Paramount settles with US states, clearing path for Warner Bros. merger
Paramount has reached a settlement with California and 11 other US states, removing a major legal obstacle to its planned $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The agreement clears the way for one of the largest media mergers in years, after months of legal and political scrutiny.The deal would bring together major film, television and news assets under a single company. Officials said the settlement includes commitments on film production, jobs and editorial independence at CNN and CBS News. The transaction had already been approved by the Trump administration in June without changes to the business terms, but 12... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Sep 2026 23:59 LONDON
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Yemen conflict drives civilians across the Red Sea to Djibouti as fighting intensifies
Families fleeing Yemen are continuing to arrive in Djibouti by boat as fighting between Houthi forces and Saudi-backed pro-government troops intensifies along the country's Red Sea coast. The movement is centred on the Bab al-Mandab strait, where civilians have crossed to the Djiboutian side after leaving areas close to the front lines. The latest arrivals are being received at Markazi camp in Obock, a facility jointly administered by the government and the UN.One man at the camp, Ibrahim Issa, said he left the coastal town of Dhubab with his family because of the sound of air strikes and the fear... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Sep 2026 16:35 LONDON
Israeli raid in Biddu leaves at least 53 Palestinians detained as town is locked down
Israeli forces have carried out a raid in Biddu, northwest of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, detaining at least 53 Palestinians and placing the town under lockdown. Schools, shops and educational institutions were shut as troops searched homes and moved through the area. The operation began early on Monday and is the third incursion into Biddu since a Palestinian man from the town, suspected of killing an Israeli settler, was arrested.The Jerusalem Governorate said at least 53 young men were being held in an interrogation centre set up inside one of the houses seized during the raid. Biddu Mayor... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Sep 2026 14:00 LONDON
Russia launches overnight strikes on Ukraine, hits Black Sea vessels
Russia carried out a large overnight barrage of drones and missiles across Ukraine, with officials reporting civilian deaths in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions and damage to infrastructure in several areas. Ukraine's air force said the attack involved 174 drones and two Zircon anti-ship missiles launched overnight. It said air defences intercepted or jammed 141 of the incoming targets, with impacts recorded in 15 locations and debris falling in nine others.In the Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said attacks across 14 settlements killed five people and injured 15 more. He said the strikes caused heavy destruction in places including Balakliya... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Sep 2026 12:29 LONDON
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Australia withdraws from West Bank sanctions talks ahead of joint statement
Australia has not joined a coordinated statement by 12 countries that backed or signalled support for possible trade measures against goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. According to diplomatic sources, Australia had been involved in the discussions but withdrew late in the process. The decision left Australia outside a move led by the United Kingdom and supported by a wider group of European and other partners.The statement was released last week by the UK, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Those governments said they would either commit to or consider targeting trade... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Sep 2026 20:00 LONDON
Western sanctions on Israeli settlements trigger election-season backlash
Israel has reacted angrily after the United Kingdom, France and Canada imposed sanctions over illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Senior Israeli figures described the move as an attempt to interfere in the country's politics ahead of October's elections. Analysts, however, say the measures are unlikely to shift voter behaviour in a deeply polarised campaign.Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accused the UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, of spreading what he called "outrageous lies" after Miliband accused Israelis of ethnically cleansing the occupied West Bank. Israeli President Isaac Herzog also condemned the sanctions, calling them a "gross interference in the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Sep 2026 08:30 LONDON
Israel Reportedly Uses AI Tools to Speed West Bank Demolitions and Displacement
A report published on 17 September says Israel is using artificial intelligence tools to monitor Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and to help justify demolitions. The report says the technology is being used to identify changes on the ground that can later be treated as evidence of unauthorised construction. It also says the practice is being used to accelerate forced displacement in areas under Israeli control.The report names a system called ImiSight, developed by the Israeli weapons manufacturer Rafael, as one of the tools involved. According to the account, the system can monitor large areas of land and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Sep 2026 08:00 LONDON
UK trade unions back boycott and sanctions motion against Israel
The Trades Union Congress has voted to support a motion calling for boycotts and sanctions against Israel, in a move that marks the first time the UK labour federation has backed the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement. The vote took place on Wednesday at the organisation's annual conference in Brighton, southern England. The motion was passed unanimously, according to the supplied report, and was framed as a response to the war in Gaza and violence in the occupied West Bank.The congress represents more than 5.3 million workers across the United Kingdom. The motion called on the organisation to take action against... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Sep 2026 19:06 LONDON
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Russia begins early voting in occupied Ukraine ahead of parliamentary election
Russia has begun early voting in occupied and frontline areas of Ukraine ahead of its nationwide parliamentary election, with mobile polling teams visiting homes and temporary voting arrangements in place. Footage from rural areas showed residents casting ballots outside their homes using ballot boxes and portable booths. In Donetsk, election officials were seen moving between settlements with police officers and armed military personnel present.The vote is due to take place across Russia from 18 to 20 September. According to the supplied material, members of Russia's Central Electoral Commission are overseeing the process in the occupied areas, while Russian servicemen and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Sep 2026 21:04 LONDON
Western settlement sanctions trigger Israel-UK diplomatic crisis
Tensions between Israel and several Western governments escalated after a group of 12 countries said on September 8 that they would introduce, support or consider restrictions on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The move came as part of a wider dispute over settlement policy and the status of occupied East Jerusalem. Israel responded within 24 hours by ordering the United Kingdom to close its consulate in occupied East Jerusalem within 30 days.The diplomatic retaliation followed remarks in the UK parliament by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who said the government could no longer "stand by" in the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Sep 2026 08:32 LONDON
Dubai Property Market Faces Litmus Test as Nakheel Waterfront Investors Await Final Judicial Verdict
Hundreds of international and local investors who purchased land plots in Nakheel’s massive "Waterfront" project nearly two decades ago are holding their breath. Following the official cancellation of the project by the Dubai Land Department and its integration under Dubai Holding, a special judicial committee appointed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been tasked with resolving the liquidation and settling investor claims. ​Because the decisions of this specialized committee are legally binding and final, with no avenue for appeal, the upcoming rulings are being viewed as a critical turning point for the regulatory reputation of Dubai's... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 28 Jun 2026 09:20 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
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