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Paramount Seeks Settlement With 12 States Blocking Its Merger With Warner Bros. automated-news
Paramount Seeks Settlement With 12 States Blocking Its Merger With Warner Bros.

Paramount accused attorneys general from 12 states of inflicting “harm without benefit to their own constituents.”

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Truck driver flees after vehicle crashes and bursts into flames on Lantau highway automated-news
Truck driver flees after vehicle crashes and bursts into flames on Lantau highway

A truck driver has fled the scene after his vehicle crashed into roadside barriers and burst into flames on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island, with debris from the collision injuring a taxi driver and passenger travelling behind. The incident occurred at about 3.15am on Saturday during an amber rainstorm wa

15 Aug 2026 🔒
FIFA World Cup and Olympics cited as Coe warns of politicians near sport automated-news
FIFA World Cup and Olympics cited as Coe warns of politicians near sport

World Athletics' president says political influence in sport must be kept in check with LA Olympics on horizon.

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Why China Worries About North Korea automated-news
Why China Worries About North Korea

Beijing’s plans to manage an assertive Pyongyang.

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Why Military Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Still Falls Short automated-news
Why Military Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Still Falls Short

The United States has bluntly signaled a deprioritization of the Indian Ocean at a peculiar time. The reversion of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to its former name, U.S. Pacific Command, signifies no material change in force posture or organizational responsibilities, but it unavoidably signals less foc

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 automated-news
Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20

Shallow quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher ground A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly eart

15 Aug 2026 🔒
World Cup Kicks Off A Pivotal Decade Of World Championships In U.S. automated-news
World Cup Kicks Off A Pivotal Decade Of World Championships In U.S.

Strategic advisor Samuel Hymes looks back at the 2026 World Cup and forward to what could be a pivotal decade of international sporting events in the United States.

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Xi Urges Shift to Prevention in Disaster Management, Xinhua Says automated-news
Xi Urges Shift to Prevention in Disaster Management, Xinhua Says

President Xi Jinping called for China to shift disaster management toward prevention, saying safety and resilience should be integrated into planning and development, Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Chinese boy abducted at 3, who inspired child trafficking film, enters direct PhD programme automated-news
Chinese boy abducted at 3, who inspired child trafficking film, enters direct PhD programme

A young Chinese man who has just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Technology from the prestigious Wuhan University is set to embark on a new life as a doctoral student at the same institution. Peng Wenle is not just another ordinary 21-year-old; he was abducted at the age o

15 Aug 2026 🔒
Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni on WWII anniversary, Koizumi visits shrine automated-news
Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni on WWII anniversary, Koizumi visits shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, while the country’s defence chief Shinjiro Koizumi visited the site as Japan marks the 81st anniversary of the end of the second world war. Sources have said Takaichi, a conservat

15 Aug 2026 🔒
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