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Meta Platforms’ Facebook was largely back up after an outage that affected thousands of users in the U.S. on Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. At its peak, there were more than 11,000 reports of issues with the social media platform in the U.S., before coming down to about 1,200 as of 06:11 p.m. ET, according to Downdetector. Downdetector…

OpenAI is developing a new code-hosting platform to rival Microsoft’s GitHub, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the project. Engineers from OpenAI encountered a rise in service disruptions that rendered GitHub unavailable in recent months, which ultimately prompted the decision to develop the new product, the report said. The OpenAI project is…

Intel said on Tuesday that longstanding board Chair Frank Yeary plans to retire, the latest shakeup for the once dominant U.S. chipmaker as CEO Lip-Bu Tan seeks to refashion the company. Current Intel board member and veteran chip executive Craig Barratt will succeed Yeary as chair after the company’s annual shareholder meeting in May. A year after…

From data centres in the sky to commercial space travel, ambitions once seen as distant are becoming part of the country’s broader economic strategy. China has listed aerospace development as a strategic priority in its 15th Five-Year Plan, signalling that space is no longer just a scientific pursuit, but a pillar of its future economy. From rocket…

Videos of explosions at the US Consulate in Dubai’s Al Seef Road surfaced on social media on Tuesday amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East after the US-Israeli strikes in Iran Saturday. Later, CNN confirmed that the UAE consulate has been hit in a suspected Iranian drone attack. Marco Rubio said all US consulate staff in…

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed that the conflict between US-Israel and Iran was orchestrated by Zionists to reduce Pakistan into a vasal state. He said Israel’s victory would lead to India, Afghanistan and Iran adopting a “joint single point agenda” of enmity towards Pakistan. The US and Israeli attacks on Iranian territory have spooked Pakistan, which…

Cross-border fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan has entered its fifth day. The UN says the violence has killed 42 civilians and forced around 20,000 families to leave their homes. Pakistan said its military posts along the border came under attack by Afghan Taliban forces on Tuesday, sparking renewed clashes that killed 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani…

The father of a teenage boy accused of killing four people in a shooting rampage at a high school in the US state of Georgia has been found guilty of murder, child cruelty and other charges. Colin Gray, 55, pleaded not guilty to all 29 charges against him stemming from the 2024 attack that left two teachers…

US President Donald Trump has said he “does not care” if Iran take part in this summer’s 2026 World Cup. Trump’s comments come amid US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which has responded by launching attacks on US-allied states in the Gulf in an escalating conflict. The US is co-hosting the World Cup which takes place between…

As the conflict quickly escalates, here’s what travellers in the Middle East and those considering a trip there need to know. On 28 February, a coordinated US-Israeli military offensive deemed “Operation Epic Fury” struck Iran, killing the country’s ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Since the initial strike, the conflict has rapidly expanded to affect a dozen countries –…

How the devastating meaning of The Meeting on the Turret Stairs is unlocked by a medieval Danish ballad – and why the painting can only be viewed for two hours every week. Forget Romeo and Juliet or Rose and Jack: Frederic William Burton’s achingly beautiful depiction of Hellelil and Hildebrand’s last moment together will stay with you…

The tragic details surrounding the death of “Deadliest Catch” cast member Todd Meadows have been revealed. A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard told Page Six that on Feb. 25 just after 5 p.m. local time, watch standers at the Arctic District command center in Juneau, Alaska, were notified by the fishing vessel Aleutian Lady that 25-year-old…

The U.S. and Israeli air war against Iran widened on Monday, with no end in sight as Israel attacked Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah ​and Iran kept up its attacks on Gulf states that host U.S. military bases. U.S. President Donald Trump said the operation could continue for weeks and that it was unclear who…

Lebanon’s government on Monday banned military activities by Hezbollah after it opened fire on Israel to avenge the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, a move ‌likely to fuel tension with the Tehran-backed group as it faces a new Israeli offensive. The government’s decision, which was rejected by a senior Hezbollah politician, underlined a dramatic shift in Lebanon’s…

A grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is likely to figure prominently in the deliberations of the clerics who will determine who replaces Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader. The killing of Khamenei, 86, in a U.S.-Israeli attack has brought new urgency to the question of who will be…

