The Justice Department has approved Paramount Skydance’s roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a major step toward combining two historic Hollywood studios. State regulators, entertainment workers and European Union officials continue to scrutinize the deal.
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US and Iranian officials said a ceasefire deal may be close, but conflicting accounts over sanctions, nuclear terms and the Strait of Hormuz left the outcome uncertain. Pakistan’s prime minister claimed a final text had been agreed, a statement neither Washington nor Tehran confirmed.
Section 702, a major U.S. surveillance authority used to collect foreign intelligence, is set to lapse after Congress failed to pass an extension. Lawmakers disagree over whether existing court approvals will keep the program operating without interruption.
David Hockney, the influential British artist known for California pool paintings, Yorkshire landscapes and experiments across media, has died at 88. His publicist said he died peacefully at home in London.
China confirmed it has detained U Min Zin, a U.S. citizen and Myanmar political analyst, on suspicion of espionage and endangering national security. The reasons for his arrest in Kunming remain unclear.
The Trump administration filed an appeal after a federal judge ordered President Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center. The board also voted to seek a stay of the ruling, which said only Congress can change the venue’s name.
Trump said he canceled planned strikes on Iran and claimed an agreement to end the war was close, but Tehran said nothing had been finalized. The comments followed fresh U.S. and Iranian strikes and new international calls for de-escalation.