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The World in Brief from The Economist

UN body endorses Trump’s Gaza plan; Nvidia shares slide, and more

The World in Brief from The Economist

The Economist

Global News, Daily News, News, News & Politics

4.11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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The UN Security Council endorsed Donald Trump’s proposals for peace in Gaza, which include establishing an international stabilisation force in the enclave.

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This is the world in brief from The Economist.

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The UN Security Council endorsed Donald Trump's proposals for peace in Gaza,

0:50.3

which include establishing an international stabilization force in the enclave.

0:56.2

China and Russia abstained from the vote, but the council's 13 other members, including

1:01.9

several Arab countries, voted in favor. Hamas rejected the resolution, saying the international

1:08.9

force would become, quote, a party to the conflict in

1:12.6

favour of the occupation. Shares in Unvidia closed 1.9% lower following news that Peter

1:20.8

Teal's hedge fund had sold its stake in the chipmaker, fueling market jitters over a potential

1:27.0

AI bubble. American stock indices, including

1:30.8

the Dow Jones and the tech-heavy Nasdaq slid. NVIDIA reports earnings on Wednesday. Meanwhile,

1:37.7

Alphabet, Google's parent company, closed 3% higher after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake worth nearly $5 billion.

1:47.7

Mr. Trump said he would, quote, probably, talk to Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president,

1:54.4

but refused to rule out sending American troops to the country when asked about it.

1:59.9

He suggested launching strikes in Mexico to stop drugs

2:03.6

and said he would be, quote, proud to conduct similar attacks in Colombia. His administration

2:09.8

is deploying the world's largest aircraft carrier to Latin America to counter, quote, narco-terrorists.

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