Ukraine ​will complete the technical work needed to open negotiations on all topics for its European Union ‌accession process within days, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. Zelenskiy reiterated his call on the EU partners to agree on a firm date for Ukraine to join the bloc, saying that would provide an important guarantee of the ​country’s…

A FORMER GOP staffer who allegedly mutilated herself in a fake anti-Trump attack is in active talks with prosecutors for a plea deal, which has pushed her case back, The U.S. Sun can reveal. Natalie Greene, 27, an ex-law student, was found hogtied with multiple cuts and “Trump w***e” scrawled on her stomach. She claimed three gun-wielding…

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing “supports Iran in defending its sovereignty” and urged the US and Israel to “immediately cease military operations”. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart on a call Monday (Mar 2) that Beijing supports Tehran defending itself against US-Israeli strikes, as war spread across the Middle East. Hundreds have…

The broader diplomatic climate can directly affect how Chinese Canadians feel, especially after a surge in anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic, said one expert. Wang Jing still remembers the dumplings she used to make in Beijing before moving to Canada in 2019. This Chinese New Year, she found herself making them once again – but this…

Authorities have identified the two people fatally shot outside a bar in Austin, Texas when a gunman opened fire in the early hours of Sunday. Ryder Harrington, 19, and Savitha Shan, 21, died in the shooting outside a beer garden popular with University of Texas students, police said. Of the more than a dozen others injured in…

India and Canada have announced a host of agreements, including a 10-year nuclear energy deal, after their prime ministers met in Delhi to reset ties that plummeted due to diplomatic tensions. Narendra Modi and Mark Carney also struck agreement in areas such as technology, critical minerals, space, defence and education. Carney said they agreed to conclude a…

In little over 100 days, the United States will co-host a football World Cup that Iran have qualified for. On Saturday, the US attacked Iran as part of a joint, ongoing operation with Israel, sparking retaliatory strikes across the Middle East. So what could the conflict mean for the countries involved, for Fifa, and for what was already set…

Beijing has strongly criticized the killings of Iranian leaders by the US and Israel, warning against “the law of the jungle” in international relations. But China can also apply the lessons of Iran to its Taiwan plans. China has condemned the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with Beijing…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, surrounded by bodyguards, spoke to NDTV as he walked among debris in Israel’s Beit Shemesh, where Iranian strikes on a synagogue killed nine people Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today told NDTV he spoke to his “great friend” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked him for standing with Israel amid tensions in…

Rubio denied regime change is the goal, even though the US-Israeli strikes have taken out Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other top leaders. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US military would step up its military attacks against Iran, a stark warning after two days of strikes across the country that the Trump…

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be released from prison a month and a half early amid his battle to appeal his four-year sentence. Page Six can exclusively reveal that Combs’ prison release date has been pushed up from June 4, 2028, to April 25, 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. This comes after Combs was accepted…

Australia said on Monday it would not take part in any military operations in Iran, ruling out deploying troops to the Middle East if the conflict escalates, as Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and Iran responded with more missile attacks. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an attack on Saturday, while the United States…

Israel carried out airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, after the Iran-backed group launched missiles and drones towards Israel to avenge the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. More than a dozen explosions rocked Beirut, in the most intensive strikes on the southern suburbs since a war between Israel and Hezbollah in…

A wave of cyber-enabled operations took place early Saturday morning alongside the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on targets across Iran, according to cybersecurity experts and observers. The operations included the hacking of multiple news websites to display various messages and the hack of BadeSaba, a religious calendar app with more than 5 million downloads, which displayed messages telling…

Following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in a US-Israel airstrike, Iran raised a red “flag of revenge” at Jamkaran Mosque, symbolising a call for retaliation in Shia tradition. After Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in a joint airstrike by the United States and Israel on Sunday (February 2), a red “flag of revenge” was…

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain is not involved in strikes on Iran but has allowed the US to use British bases for defensive action against missile threats. He stressed the UK supports collective defence while pushing for a negotiated solution to the Middle East crisis. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday (local time) said that…

Amid attacks, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was moved to a secure location. The United States and Israel carried out coordinated military strikes on Iran on Saturday, February 28. Reports indicate that the first attacks targeted areas near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. He was later reported to be moved to a…

Prime Minister Modi said he conveyed India’s concerns over the latest developments and highlighted the importance of protecting civilians. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the current regional situation in West Asia. The conversation took place as tensions continue to rise across the region following recent military developments. India stresses civilian…

