European leaders rally behind Zelensky; “suspected terror attack” in Israel, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 21 February 2025
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| 0:35.3 | This is the world in brief from The Economist. |
| 0:42.0 | Our top stories. |
| 0:45.5 | European leaders rallied behind Velodemir Zelensky |
| 0:48.8 | after Donald Trump called him a dictator without elections on Wednesday. |
| 0:55.1 | Pedro Sanchez, Spain's prime minister, said he would visit Kiev to reaffirm support. |
| 1:02.0 | Germany's Olaf Schultz rejected Mr. Trump's claim that Ukraine was to blame for the war. |
| 1:08.7 | Ukrainian opposition figures also dismissed calls for elections, |
| 1:13.2 | calling them impossible and immoral during war. |
| 1:18.1 | Israeli police said they were investigating a suspected terror attack after three empty buses |
| 1:24.3 | exploded in Batyam, a city south of Tel Aviv. |
| 1:28.6 | No casualties have been reported. |
| 1:31.1 | The incident comes hours after Hamas handed back the bodies of four Israeli hostages, |
| 1:36.9 | including a mother and her two children. |
| 1:40.0 | Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's president, threatened to settle the score with their killers. |
| 1:47.2 | America's Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel by 51 to 49 to lead the FBI. |
| 1:54.4 | Two Republicans opposed. |
| 1:56.7 | Mr. Patel's overt partisanship and affinity for conspiracy theories make him a controversial choice |
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