… uying film and television writing, resulting in suppressed compensation, worse deal terms, and reduced programming volume and diversity." The owners of Paramount Skydance, the Ellison family, are close to US President Donald Trump, and the deal would give them control of CBS News …
… posed the establishment of a publicly funded Media Ombudsperson with broad powers over media conduct.Then across the Atlantic, President Donald Trump is well known for branding sections of the American media “fake news.” He has repeatedly traded blows with CNN, NBC News, CBS News …
… The official confirmed to the BBC’s US partner CBS News that vessels will now be able to move through the waterway “freely”, and added that renewed talks aimed at ending the war will continue. …
… The changes related to the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of highly enriched uranium from Iran, the BBC’s US news partner CBS News reported – as well as a framework to reopen negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme. …
… The latest iteration of the deal included a 60-day cessation of violence, a call to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and a framework to reopen negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. …
… We live in a crazy world,” Trump said during an interview with CBS News programme 60 Minutes, one day after the shooting at a Washington DC hotel on Saturday night. …
The Writers Guild of America filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the acquisition would violate federal antitrust law and harm writers by eliminating competition for film and television writing contracts.
The Writers Guild of America filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the acquisition would violate federal antitrust law and harm writers by eliminating competition for film and television writing contracts.
An opinion piece argues that President Ruto's recent clash with Standard Media Group over editorial criticism demonstrates healthy democratic tension, not dysfunction. The author contends that media freedom requires inevitable friction between press and state power, and cites international examples including Finland to support the case that such confrontations are hallmarks of robust democracies.
The US and Iran have agreed to "stand down" following an exchange of strikes in and around the Strait of Hormuz, with vessels now able to move through the waterway "freely," according to a US official cited by media reports. The agreement comes after both nations conducted retaliatory strikes despite a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding signed on 17 June that included a commitment to immediate termination of military operations.
The Iranian football federation said it will lodge a complaint with FIFA after its request to travel from Tijuana to Los Angeles two days before its match against Belgium was denied. The federation cited technical reasons for the early travel, including allowing players to adapt to match conditions and complete final preparations.
The USA and Australia will face off in a Group D match on Friday, with both teams eyeing progression to the World Cup knockout rounds after strong opening wins—the Americans defeated Paraguay 4-1 and Australia upset Turkey 2-0. Brazil will also play Haiti as they seek to revive their campaign.
The United States and Australia compete in a Group D match on Friday with the winner advancing to the World Cup knockout rounds. Brazil aim to kickstart their campaign against Haiti, while Mexico have already secured their place in the last 32.
The US conducted strikes on Iranian air defence systems, ground control stations and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz after an American Apache helicopter was downed on Monday. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps retaliated by launching drones and missiles at 21 targets at US bases in Bahrain and Jordan, with Kuwait also intercepting an attack.
One person was killed and more than 60 injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait's international airport on Wednesday. The IRGC claimed the attack as retaliation for US strikes on an Iranian oil tanker and Qeshm Island, while Kuwait's defence ministry called it "criminal Iranian aggression."
The US and Iran exchanged air strikes over the weekend near the Strait of Hormuz, with the US striking Iranian radar and drone sites and Iran retaliating against a US air base, while peace negotiations remain stalled despite a Trump administration proposal.
A gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night, prompting Trump's evacuation. Suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was arrested; the FBI and US Attorney General are investigating the incident, with preliminary findings suggesting senior White House officials may have been targeted.