Pak called US-Israel attacks on Iran unwarranted; it called Iran’s retaliation “violations of sovereignty”. Decoding Islamabad’s response, ties with all players – US, Iran, Saudi Although not a direct participant in the US-Israel war against Iran, Pakistan finds itself in a unique position. While the country has ties with both the United States and Iran, which it…

AN internet investigator who helped expose a notorious online pedophile network is urging parents to stay vigilant as authorities ramp up fresh probes into the shadowy group. Becca Spinks has told The U.S. Sun that her small team of citizen investigators were among the first to identify the scale of the terrifying network that would later be…

Oil prices surged more than 8 per cent to their highest in months on Monday (Mar 2) as Iran and Israel stepped up attacks in the Middle East. Oil prices surged more than 8 per cent to their highest in months on Monday (Mar 2) as Iran and Israel stepped up attacks in the Middle East, damaging…

The Taliban say they engaged Pakistani jets in the skies over Kabul as the fighting between the Pakistani military and the Afghan militants continues to escalate. Pakistani jets near Kabul were targeted by Afghan Taliban on Sunday, with blasts and gunfire rocking the city, officials said. The explosions in Afghanistan’s capital come as the most recent clashes…

Police gunned down a “male shooter” when he fired at them after killing and injuring bar patrons in the US city of Austin. The FBI is now investigating the shooting as a potential act of terrorism. Three people were killed early Sunday during a shooting at a bar in the US city of Austin, Texas, which the…

For two days now, Dubai residents have mainly stayed indoors as their city is hit by missiles and drones – part of an attack launched by Iran across the region in response to the latest massive and ongoing attack against it by US and Israel. Luxury hotels and its main airport – one of the busiest in…

Airlines are continuing to cancel and divert flights in the Middle East after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran. Flights in and out of airports in Tel Aviv, Dubai, Doha and other international hubs in the region have been suspended. The UK Foreign Office is warning British citizens against all but essential travel to Bahrain,…

The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its leadership and plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. The strikes put nearby oil-producing Gulf Arab countries on edge as fears of escalation grew,…

Russia said at recent talks in Geneva it would accept the U.S. proposal for Ukraine’s post-war security guarantees, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said on Saturday. “At the last talks, the Russian side said for example that they would accept the security guarantees offered to Ukraine by the United States,” said top aide Kyrylo Budanov…

Iran’s state TV reported on Saturday evening, citing the Red Crescent, that more than 200 people had been killed and 747 people wounded in US and Israel strikes against Iran. More than 200 people have been killed across Iran by Israel-US strikes, Iran’s state TV reports, citing the Red Crescent. The Iranian Red Crescent said on Saturday…

Emotional regulation is not about pushing aside your feelings but rather about being to able to respond to high-pressure situations at work with intention rather than impulsively. In October last year, Ms Veenaa Subramaniam, 44, hit a “perfect storm” involving her work and personal life. Weeks earlier, her father-in-law had suffered a stroke and her two children…

The 105,000 trucks are to support the government’s cooperative programme – a flagship initiative of Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto aimed at strengthening rural supply chains and advancing food security. Indonesia’s move to import up to 105,000 pickup trucks from India in support of President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to help rural communities through the Red-White village cooperative has…

BELOVED actor Robert Carradine’s death has been ruled a suicide, as tear-jerking tributes pour in for the late star. The Lizzie McGuire lead tragically died on Tuesday following a decades-long battle with bipolar disorder. Citing the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office, Page-Six reported the cause of Carradine’s death was sequelae of an anoxic brain injury resulting…

DONALD Trump today teased a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, suggesting that Washington’s long-time nemesis is on the brink of collapse. Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, the president revealed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is locked in “very high level” talks with Cuba’s top brass. Trump’s comments come after Cuban border guards killed four…

US President Donald Trump has said he would direct every federal agency to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic. “We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Friday. Anthropic is mired in a row with the White House after…

A landmark legal battle over privacy, data control and the business model of big tech is playing out in India as WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy faces close scrutiny from the country’s top court. At stake is not just WhatsApp’s policy, but broader questions over privacy rights, consumer choice and regulation of dominant online platforms. WhatsApp is India’s…

Bill Clinton said he “saw nothing that ever gave me pause” during the time he spent with Jeffrey Epstein. It is the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress. Former US President Bill Clinton told lawmakers on Friday that he had “no idea” about the crimes committed by late sex offender Jeffrey…

