The World in Brief from The Economist

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Trump attacks border-security bill; King Charles has cancer, and more

Donald Trump dealt a blow to a bipartisan border-security bill, newly unveiled by America’s Senate after months of wrangling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

. 3min 56sec

America pledges more strikes against Houthis; protests break out in Senegal, and more

America’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, said its forces planned to carry out more strikes on Iran-linked targets in the Middle East, to send a “clear message” that it would respond to attacks on its forces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

. 4min 11sec

America and Britain strike Houthi targets; Northern Ireland’s first nationalist leader, and more

America and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

. 3min 40sec

America strikes Iranian targets; Turkey’s central banker resigns, and more

Hafize Gaye Erkan, the governor of Turkey’s central bank, resigned following what she called a “reputation assassination” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

. 4min 11sec

EU agrees deal for Ukraine; Meta shares jump, and more

The European Union agreed on a €50bn ($54bn) support package for Ukraine after months of obstruction by Hungary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

. 4min 16sec