US-Richterin billigt Übernahme von Warner Bros. durch Paramount

Grünes Licht für die Übernahme des Film- und Medienkonzerns Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) durch den Konkurrenten Paramount Skydance: Die kalifornische Richterin Araceli Martinez-Olguin billigte am Mittwoch den Vergleich, den Paramount mit Kalifornien und elf weiteren US-Bundesstaaten geschlossen hatte. Die US-Regierung hatte die Übernahme bereits im Juni ohne Auflagen genehmigt. Der Zusammenschluss werde “voraussichtlich nicht zu […]

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Wadephul sieht EU-Erweiterung auf westlichem Balkan als “Nagelprobe für Europa”

Vor einem Treffen mit europäischen Außenministern in Montenegro hat Bundesaußenminister Johann Wadephul (CDU) die EU-Erweiterung auf dem westlichen Balkan als eine “Nagelprobe für Europa” bezeichnet. Sie entscheide, “welchen Einfluss die EU in den nächsten Jahrzehnten” haben werde, erklärte Wadephul am Mittwochabend vor seiner Abreise in die Region. “Nur wenn wir den Westbalkanstaaten eine glaubwürdige EU-Perspektive […]

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Panic, anger, tears: Evan Gershkovich’s uneasy journey after Russian jail

US journalist Evan Gershkovich spent nearly 500 days in a tiny Russian jail cell. When he was finally set free two years ago as part of an extraordinary multi-country prisoner swap, it took him almost as long to heal. In an exclusive interview with AFP in Washington on Wednesday, Gershkovich recounted his ordeal after being […]

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Panic, anger, tears: Evan Gershkovich’s uneasy journey after Russian jail

US journalist Evan Gershkovich spent nearly 500 days in a tiny Russian jail cell. When he was finally set free two years ago as part of an extraordinary multi-country prisoner swap, it took him almost as long to heal. In an exclusive interview with AFP in Washington on Wednesday, Gershkovich recounted his ordeal after being […]

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US pushes against overproduction with eye on China at G20 meeting

The United States is pushing for action against excess industrial capacity that drives prices down unfairly, Washington’s top trade envoy said Wednesday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, with some countries — excluding China — agreeing to a plan that includes reducing subsidies. The developments came as officials from the Group of 20 major […]

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UK PM says ‘strong indications’ Iran involved in airbase incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday said there were “strong indications” Iran was involved in suspicious activity at a UK airbase that triggered a major security incident this weekend.”There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford,” Burnham told the BBC, referring to Sunday’s bomb […]

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Trump droht früherem Fed-Chef Powell mit neuen Ermittlungen

US-Präsident Donald Trump hat dem früheren Zentralbankchef Jerome Powell mit neuen strafrechtlichen Ermittlungen gedroht – obwohl staatliche Aufseher Trumps Betrugsvorwürfe entkräftet haben. Powell müsse wegen “Korruption oder Unfähigkeit” verklagt werden, schrieb der Präsident am Mittwoch in einer langen Botschaft in seinem Onlinedienst Truth Social. Trump hatte Powell überzogene Kosten bei der Renovierung des Zentralbankgebäudes in […]

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US judge accepts Paramount’s Warner Bros. buyout settlement

A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement between Paramount and a group of US states that clears the way for its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a Hollywood empire spanning television, news and cinema. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin of California signed the consent decree, binding the concessions that Paramount offered to end an antitrust […]

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Órgão de controle descarta crime em obras do Fed, como Trump insinuou

O órgão de controle do Federal Reserve (Fed, banco central americano) descartou tomar medidas penais pela reforma na sede da instituição em Washington, segundo um relatório publicado nesta quarta-feira (30). O presidente americano, Donald Trump, tinha considerado suspeito o aumento no valor do preço das obras e apoiou a abertura de uma investigação judicial contra […]

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