America’s Justice Department goes after Fani Willis; Sergei Lavrov addresses the UN, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 28 September 2025
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| 1:01.9 | Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, said that his country had no intentions of attacking NATO or EU countries. |
| 1:06.8 | His remarks at the UN General Assembly came at a time of heightened tension in Europe, |
| 1:12.2 | with multiple Russian drones recently breaching Polish airspace and Russian jets doing the same above Estonia. Mr. Lavrov also said that any aggression against his country would be met with a |
| 1:17.7 | decisive response. America's Department of Justice issued a subpoena for records related to |
| 1:25.0 | Fannie Willis's travel history, according to the New York Times. |
| 1:29.0 | It is not yet clear why. In 2023, Miss Willis, a district attorney in Georgia, |
| 1:34.4 | charged Mr. Trump with election subversion. Earlier, the president suggested that his |
| 1:38.8 | administration would prosecute others after the DOJ indicted James Comey, a former director of the FBI. |
| 1:47.3 | Drones were once again spotted in Danish skies on Friday night, this time near some military |
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