Israel’s plan to capture all of Gaza; Taiwan’s dollar spikes, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 6 May 2025
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| 0:35.3 | This is the world in brief from The Economist. |
| 0:42.3 | Our top stories. |
| 0:45.2 | Israel's security cabinet voted through a plan to seize control of all of Gaza indefinitely. |
| 0:52.1 | Bezal Smotrich, the finance minister, said there would be no withdrawal, |
| 0:56.7 | not even exchange for hostages. Zev Elkin, another minister, said that ramping up the offensive |
| 1:03.6 | over the next few months would open a window of opportunity to secure a ceasefire. Negotiations |
| 1:10.0 | recently collapsed before Donald Trump's visit |
| 1:13.3 | next week. |
| 1:15.7 | Israel's front with the Houthis in Yemen was also heating up. |
| 1:20.2 | Israel's armed forces said they struck Hadei Port and nearby infrastructure one day after |
| 1:26.7 | the Iran-backed rebels fired a missile that landed near |
| 1:30.5 | Ben-Gurian airport in Tel Aviv. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, vowed that retaliation |
| 1:37.4 | will not happen in one bang, but there will be many bangs. |
| 1:42.6 | Open AI, an artificial intelligence firm, will allow its non-profit board to retain |
| 1:48.3 | control over the company as it transitions to a for-profit model. Recently valued at $300 billion, |
| 1:56.7 | Open AI was founded as a non-profit in 2015 and later added a for-profit subsidiary. |
| 2:04.7 | The non-profit board ousted Sam Altman, the CEO and co-founder in 2023, only to rehire him |
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