The Economist.

Hello, you're listening to the free edition of the world in brief from The

Economist. As a reminder, if you subscribe to the economist, you'll get access to a deeper look at the day ahead, updated three times a day.

If you're already an economist subscriber, visit Economist.com slash Espresso,

or visit our Espresso app to start listening.

Here's today's free edition. This is the World and Brief from The Economist.

Our top stories

during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow,

Norendram Modi, India's Prime Minister,

said that war, quote, cannot solve problems and that peace is of

utmost importance.

On Monday, Russia launched the deadliest strike on Ukraine in months, killing at least 41 people.

Since the invasion, which prompted Western sanctions on Russia,

India has become an important buyer of Russian oil.

Sakir Starma gave the first speech to Britain's parliament since his Labour Party was elected to government in a landslide victory.

The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of a quote

politics of service and welcomed new MPs. The government has announced a slew of

reforms including restoring mandatory local housing targets and ending bans on offshore wind farms.

NATO's procurement agency ordered nearly 700 million dollars worth of

stinger missiles from several countries.

Jens Stoltenberg, the military alliance's outgoing chief, said that the move was intended to boost

country's defence industries. The announcement came on the first day of NATO's

...