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New York, US (EFE).- Paramount Skydance launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) on Monday, offering shareholders 30 dollars per share in cash, a proposal valued at 108.4 billion, directly challenging the 27.75 dollar-per-share-cash-and-stock deal WBD has already agreed to with Netflix. The all-cash proposal surpasses Netflix’s...

Washington, DC(EFE).- A judge on Friday authorized the Justice Department to unseal grand jury transcripts from a Florida investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The federal judge ordered that the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed by Congress on Nov. 18 overrides the order that prevented the disclosure of grand...

Washington, DC (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump on Friday received FIFA’s inaugural Peace Award for what the organization called his “extraordinary action” to promote peace in conflict zones such as Gaza, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Ukraine. The award was presented during the ceremony preceding the draw for the 2026...

International Desk (EFE).- Netflix will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), including its film and television studios, as well as HBO and HBO Max, for $82.7 billion, the two companies announced in a joint statement on Friday. Netflix’s final offer was $27.75 per WBD share, compared to the $24 offered by...

By Albert Traver Washington, DC (EFE).- FIFA will hold the 2026 World Cup draw on Friday in Washington, DC, bringing together 48 national teams, four seeding pots, and United States President Donald Trump, who will attend as a special guest. The event, hosted at The Kennedy Center, a venue Trump...

Washington, DC (EFE).– House Democrats on Wednesday released previously unseen photos and videos from the private island of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the United States Virgin Islands, the epicenter of the financier’s abuse network. The material includes images of bedrooms and bathrooms inside the main residence, as well...

Brussels (EFE).- NATO foreign ministers continued to support Ukraine by contributing 1 billion euros to the initiative to purchase American weapons for Kyiv on Wednesday, while maintaining their confidence that the United States’ diplomatic efforts for peace will have results. «It is in total six countries, maybe even seven, depending...

Miami, US (EFE).- Miami Dade College on Tuesday unanimously reapproved transferring 2.63 acres of prime downtown land to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation, reviving a controversial project that has triggered a legal battle, protests from activists, and renewed debate over presidential libraries in the United States. The MDC board, voting...

​Washington, Dec 2 (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that any country that produces and traffics drugs into the US «is subject to attack,» suggesting that he could also include Colombia in the ground operations against drug trafficking with which he is threatening Venezuela. ​»I hear the...

Washington, Dec 2 (EFE).- The United States Department of War confirmed on Tuesday that Admiral Frank Bradley «made the right call» by ordering a second attack on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean that ended the lives of two occupants who had survived an initial attack. The Department also...

New York, US (EFE).- New York City and Starbucks reached a landmark agreement on Monday under which the coffee chain will pay 35.5 million dollars to more than 15,000 employees whose hours were reduced, or schedules changed without the advance notice required by local labor laws. According to a statement...

By Sarah Yáñez-Richards New York, US (EFE).- Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthCare executive Brian Thompson, appeared in a New York courtroom on Monday as prosecutors presented key evidence for the first time, while his defense sought to exclude his diary notes and other materials from the state...