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Paramount agrees to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in $110B blockbuster deal

Paramount Skydance will acquire Warner Bros Discovery in a $110 billion (€93 billion) transaction, ending a high-stakes bidding war after Netflix declined to match Paramount’s latest offer, the companies said. The deal, with an equity value of about $81 billion, is slated to close in the third quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. Reuters first reported that a deal had been reached, citing an audio clip from a global town hall. Shares of Paramount rose about 1% in extended trading,…

U.S. still exploring routes to acquire Greenland, prime minister says

Greenland’s prime minister warned that the United States still seeks control over the Arctic island despite former U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to forgo the use of force, sharpening tensions that have pulled in Denmark, NATO allies and Greenland’s Indigenous communities. Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the U.S. continues to pursue “paths to ownership and control over Greenland,” even as Trump has backed away from threats of military action. Trump intensified calls for U.S. control at the start of the year, citing national…

Could Trump’s push to acquire Greenland imperil NATO’s future?

Analysis: Trump’s Greenland gambit tests NATO’s red lines — and its trust The White House says President Donald Trump is weighing options, including military action, to take Greenland — despite Denmark’s warning that an attack on a NATO ally would spell the alliance’s end. The clash of rhetoric has thrust Greenland, NATO and U.S.-Europe ties into an unexpected stress test at a volatile moment for Western security. Whether this escalates into a full-blown crisis hinges on two questions: Is the military threat real or a…

Trump insists the U.S. must acquire Greenland for national security

Trump names Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry special envoy to Greenland, draws rebuke from Denmark and Greenland; suspends offshore wind leases; unveils new “Trump-class” battleships U.S. President Donald Trump reasserted that the United States “has to have” Greenland for national security and named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Sunday as his special envoy to the Arctic island, triggering swift criticism from Danish and Greenlandic leaders. The moves came alongside a separate push to expand U.S. naval power with a new class of…