Rubio Warns Europe & Warner Bros. Mulls New Paramount Talks | Daybreak Europe 02/16/2026
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On today’s show, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban today in Budapest. This comes after Rubio said in a Bloomberg interview that Europe’s fate is intertwined with the US while faulting the continent for a decline in Western values.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed terms for any de-escalation deal with Iran during a meeting with US President Donald Trump. It includes Iran not possessing enriched material or nuclear enrichment capabilities and a limit on Iranian ballistic missiles.
Warner Bros. is said to be weighing reopening sale talks with Paramount after receiving its latest hostile offer.
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