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Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, California, the company Paramount accuses of a scorched-earth campaign against its Warner deal

Paramount Accuses Netflix of Poisoning Its Warner Deal. Netflix: ‘Absurd’

Paramount's chief legal officer told the Justice Department that Netflix is running a scorched-earth campaign to poison regulators against the $110.9 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover. Netflix, which banked a $2.8 billion

June 10, 2026

Business·Entertainment·News

Women in burqas with their children on a street in Herat, Afghanistan, in a file photo

Taliban Forces Fire on a Herat Protest Sparked by Hijab Arrests, Medics Report Two Dead

Taliban forces used gunfire, sticks and whips on a rare protest in Herat after morality police arrested some 30 women and girls over dress rules. Medics told the BBC a woman and

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Security personnel patrol a street in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, before the Joint Awami Action Committee protest

Pakistan Kashmir protests leave 11 dead as India seizes the UN moment

Eleven people died in Rawalakot before a banned movement's rally went ahead anyway, while Gilgit-Baltistan voted under rigging allegations. India's foreign ministry called the elections a mask over repression, and the week

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

The Centre Block of Canada's Parliament in Ottawa, where the Digital Safety Act will be tabled

Canada Moves to Bar Under-16s From Social Media, With an Exit Clause for Platforms

Ottawa's Digital Safety Act would ban under-16s from social media, regulate AI chatbots and create a new safety commission, with platforms able to win young users back by meeting safety standards. Kids

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Technology

A semaglutide injection pen, the molecule that Novo Nordisk now also sells as the Wegovy pill competing for Medicare coverage

Novo and Lilly’s Pill War Has Three Weeks Before Medicare Turns On the $50 Spigot

On July 1, Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge starts covering weight-loss drugs at a flat $50 a month, and the obesity pill war between Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly inherits millions of new customers

June 10, 2026

Business·Health·News

Liz Kendall, the UK technology secretary who rejected White House pressure over the under-16 social media ban

Washington Told Britain to Drop Its Under-16 Social Media Ban. London Said No.

The White House formally urged Britain not to ban social media for under-16s, citing the benefits of an open internet. No 10 says the crackdown proceeds anyway, with Starmer expected to announce

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Technology

Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor suspended over sexual misconduct findings

The ICC Suspends Karim Khan, and 125 Governments Will Decide What Follows

The International Criminal Court suspended its chief prosecutor after a UN investigation found evidence of nonconsensual sexual contact with an aide. Karim Khan denies wrongdoing, and his fate now goes to a

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A credit card payment terminal, the point where merchants pay the interchange fees at the center of the 38 billion dollar settlement

Visa and Mastercard’s $38 Billion Swipe Fee Truce Clears Its First Judge After 21 Years

Judge Brian Cogan gave preliminary approval to the $38 billion Visa-Mastercard swipe fee settlement, two years after a smaller version was rejected and 21 years after merchants first sued. Walmart and major

June 10, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister facing a Labour leadership challenge from Andy Burnham, in his official portrait

Starmer Tells Ministers: Back Burnham and You’re Out of the Government

Keir Starmer plans to tell ministers they must resign if they support Andy Burnham's leadership challenge, the Financial Times reported, eight days before the Makerfield by-election that would put his rival in

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

The Melrose Gate of Paramount Pictures studios in Los Angeles, as California weighs a lawsuit to block the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover

California Courts Big Tech’s Favorite Trial Lawyer to Block Paramount’s Warner Deal

Robert Van Nest, the trial lawyer Google trusted with the copyright case of the decade, met with Rob Bonta's office about leading a multistate suit to block Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros.

June 10, 2026

Business·Entertainment·News

Subject: Society- Page 103

Paramount Accuses Netflix of Poisoning Its Warner Deal. Netflix: ‘Absurd’

Taliban Forces Fire on a Herat Protest Sparked by Hijab Arrests, Medics Report Two Dead

Pakistan Kashmir protests leave 11 dead as India seizes the UN moment

Novo and Lilly’s Pill War Has Three Weeks Before Medicare Turns On the $50 Spigot

The ICC Suspends Karim Khan, and 125 Governments Will Decide What Follows

Visa and Mastercard’s $38 Billion Swipe Fee Truce Clears Its First Judge After 21 Years

Starmer Tells Ministers: Back Burnham and You’re Out of the Government

California Courts Big Tech’s Favorite Trial Lawyer to Block Paramount’s Warner Deal

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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