By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A Russian-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on all countries to prevent “for all time” the placement, threat or use of weapons in outer space failed on Monday with the 15-member body split over the move. The draft failed to get the minimum nine votes needed […]
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Watch live outside the High Court in London on Monday, 20 May, after Julian Assange won a bid to bring an appeal against his US extradition on Monday, 20 May. The WikiLeaks founder, […]
Julian Assange has won a bid to bring an appeal against his extradition to the United States at the High Court in London. Assange faces prosecution in the US over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information following the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents relating to the Afghanistan and […]
(Reuters) – Target will be lowering prices on at least 5,000 frequently shopped products across its assortment ranging from milk to diapers, the big-box retailer said on Monday, as it looks to attract budget-stretched customers. Still-high food prices and borrowing costs have made cash-crunched customers more conscious of their spending on pricey items and look […]
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several top White House aides say they are confident protests across U.S. college campuses against Israel’s offensive in Gaza will not translate into significantly fewer votes for Joe Biden in November’s election, despite polls showing many Democrats are deeply unhappy about the U.S. president’s policy on the war. The […]
Worsening relations between the Allies after World War II meant no commerce between East and West. That was an issue for Soviet Gen. Georgy Zhukov, who came to like Coca-Cola during the war. The US tried to get Coke to Zhukov to keep at least one friend across the Iron Curtain. See more stories on […]
(Reuters) – Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have signed nondisclosure agreements that will allow them to look at Paramount’s books ahead of a potential bid for the movie studio’s assets, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The companies are, however, backing away from an initial plan […]
(Reuters) – Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have signed nondisclosure agreements that will allow them to look at Paramount’s books ahead of a potential bid for the movie studio’s assets, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The companies are, however, backing away from an initial plan […]
Sony has signed an NDA with Paramount Global, a move that will give it access to the books and allow deal talks to move ahead, Deadline hears. Sony and private equity giant Apollo kicked things off previously with a preliminary bid of $26 billion, but what’s being contemplated now is not that, but something narrower. […]
Frank McCourt, the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, this week announced he is putting together a bid to buy the popular social media platform TikTok as the company’s future in the U.S. remains uncertain after President Joe Biden signed a bill that could get it banned nationwide. In a statement released Wednesday, McCourt […]
(Bloomberg) — Keir Starmer will fire the starting gun on his bid to be Labour’s first leader since Tony Blair to win a UK general election by borrowing from the totemic premier’s campaign play book: Printing the promises he wants to be judged by on cards to give voters at events, starting in Essex on […]
Rory McIlroy declined to make any comment on his impending divorce as he looks to turn his recent superb form into a long overdue fifth major title. McIlroy filed for divorce from his wife Erica on the eve of the US PGA Championship at Valhalla, where he won the last of his four majors to […]