Paramount Skydance mulls CNN sale amid antitrust merger challenge
Paramount’s legal officer hints at CNN sale as 12 states, led by California, file lawsuit to block merger with WBD.

Paramount’s legal officer hints at CNN sale as 12 states, led by California, file lawsuit to block merger with WBD.

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New reports reveal the US President hid in a catering truck to switch planes over an alleged bomb plot in July.

US President Donald Trump says the decision to make a plane switch in Turkiye after the NATO summit.
Iran’s top security official says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen unless the US meets its conditions.
Pyongyang conducts second weapons test in less than a week as Seoul, Washington gear up for annual military exercises.
CENTCOM says helicopter fired at engine room of Panama-flagged Vela Nova as US-Iran diplomacy remains stalled.
Paramount’s CEO David Ellison warns of a California exit if the US state does not agree to talks, according to reports.
Prominent organisation charge sanctions against international tribunal trample consitutional rights, hinder their work.
The closely watched state trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to begin next month.
The US government had recently designated Gilman as wrongfully detained.
Despite previous Supreme Court ruling, Trump has sought new approach to limit the longstanding practice.