The row between Anthropic, a much vaunted AI startup, and the Trump administration, is sharply escalating. The Pentagon wants complete access to its models, despite safety and ethical concerns. The US government says it will pull AI startup Anthropic from Pentagon supply chains and rip up any agreements it has with it as the row between the…

The military cargo plane was carrying Bolivian banknotes which scattered on the highway upon impact. The police tried to disperse locals who rushed to grab the money. A military cargo plane carrying banknotes skidded off the runway near Bolivia’s capital La Paz on Friday and crashed into a busy avenue. Officials said 15 people had died into…

Israel’s attack comes amid soaring tensions between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear and missile programs. Israel has launched a “preemptive” strike against Iran, the country’s Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday. He described the attack as being done “to remove threats.” He did not immediately elaborate. An explosion rang out Saturday in Iran’s…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Israeli FM Gideon Sa’ar and Iranian FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi, urging dialogue and diplomacy amid escalating regional tensions. India also advised nationals in Syria to avoid unnecessary travel. Meanwhile, Indians were stranded in the UAE, and over 1,000 students in Iran sought safety assurances. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on…

Tom Hanks’ son Chet Hanks is stranded in Colombia. “Ya’ll ready for story time?” Chet said in an Instagram video shared on Friday, noting that he travelled to Puerto Rico last week for his “home Max’s birthday party,” where he “had a good time.” The “Running Point” actor — who is the son of Tom Hanks and…

Iran carried out attacks targeting locations in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, as well as Doha in Qatar and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, was evacuated after explosions were heard across the city as Iran launched retaliatory missile strikes targeting US military locations across the Gulf following…

The US and Israel launched a major offensive on Iran on Saturday, with President Donald Trump calling on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” and overthrow the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday said it is working on alternate flight plans for players and…

Iran has the third-highest proven oil reserves in the world, making it an extremely important country The US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and Tehran’s subsequent retaliation, have not only raised the specter of a wider regional war, but also forced the energy markets to brace for disruption. Analysts warn that crude prices, which are already sensitive…

Bill Clinton told lawmakers on Friday that he “saw nothing that gave me pause” when he spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, as the former president gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender. Clinton’s closed-door appearance before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee marked the first time a current or former president has been…

Satellite images showed a rise in the number of military support aircraft including refuelling tankers at a Saudi airbase used by the U.S. military during a four-day period in February, as Washington built forces in the region amid tensions with Iran. Saudi Arabia, a longstanding U.S. ally, told Iran last month it would not allow its airspace…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is directing the government to stop work with Anthropic, and the Pentagon said it would declare the startup a supply-chain risk, dealing a major blow to the artificial intelligence lab after a showdown about technology guardrails. Trump added there would be a six-month phase-out for the Defense Department and…

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif met Army Chief Asim Munir and senior military officials at the General Headquarters to review the security situation along the Afghanistan border. The meeting comes amid escalating cross-border clashes and increased military operations, as diplomatic efforts also intensify between the two countries. Amid escalating tensions along the Afghanistan border, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz…

He was behind dozens of hits in the 1960s and ’70s, including Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Laughter in the Rain and Oh! Carol, a lament for his high school sweetheart, singer-songwriter Carole King. Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock…

A federal judge on Friday blocked Virginia from enforcing a new law that aimed to protect children from being addicted to social media by requiring age verification and limiting use by those under 16 to one hour per day. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, said the technology trade group NetChoice was likely to…

Robert Carradine’s cause of death has been confirmed after his tragic passing. Page Six can exclusively confirm the beloved actor’s manner of death has been ruled a suicide, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office. His cause of death is sequelae of anoxic brain injury from hanging. According to the Brain Injury Association of America, an…

A French magistrate recently went public about how US envoys had tried to interfere in French national politics. Experts say it is clear that France is a target of disinformation strategies. US President Donald Trump and his allies have long expressed their support for the right and far right of the European political spectrum. This was made…

US President Trump has threatened to attack Iran if it doesn’t agree to a new deal on its nuclear program by early March. Meanwhile, the UN’s nuclear watchdog has urged Tehran to allow inspections at its nuclear sites. The United States on Friday authorized part of its embassy staff in Israel to leave “due to safety risks,”…

