Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount’s $111bn takeover
Attention now turns to regulatory authorities, with both Washington and London expected to examine the merger’s impact.

Attention now turns to regulatory authorities, with both Washington and London expected to examine the merger’s impact.

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Qatar’s Al Araby network condemns an attack on its office in Tehran, which injured at least 10 people.

Hundreds gathered in Beirut’s southern suburbs for the funeral of three Lebanese journalists killed by Israel.

US media splits deepen over Iran war as Trump attacks fake news
A California jury awarded the plaintiff $3m in damages in the case
US president sued BBC over ‘Trump: A Second Chance?’, seeking $5bn for defamation, $5bn for unfair trade practices.

Al Jazeera Arabic presenter Jamal Rayyan, the first face on the channel when it launched nearly three decades ago, has died at 73.
The Palestinian presenter delivered the network’s first-ever bulletin when it went on air in 1996.
Centre for Media Monitoring reports right-wing outlets The Spectator and GB News often malign Muslims and their faith.
Netflix declined to raise its proposal to match a higher one from Paramount for Warner Bros.
Israel responsible for 84 of 129 journalist killings in 2025 tracked by the Committee to Protect Journalists.