesday attacked the pilot with a crash axe, kept in the cockpit for emergencies; Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, told Reuters that Ukraine would step up its attacks on Russian oil refineries in retaliation for Russia’s campaign to cripple Kyiv and other ​Ukrainian cities.

Russia said it would continue to carry out targeted retaliatory strikes on Kyiv and other ​Ukrainian cities

Leaders of the G7, a club of rich democracies, agreed to release 100m barrels of crude oil and diesel to combat the global supply shortage