Mexicans participate in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record, where organisers aim to break the mark for the world's largest football (soccer) lesson as part of efforts to promote the country ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, at Zocalo square in Mexico City, Mexico, March 15, 2026.
9,500: The number of people in Mexico City who participated in a soccer training session on Sunday, smashing a Guinness World Record as part of a campaign ahead of the World Cup in June. The event surpassed the previous record set in Seattle last year, when 1,038 people had a kickabout.
2,000: The distance between Iran and Bangladesh, where electricity is being conserved due to shipping disruptions caused by the conflict in the Middle East. Approximately half of Bangladesh's electricity comes from facilities that burn gas, a third of which is produced in Qatar.
1: The number of women who’ve won an Oscar for Best Cinematography, as of Sunday night. Durald Arkapaw won the title at the 98th Academy Awards yesterday for her work on “Sinners,” becoming the first woman and the first woman of color to do so. “KPop Demon Hunters” co-director Maggie Kang and producer Michelle Wong also became the first people of South Korean descent to win in the animated feature category.Cuba is in economic freefall, and Trump says he'll "take" the island. Cuba expert Michael Bustamante and Ian Bremmer discuss why that's a lot harder than it sounds.
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In the first edition of “ask ian” Live, Ian Bremmer takes questions directly from the GZERO community on two geopolitical flashpoints: China’s strategic patience and the US campaign to squeeze Cuba economically.
The release of Antrhopic’s Mythos, a powerful AI model with an extraordinary ability to identify software vulnerabilities, appears to have rattled the Trump administration.