Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery faces intense regulatory scrutiny in the US and Europe over market concentration and competition concerns

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As Russia launched a massive strike on Kremenchuk, European leaders are set to meet in London to solidify an alternative peace track to the US-led plan. French President Emmanuel Macron, UK PM Sir Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will discuss security guarantees and the UK’s proposal for a “coalition of the willing”—a system aimed at underwriting Kyiv’s defense post-ceasefire to deter a second invasion.

A rapid-moving fire near Koolewong on the NSW Central Coast damaged or destroyed at least 12 homes, leaving residents like Tony Stellino devastated on the eve of Christmas

কুড়িগ্রামের রৌমারী সীমান্ত থেকে ভারতীয় সীমান্ত রক্ষী বাহিনী (বিএসএফ) কর্তৃক বাংলাদেশি কৃষকের ১৭টি ছাগল ধরে নিয়ে যাওয়ার অভিযোগ ওঠে। পরে বিজিবি’র হস্তক্ষেপে সেগুলো ফেরত আনা হয়

As the family delivers tearful statements, a doctor who exploited Matthew Perry’s addiction for profit was sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling him ketamine

The family of murdered student Giulia Cecchetin joins calls for mandatory sex education, as the Italian government passes a bill requiring parental consent to teach the subject

Three-time Olympian Evan Bates and gold medalist Erin Jackson share the excitement of wearing the new Ralph Lauren-designed winter-white uniforms for the Milan Cortina Games

Communications Minister Anika Wells justifies Australia’s new social media law as protection for “Generation Alpha” from predatory algorithms. The intense debate includes fears of youth isolation and children migrating to apps like Lemon8 and Yope

বিএনপি মহাসচিব মির্জা ফখরুল ইসলাম আলমগীর ত্রয়োদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচনের জন্য দ্বিতীয় দফায় ৩৬টি আসনে প্রার্থীর নাম ঘোষণা করেছেন। ঢাকা, চট্টগ্রাম, সিলেটসহ বিভিন্ন অঞ্চলের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ আসন এতে রয়েছে