Shareholders ‘overwhelmingly’ approve Paramount takeover of Warner Bros
The multibillion-pound Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has come even closer to becoming a reality after shareholders voted to accept the offer.
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Harvey Weinstein facing new rape retrial
Harvey Weinstein used his influence in Hollywood to prey on women, a prosecutor has told a New York jury as a rape charge returned to
How bad is Lamine Yamal’s injury? Will he make Spain’s World Cup opener?
Lamine Yamal’s season is over for Barcelona, but Spain fans await injury update on when star will play 2026 World Cup.
US-Israeli war on Iran will push 30 million back into poverty, UN warns
Disruption to fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the Strait of Hormuz closure will hit crop yields, UNDP chief warns.
Journalist recalls Israeli strike killing Amal Khalil in southern Lebanon
Journalist Zainab Faraj recalled the final moments of fellow journalist Amal Khalil.
Israeli strikes, fire kill 5 in Gaza and West Bank, medics say
Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, and Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old during an army raid in the
‘New face, same dictatorship,’ says Madagascar’s Gen Z activist following protester arrests
Youth-led protests drove out Madagascar’s president in October 2025. It was supposed to be a revolution leading to systemic change, but activists say the new
Trump tells BBC that King’s visit could ‘absolutely’ help repair relations with UK
In a phone interview with the BBC’s North America editor, the president discussed next week’s visit and his relationship with the UK PM.
Huge chunk of glacier blocks Everest route in peak climbing season
Sherpas cannot prepare the route to the world’s highest peak because a huge block of ice is in the way.
Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount’s $111bn takeover
The approval came as Tweety McTreason is to attend a dinner with billionaire Paramount backers the Ellisons.
South African police chief suspended over $20m health contract
Cyril Ramaphosa said the suspension was because of the critical role Fannie Masemola plays in fighting crime.
Killing of Calgary-born scientist tied to mysterious U.S. deaths, disappearances despite quick arrest
The shooting death of a Calgary-born astrophysicist in mid-February in front of his Southern California residence sent shockwaves through his academic and professional circles.
Pope finishes eventful African tour with prison visit – after war of words with Trump
Pope Leo has wrapped up an eventful tour of Africa with a dramatic visit to a prison in Equatorial Guinea, where crowds of inmates shouted
How Iran war has triggered soaring cost of medicines, condoms
Pharmacists in some countries have seen the cost of painkillers more than quadruple.