Trump and Xi talk TikTok; Russia violates Estonian airspace, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 20 September 2025
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| 0:45.4 | Estonia said that three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace without permission |
| 0:50.9 | before NATO jets forced them away. |
| 0:54.3 | Estonia lodged at protest with Russia's highest diplomat in the country. |
| 0:59.1 | Margus Sarnna, the foreign minister, called for more political pressure to be put on the Kremlin. |
| 1:05.5 | Russia is increasingly violating NATO's skies. |
| 1:08.7 | On September 9, 19 drones breached Poland's airspace. |
| 1:15.0 | Donald Trump, quote, made progress in a phone call with Xi Jinping, China's leader, |
| 1:21.1 | towards the approval of a TikTok deal, he said, but he provided few details. America has extended a deadline for bite dance, |
| 1:30.4 | TikTok's Chinese owner, to sell the apps American operations four times, most recently this week. |
| 1:37.8 | Mr. Trump also said that he and Mr. Xi would meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in South Korea next month. |
| 1:48.7 | The Israel Defence Forces said it would use, quote, unprecedented force against Hamas as it |
| 1:56.3 | continues its offensive on Gaza City and urged civilians to leave the area. Meanwhile, America |
| 2:03.3 | blocked a resolution at the UN Security Council calling for a ceasefire. Ten countries, including |
| 2:10.5 | Britain, are expected to formally recognize the Palestinian state at a summit on Monday ahead of the |
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