geopolitics

Paramount Skydance Corp. stretched, then stretched, then stretched again in its audacious $110 billion takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

Analysts see 2026 as a period of consolidation for the sector, as excitement over Europe's increased defense budget is replaced by company-specific drivers.

Hong Kong authorities will crack down on flavoured tobacco substances in the next phase of their enhanced smoking control measures, with the health minister describing such products as a “poisoned chalice” designed to hook younger people. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau warned on Saturday that fla

Hong Kong should urgently address its bottlenecks in developing a yacht economy by improving immigration procedures, upgrading mooring facilities and curating niche tourism itineraries following Beijing’s policy relaxation on yachts from the city sailing to mainland China, industry leaders have said

Pentagon head Pete Hegseth - has said that Washington could restart the war with Iran at any time if it wanted. His remarks follow days of talks and a two-hour meeting in the White House situation room - that has yet to produce a deal between the US and Iran. Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affa

US plans faster military drawdown from Europe, German newspaper reports

WHO's Tedros calls for a community-led fight as a rare Ebola strain spreads rapidly through conflict-hit eastern DRC.

Russia and Afghanistan’s Taliban government have signed a military agreement, in a move that signals deepening cooperation between the sides, experts said. The deal was signed on May 27 by Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia’s Security Council, and the Taliban’s defense minister, Mohammad Yaqub, on t

To sail through the strait without being detected by Iran, many ships are turning off their Automatic Identification Systems.

Russia also needs sanctioned computer technology and software updates for machine tools.