Trump claims rave reviews for hosting Kennedy Center Honors – before ceremony even ends President refers jokingly to renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’ at celebration of stars from music and film The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025
Trump says Netflix £54bn takeover of Warner Bros ‘could be a problem’ The US president said the deal could raise issues given the size of the merged group’s market share in the industry. Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025
Trump signals intervention in Netflix’s takeover of Warner Bros: ‘It could be a problem’ US president says the deal could raise issues given the size of the merged group’s market share in the industry The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025
Israeli surveillance targets US and allies at joint base planning Gaza aid and security, say sources Concerns over recording of meetings at coordination centre excluding Palestinians that was set up to provide support for Trump’s Gaza plan The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025
Britain is stuck with a failed Brexit that neither citizens nor leaders want. Here are three ways to fix that While those who defend the status quo and those who say ‘simply rejoin’ the EU are both wrong, there is a new mood and a clear opportunity, says Stella Creasy MP, chair of the Labour Movement for Europe The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025
Trump Sees Possible Problem in Netflix-Warner Bros Deal, Expresses Desire to Get Involved Trump raises alarm over Netflix's £61bn Warner Bros mega-merger International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025
Thailand Border Clash Erupts as Cambodia Says Bangkok Spread 'False Info', Undermining Trump's Peace Agreement Thailand–Cambodia border clash erupts as Phnom Penh accuses Bangkok of spreading 'false information', raising fears over the stability of Trump's peace agreement. International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025
Civilians evacuate amid renewed Thailand-Cambodia border conflict Civilians evacuate as Thailand and Cambodia clash again at the border. The renewed fighting follows a fragile truce mediated by US President Donald Trump. Euronews · Dec 8, 2025
Netflix-Warner Mega Merger A 'Disaster For America,' Says This Anti-Monopolist: Likely To Face Significant 'Political And Antitrust Hurdles' Streaming giant Netflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) $82.7 billion merger with mass media conglomerate Warner Bros Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) is drawing sharp criticism from antitrust advocates, such as Matt Stoller of the American Economic Liberties Project, a non-profit founded to combat monopolist corporations. Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025
Paramount Skydance makes $108.4bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery, challenging Netflix’s offer – as it happened Paramount says its hostile offer “provides superior value, and a more certain and quicker path to completion to WBD shareholders” The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025
Thailand launches airstrikes against Cambodia as border clashes reignite At least one Thai soldier has been killed and eight others wounded, while three civilians in Cambodia have been seriously injured, according to reports Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025
Ex-Honduran president thanks God – and Trump – for drug-trafficking pardon Juan Orlando Hernández thanked the Lord for being ‘a free man’ and then Trump for ‘changing my life’ The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2025
Monday briefing: How this year’s Guardian charity appeal champions the best of British values In today’s newsletter: The 2025 appeal supports grassroots organisations proving that compassion, connection and local action still have the power to transform lives The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025
Trump Green Lights 'Really Cute' Kei Cars Amid Affordability Concerns, CAFE Rollback In US: 'Manufacturers Have Long Wanted…' President Donald Trump has announced that "tiny cars" would be produced in the U.S. Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025 Thailand launches fresh airstrikes on Cambodia threatening Trump-brokered truce Thousands evacuated from Thai-Cambodia border as Thailand launches airstrikes on military targets
Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025 Trump To Provide $12 Billion Aid To Farmers Hit By Tariff Policies: Report The Donald Trump administration plans to unveil on Monday a long-awaited $12 billion financial rescue package for U.S. farmers struggling under the combined weight of low market prices and the impact of the president’s own tariff policies.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 Look again at the Nuzzi affair. Because when our politics and media are so debased, the joke’s on us There is a bread and circuses feel to this scandal. A wise public would see red flags; instead it sees entertainment, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Euronews · Dec 8, 2025 Trump says Zelenskyy 'isn't ready' to sign US-backed peace deal The US president's comments come after US and Ukrainian negotiators completed three days of talks on Saturday.
Roll Call · Dec 8, 2025 This week: Defense authorization deal headlines floor action in Congress - Roll Call House and Senate negotiators on Sunday published the text of their compromise fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill, setting it up for House floor action this week.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion, say Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman of the European Policy Centre
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 A year after fall of Assad, a divided Syria struggles to escape cycle of violence While country’s return to global stage has filled many Syrians with pride, domestically old grievances threaten efforts to rebuild the state
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 ‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés? He is the prickly, hotheaded journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Finishing Cover-Up, a film about his astonishing life and countless scoops, was never going to be easy
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025 China's exports grow 5.9% in November, while US shipments drop 29% China's exports returned to growth in November after an unexpected contraction in October, climbing 5.9% from a year earlier
Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025 Jamie Dimon Says He Doesn't Like 'Debanking People,' Denies Targeting Trump Media: 'People Have To Grow Up' JPMorgan Chase Co. (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon has pushed back against claims that the banking giant had debanked President Donald Trump-backed Trump Media Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ:DJT), saying that the move was in response to court orders.
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: European leaders agree to ramp up pressure on Putin after meeting Zelensky in No 10 Allies ‘discuss progress’ on using frozen Russian assets to aid Kyiv’s reconstruction programme