The World in Brief from The Economist

American officials reacted angrily to a decision by the European Commission to fine X, Elon Musk’s social-media platform, €120m ($140m)

Warner Bros Discovery will sell its streaming platform, HBO Max, and film studios to Netflix for $83bn.

The Trump administration lambasted European allies in its new National Security Strategy. Also, Vladimir Putin shared a warm embrace with Narendra Modi in Delhi.

A British government inquiry found that Vladimir Putin authorised the attempted killing of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, in Britain in 2018.

A British government inquiry found that Vladimir Putin authorised the attempted killing of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, in Britain in 2018.

Sir Keir Starmer called Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s right-wing party, “pro-Putin or Putin-neutral”. The White House said that American and Ukrainian officials would meet in Florida on Thursday to continue discussions to end the war in Ukraine.

The European Commission put forward a controversial plan to fund Ukraine by raising up to €210bn ($245bn) backed by frozen Russian state assets.

The European Commission put forward a controversial plan to fund Ukraine by raising up to €210bn ($245bn) backed by frozen Russian state assets.

Discussions between Russia and America about an American plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine proved fruitless. Also, the Trump administration halted all immigration applications from 19 countries.