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Warner Bros, Netflix deal turns spotlight on media titans

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab has agreed to sell its iconic studio and streaming assets to Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab for $72 billion, in a move that will reshape Hollywood by creating a vertically integrated media powerhouse.

December 7, 2025 4:27 pm
 

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Hong Kong election turnout in focus amid anger over deadly fire

Hong Kong voter turnout will be in focus in an election on Sunday, with the population still grieving and traumatised after the worst fire in nearly 80 years that has authorities scrambling to avoid a broader public backlash.

December 7, 2025 11:24 am
 

World

US Supreme Court may be poised to ditch more of its precedents

The U.S. Supreme Court has given itself more opportunities in the coming months to overturn its own past rulings, a signal that its conservative justices are rethinking how much allegiance they owe to legal precedents set years ago by the nation’s top judicial body.

December 7, 2025 8:20 am
 

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India, Russia aim to boost trade to $100bn by 2030

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered India uninterrupted fuel supplies, eliciting a cautious response from India, despite the countries agreeing to expand trade and defence ties.

December 6, 2025 1:21 pm
 

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US Supreme Court to rule on Trump birthright citizenship order

The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, a contentious part of his efforts to curb immigration and a step that would alter how a 19th century constitutional provision has long been understood.

December 6, 2025 8:00 am
 

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Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say

People of Somali origin are among those arrested in an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, federal officials said on Thursday, two days after President Donald Trump hurled insults at immigrants from the Horn of Africa country and said he wanted them out of the United States.

December 5, 2025 5:18 pm
 

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Russia's Putin to hold summit talks with India's Modi in Delhi

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, aiming to boost trade with the top buyer of Russia’s arms and seaborne oil as Western sanctions squeeze their decades-old ties.

December 5, 2025 4:16 pm
 

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More than 300 flights cancelled as Indian airline faces 'staff shortage'

India’s biggest airline IndiGo faced a growing crisis, with more than 300 flights cancelled since Tuesday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded nationwide.

December 5, 2025 3:37 pm
 

World

Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete

Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete.

December 5, 2025 2:54 pm
 

World

ADB, World Bank launch Pacific islands projects under new cofinancing model

The Asian Development Bank and the World Bank on Thursday launched two Pacific islands projects under a first-of-its-kind cofinancing model that aims to streamline processes and speed up delivery.

December 5, 2025 1:19 pm
 

World

US Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump’s quest for his party to keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

December 5, 2025 12:36 pm
 

Australia

PALM workers face job loss and visa uncertainty in Australia

When Susan Pinu was pregnant with her daughter, she was far from her home in Solomon Islands and found herself wandering an Australian town looking for help.

December 5, 2025 12:00 pm

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