Warner Bros $111bn sale to Paramount approved by US Justice Department
Paramount Skydance's $111bn (£828mn) acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has been approved by the US Department of Justice, according to the BBC's news partner CBS.
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Haifa man indicted on charges of espionage for Iran, revealing sensitive information during war
An indictment was filed against a 44-year-old resident of Haifa for contacting a foreign agent and providing information to Iran.
· ESTHER DAVIS
Appeals court says U.S. government can keep collecting 10% tariffs for now
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed in February while legal challenges to the levies continue to work their way through the courts, a federal court ruled Thursday.
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Maternal Instinct’ on Netflix, an Upsetting True Crime Documentary About the Murder of a Pregnant Woman and Her Child
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· John Serba
Kenya mourns 16 students killed in devastating school fire
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil to honor 16 students who died in a fire at a girls’ school last month.
· AfricaNews
Bystander wounded near White House is still being treated
U.S. Secret Service Police are seen on a crime scene after responding to reports of shots fired near the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
· Gary Fields
Don’t let your Lego obsession lead you to a life of crime! Lots of Legos are on sale ahead of Prime Day
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· gdeutsch@nypost.com
Suspect dead after West Texas shooting kills 1 and injures at least 9 others
Police say the suspect, Victor Mata Villarreal, had shot at officers just days earlier during a chase
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Suspect dead after West Texas shooting kills 1 and injures at least 9 others
Police say the suspect, Victor Mata Villarreal, had shot at officers just days earlier during a chase
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Training for Connecticut urban officers to incorporate community input
Connecticut is developing a new, community-driven curriculum for police officers who work in and around certain urban areas — a requirement of the state’s six-year-old Police Accountability Act of 2020 that could finally come to fruition later this year.
Texas bandit who swiped over 200 Lego sets in 50-day crime spree gets decades behind bars
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· Anna Young
Broncos' Jonathon Cooper arrested for second time in a week
Denver Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper speaks to the media at NFL football practice at Tottenham Hotspur training ground in London, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
· Arnie Melendrez Stapleton
At least one person killed and 11 wounded in Texas shooting spree (VIDEO)
At least one person has been killed and 11 others wounded after a gunman went on a shooting spree in Midland, Texas, Mayor Lori Blong said in a press briefing on Friday.
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At least one person has been killed and 11 others wounded after a gunman went on a shooting spree in Midland, Texas, Mayor Lori Blong said in a press briefing on Friday.
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Stefon Diggs won't be disciplined under NFL personal conduct policy
Former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs arrives at Norfolk County District Court, May 4, 2026, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
· Kyle Hightower
Thai police arrest two Israeli citizens on suspicion of business and real estate crimes
Thai authorities arrested two Israeli citizens on suspicion of business and real estate crimes as part of a wider crackdown on foreigners circumventing the country's laws.
· YOAV ETIEL
Palestine Action activists sentenced as terrorists
Four Palestine Action activists convicted of causing criminal damage to an Israeli arms plant in the UK have been sentenced as terrorists due to the blacklisting of their organization. Dozens of the group’s supporters were arrested outside the courthouse as the verdicts were read out.
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Four Palestine Action activists convicted of causing criminal damage to an Israeli arms plant in the UK have been sentenced as terrorists due to the blacklisting of their organization. Dozens of the group’s supporters were arrested outside the courthouse as the verdicts were read out.
· RT
No new clashes after two nights of unrest on N. Ireland streets
BELFAST, United Kingdom — Police arrested 16 people during a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland sparked by a brutal Belfast stabbing, but there were no new clashes on Thursday evening.
· Agence France-Presse
Park Ave. mass shooting victim’s family will sue NYC for $65M over ‘utterly and completely failed’ bid to stop shooter
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· Peter Senzamici
UK court jails Palestinian Action activists on terrorism charges
A UK court has handed jail sentences to four activists from the Palestinian Action group on “terror” charges after they were convicted for a raid on an Israeli arms company.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Protesters denounce insecurity as police disperse march in Abuja
Police fired tear gas at demonstrators in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Friday as protesters marched to denounce growing insecurity and a wave of kidnappings affecting several parts of the country.
· AfricaNews
London judge sentences Palestine Action activists to prison for raid at Israeli defense factory
Protesters are detained by police outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, during a hearing where Palestine Action activists are due to be sentenced over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems site, in London, Friday June 12, 2026. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
· Brian Melley
The one thing that played no role in Karmelo Anthony’s murder of Austin Metcalf
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· Rich Lowry
Jewellery discovery adds to legal woes for Spain ex-PM Zapatero
MADRID, Spain — Former Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is under investigation for alleged tax fraud and smuggling after jewellery was discovered during a search of his office, a court said Friday.
