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The World in Brief from The Economist

Trump in shooting incident; Russian bomb hits civilians in Kharkiv, and more

The World in Brief from The Economist

The Economist

Daily News, Global News, News, News & Politics

4.11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Eight migrants died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to Britain

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Our top stories. The FBI said it was investigating an apparent attempt to

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kill Donald Trump while he was playing golf in Florida. The former president who was unharmed was taken to safety by a secret service security detail which fired shots

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at the gunman. A person was taken into custody. The incident comes two months after another attempt on the life of the Republican

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Presidential nominee at a campaign rally.

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At least 28 people were injured, including three children, when a Russian guided bomb hit an

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apartment block in Harkiv in northeastern Ukraine.

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The Russians also continued shelling the strategically important city of Proochrosk, killing one person.

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Meanwhile, Britain's foreign secretary, David Lammy,

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said that Ukraine's Western allies are still discussing whether Ukraine should be allowed to fire Western supplied missiles into Russia.

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Eight migrants died while trying to cross the channel from France to Britain.

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They were on a boat carrying about 50 people that sank soon

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after leaving the coast. Altogether the French Coast Guard reported that they

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had rescued 200 people in a 24-hour period from Friday to Saturday. Less than two weeks ago 12 migrants

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drowned in the channel including six children. The Hooties Yamanie Rebel group backed by Iran, fired what it described as a hypersonic ballistic

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