12:47 am, Tuesday, 5 May 2026
BREAKING NEWS
PARAMOUNT TO CUT 2,000 JOBS WEEKS AFTER SKYDANCE MERGER
Consolidation’s human cost Paramount will eliminate roughly 2,000 roles—about 15% of staff—after closing its $8 billion merger with Skydance Media.
TRUMP–XI MEET ENDS IN TACTICAL TRUCE, NOT A RESET
Trade, fentanyl and energy signals At Busan’s APEC sidelines, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a
OIL PRICES CLIMB AS U.S. AND CHINA SIGNAL TRADE TRUCE — AND RUSSIA FEELS THE HEAT
Energy meets geopolitics Oil prices inched higher on Monday after the United States and China outlined what officials called a
U.S. PUSHES CRITICAL MINERALS DEALS AS CLEAN ENERGY, SECURITY COLLIDE
Washington links peace, trade and battery metals The United States signed a wave of economic understandings in Southeast Asia that
GAZA CEASEFIRE FACES FIRST BIG TEST AFTER ISRAELI STRIKE KILLS ALLEGED MILITANT
U.S. says ‘targeted’ strike doesn’t break truce A U.S.-backed ceasefire in Gaza is holding, but it is already under strain.
TRUMP’S ASIA TRIP TURNS ASEAN SUMMIT INTO A GLOBAL STAGE
Regional summit becomes about Trump, ceasefire and tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump left Kuala Lumpur after a weekend that was
NORTH KOREA FIRES SHORT-RANGE MISSILES AS U.S., JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA WATCH SKIES
Show of force near the summit North Korea launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast early
TAYLOR SWIFT ANNOUNCES “ACOUSTIC VAULT” RELEASE: UNHEARD TOUR CUTS, NO GUEST FEATURES
Owning the narrative, track by track Taylor Swift will release what her team is calling the “Acoustic Vault” in November,
ORPHANED CHEETAH CUB IN KENYA SPARKS DEBATE OVER HOW MUCH HUMANS SHOULD INTERVENE
Rescue in the savannah Wildlife rangers in Kenya have stepped in to hand-feed and monitor an orphaned cheetah cub after
RUSSIA’S DRONE BARRAGE HITS KYIV RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS, KILLING THREE
Night strike on the capital Russia launched more than 100 attack drones toward Ukraine overnight into Sunday, striking Kyiv and
