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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 42 MIN

A proxy Gulf war, Chile’s right turn and Meta’s AI gamble

from The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

Why are Saudi Arabia and the UAE at odds in Africa? How will a new president change Chile? And why did Meta just buy a social network built for AI? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Hariet Marsden, Felicity Capon and Jamie TimsonImage credit: Andrea Domeniconi / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images

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Why are Saudi Arabia and the UAE at odds in Africa? How will a new president change Chile? And why did Meta just buy a social network built for AI? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven...

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