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The World in Brief from The Economist

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic; America’s ambassador to Israel says staff may leave, and more

    28/02/2026 | 3 mins.
    Britain’s prime minister pledged to “keep on fighting” after his Labour Party lost a parliamentary by-election in a Manchester constituency it has long considered a safe seat

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    Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros; Afghanistan attacks Pakistan, and more

    27/02/2026 | 3 mins.
    Paramount was poised to secure a deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery, a bigger rival film studio, after Netflix declined to sweeten its bid.

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    Nvidia forecasts strong growth; Cuba kills four on American speedboat, and more

    26/02/2026 | 3 mins.
    Nvidia reported strong earnings and projected sales of $78bn for the current quarter, above analysts’ estimates of about $72bn.

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    The Pentagon gives Anthropic an ultimatum; Paramount raises Warner bid, and more

    25/02/2026 | 3 mins.
    Pete Hegseth, America’s secretary of war, gave Anthropic, an AI lab, until Friday to allow the Pentagon freer access to its Claude models.

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    Peter Mandelson arrested; violence in Mexico after drug kingpin killed, and more

    24/02/2026 | 4 mins.
    Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after he was accused of sharing confidential government documents with Jeffrey Epstein, a dead sex offender.

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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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