Britain’s assisted-dying bill; Iran rules out talks if Israeli attacks continue, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 21 June 2025
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| 0:45.4 | Iran's foreign minister said there was, quote, no room for nuclear talks while Israel's |
| 0:51.0 | attacks continued and that America was, quote, a partner in these crimes. |
| 0:57.0 | His comments came shortly before European counterparts met Iranian officials. |
| 1:02.8 | Israel and Iranian militants, meanwhile, continued to trade fire on Friday. |
| 1:08.9 | Earlier, Donald Trump said he would decide within two weeks whether to take |
| 1:13.0 | military action against Iran. British MPs voted to legalise, assisted dying for some terminally |
| 1:21.9 | ill adults in England and Wales. Proponents argued it offers a compassionate choice. Critics warned it could |
| 1:29.7 | erode safeguards for vulnerable people. The bill is not yet law. It will now be scrutinized |
| 1:35.8 | by the House of Lords and, if passed, is not expected to be implemented before 2029. |
| 1:43.3 | A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release on bail |
| 1:47.6 | Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist detained since March without being criminally charged. |
| 1:55.1 | The judge had already said that the government's argument for deporting Mr. Khalil that he poses |
| 2:00.5 | a risk to America's foreign |
| 2:02.4 | policy did not justify his detention. On Friday, the judge said the government's other allegations |
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