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The World in Brief from The Economist
Paramount delays Warner Bros merger; Houthis and Saudi Arabia fight, and more
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Paramount Skydance agreed to delay its $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery until June 2027 at the latest, while a judge considers the legal merits of an antitrust lawsuit against the tie-up. The Houthis, a Yemeni militia, claimed to have struck Jizan, a city in Saudi Arabia, with missiles on Friday.
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