In a seismic realignment of Tamil Nadu political landscape just a few months ahead of Legislative Assembly elections O. Panneerselvam, three times former Chief Minister and a staunch loyalist former AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa, joined the DMK in the presence of party president and Chief Minister M.K Stalin on February 27, 2026. On February 20, the last sitting…

The United States, on 27 February (local time), extended its support to Pakistan after it bombed neighbouring Afghanistan and declared an ‘open war’ against its Taliban government following clashes along the border. Pakistan launched air strikes on Afghan cities on Friday morning. The Pakistani strikes came hours after it said Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack in the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India and Israel would deepen cooperation in defence and artificial intelligence as he concluded a two-day visit to Israel. Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu said in a joint statement on Thursday that their countries would work towards pursuing a free trade agreement. “We’ve taken a historic decision to elevate…

President Trump has said he is not happy with Iran in the wake of the latest talks on its nuclear programme, but said he had not yet decided whether to attack the country. “I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. So I’m not thrilled,” Trump said…

Nasa is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before it attempts to land astronauts on the Moon for the first time in half a century. The original plan was to fly around the Moon for the Artemis II mission, which is currently scheduled for April, and then attempt a lunar landing with Artemis III in…

At least 11 people have been killed after a Bolivian air force cargo plane crashed in the western city of El Alto, according to media reports quoting firefighters. The incident happened at 18:15 local time (22:15 GMT) on Friday as the plane was arriving at El Alto’s airport from the city of Santa Cruz, aviation officials said.…

If no new measures are taken, Singapore’s citizen population will start to shrink by the early 2040s, says Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. Singapore’s total fertility rate dropped significantly to a new low of 0.87 in 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said in parliament on Thursday (Feb 26). The country’s fertility rate fell below…

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong also addressed an insinuation that the ruling People’s Action Party “deliberately painted a doom and gloom picture for electoral advantage” last year. Fiscal projections in Singapore have frequently resulted in surpluses due to the volatility of the global environment, rather than the government being overly conservative, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Thursday…

The US Commerce Department, in a statement to HT, said the two sides “discussed ways to deepen the trade and economic relationship between the US and India.” Days after the US Supreme Court invalidated President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick made an unscheduled visit to New Delhi and had a “highly productive” lunch…

“People here are tired, scared and feel forgotten,” says Nabila*, a Muslim mother of two in Basildon, a town in the English county of Essex. Sitting in her living room with a mug of tea, a Quran visible on the bookshelf and Japanese prints hanging to its right, she recalls a string of incidents in recent months:…

John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy left their mark on New York City’s bustling dining scene — one effortlessly cool table at a time. Before their love story tragically ended in a 1999 plane crash, Carolyn and the only son of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis embodied a certain downtown duality: as…

“The Wire” actor Bobby J. Brown has died at age 62. The actor died due to smoke inhalation after being caught in a barn fire on Wednesday, his daughter told TMZ Thursday. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Brown’s cause of death to TMZ, stating that he suffered from smoke inhalation and diffuse thermal…

Instagram’s parent company, Meta, is investigating AI-generated social media accounts that sexualise disabled people appearing on its platform. It comes after the BBC flagged dozens of profiles showing AI-generated images of women with disabilities, including Down’s syndrome or vitiligo. Some profiles post fake images and videos of women with missing limbs, visible scarring or in wheelchairs. Many…

Speaking at a joint press statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, “I owe India a great personal debt. When I met Sara (his wife) for the first time, I think our first or second date was in an Indian restaurant in Tel Aviv.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he owes India “a great…

The President revealed that the Yunus administration put him under virtual house arrest, tried to unseat him from the Presidency several times. Days after Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin spoke publicly about how he was treated by the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the chief of the Islamist…

The United States has deployed F-22 Raptors to Israel for the first time. The move marks a historic shift in US military policy, ending decades of reluctance to base offensive aircraft on Israeli soil. For decades, Washington avoided permanently stationing offensive combat aircraft in Israel, wary of alienating Arab partners across the Middle East. That posture has…

Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O), emerged as the winner in a months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), after streaming giant Netflix (NFLX.O), on Thursday refused to raise its bid for the storied Hollywood studio. “We’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so…

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his criminal activities. “I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices,”…

The U.S. aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Donald Trump’s stated refugee program cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property in Pretoria to support the effort, a U.S. contracting document said. The new target, contained in a previously unreported document from the U.S. State Department dated January…