· Agence France-Presse
Blake Lively scores another legal win after dragging Justin Baldoni back to court
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· Eric Todisco
Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks
Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate
· Leyland Cecco
Briton jailed for goading US man to kill himself on video call
Dylan Phelan, 21, of Leeds, sentenced to more than six years for encouraging the suicide of 21-year-old Travis Dyer
· Raphael Boyd
Boys' sentences for rape to be reviewed in July
The sentences of three teenage boys who were spared custody over the rape of two girls will be reviewed at the Court of Appeal in July.
· Curtis Lancaster
Texas shooting leaves one person dead and nine others in hospital
Midland police reported that the suspected shooter was dead after a two-hour standoff
· Guardian staff and agency
Ex-South Korean President sentenced for trying to provoke conflict with Pyongyang
A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison, Yonhap news agency has reported. Judges reportedly found that he ordered drones to be sent into North Korea in order to inflame tensions and create a pretext for his declaration of martial law.
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A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison, Yonhap news agency has reported. Judges reportedly found that he ordered drones to be sent into North Korea in order to inflame tensions and create a pretext for his declaration of martial law.
· RT
Forget hantavirus — another rat disease killed a California resident after 200 rodents found in home
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· Reda Wigle
French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings
An 11-year-old girl called Lyhanna, murdered two weeks ago in south-western France, has been buried amid persistent public anger at failings that left her suspected killer at large.
· Hugh Schofield
IDF kills two Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders, one Hamas commander in precision strikes
The IDF killed two Palestinian Islamic Jihad platoon commanders and a Hamas deputy company commander in precision strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the military announced on Friday.
· ARIELLA ROITMAN
IDF announces killing of 10 Hezbollah field commanders, successors
The IDF announced on Friday that it has recently killed more than 10 of Hezbollah’s field commanders and their successors during its operations in southern Lebanon.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Texas shooting leaves 1 dead; police in standoff with suspect
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A shooting Friday in Midland, Texas, left one person dead and nine others in the hospital, Mayor Lori Blong said.
Byron Garcia arrested on warrant for violating Safe Spaces Act in Cebu
TALISAY CITY — Police arrested former Capitol consultant Byron Garcia here on Thursday afternoon, June 11, on a warrant issued by a Mandaue City court against him for three counts of alleged violation of the Safe Spaces Act.
· Kaiser Jan Fuentes
Father of Nigerian Ateneo player seeks justice
ELIAS Adili, father of the late Divine Adili, has taken to social media to demand justice following the tragic death of his son.
· Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan
Shooting in Midland, Texas leaves multiple people hospitalized as gunman barricades self in ‘standoff’
BREAKING: Police are responding to an "active shooter event" in Midland, Texas pic.twitter.com/Kd7UXEOq68
· Patrick Reilly
Iran’s closure of Strait of Hormuz a premeditated crime
CRITICS of United States President Donald Trump have blamed the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that has been so damaging to the economies of countries and the lives of people around the world on Trump’s waging war on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
· Jaime J. Yambao
South Korea's Yoon gets 30-year jail term over drone flights
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Can the Supreme Court lose its moral standing?
THE recent Supreme Court ruling dismissing a petition for lack of legal standing shows why the easiest answer to difficult questions hardly satisfies the truth seeker.
· Ingming Aberia
British judge rules that Palestine Action activists will be sentenced as terrorists
A British judge has ruled that four Palestine Action protesters will be sentenced as terrorists, despite jurors convicting them of criminal charges not connected to terrorism during prosecution.
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Doctors Without Borders paramedic among women arrested in Afghanistan dress code crackdown
A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, file)
· Elena Becatoros
Dark reality of SoCal town where 5 teens killed in suspected DUI crash
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· Ross O'Keefe
Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction upheld by appeals court
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Federal court on July 26, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
· Larry Neumeister
Pope Leo XIV's touching moment with Barcelona boy captured by AP photographer
The Pope brought to Spain a message of integration during the final mass on Friday, and also had a strong message for the traffickers exploiting the desperation of migrants to make money. He told them that they will be facing God’s wrath, divine justice, unless they stop and repent. (AP video by Silvia Stellacci, He…
· Emilio Morenatti
Prosecutors face contempt hearing in Charlie Kirk murder case
The defense team for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is seeking to hold prosecutors in contempt for allegedly violating a gag order, according to multiple m
· RT