The World in Brief from The Economist

President Donald Trump signed into law a spending package, ending a 43-day federal government shutdown. Also, Democrats on a congressional committee released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.

America’s House of Representatives approved a spending package to reopen the federal government after a 43-day shutdown.

Democrats on an American congressional committee released new documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate suggesting that Donald Trump spent time in Epstein’s house with one of his victims.

Colombia suspended intelligence-sharing with America in protest at the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean. Also, Ukraine suspended its justice minister, German Galushchenko, as part of an anti-corruption push.

Donald Trump claimed “a very big victory” after America’s Senate passed a bill to end the longest-ever federal shutdown.

Senate passes government-funding bill; suicide bomber kills 12 in Pakistan, and more

The measure, approved by 60-40 with support from most Republicans and eight Democrats. Also, Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn in damages unless it retracted a “defamatory” documentary that appeared to selectively edit one of his speeches, as well as apologise and pay compensation.

Global markets rallied after America’s Senate voted to advance a bill to end the longest-ever federal shutdown on Sunday.

Global markets continued to rally after America’s Senate voted to advance a bill to end the longest-ever federal shutdown on Sunday.