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Warner Bros Discovery, the Hollywood studio and media company, is up for grabs, and Netflix and Paramount are battling to own it. Both Netflix and Paramount are media giants with competing views of the future of the industry. So how could a media merger involving one of the most iconic Hollywood studios change entertainment as we know it?
The company linked to the forced transfer of Palestinians from Gaza has spoken for the first time. Al-Majd Europe says it wants to address what it says are “false accusations”. The spotlight's been on the shadowy organisation since it chartered a plane last week, carrying 153 Palestinians to South Africa. They were left stranded on the tarmac in Johannesburg.
Ukraine says at least 20 people have been killed and dozens injured in missile and drone attacks on the western city of Ternopil. Russia has stepped up its bombardment of Ukraine's energy infrastructure in recent weeks. It happened as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Turkiye for talks he says are aimed at reinvigorating peace negotiations.
When the Saudi Crown Prince and the US President sit down in the Oval Office on Tuesday, it’ll be Mohammed bin Salman’s first visit to the White House in seven years. The Crown Prince is arriving with an ambitious agenda. But Donald Trump has his own goals, which may be more challenging to achieve.
unearthed new evidence which shows how a suspicious group carried out the transfer of Palestinians from Gaza to other countries. The Al-Majd Europe group worked in accordance with the Israeli government unit tasked with transferring people out of Gaza, calling it “voluntary migration”.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity over her government’s violent crackdown on student-led protests last year. The 78-year-old fugitive politician is on trial in absentia for being the “mastermind and principal architect” behind last year’s suppression of mass demonstrations, in which some 1,400 people were killed. The 2024 uprising ended Hasina’s 15-year “authoritarian” rule marked by allegations of suppression of dissent, and extrajudicial detentions and killings. She has been in exile in India since losing power and has not been seen in public or online.
Israeli news outlet Haaretz has carried out an investigation into the company that organizes the departures from Gaza. They say “Al-Majd Europe” was approved by Israel's Voluntary Emigration Bureau. The bureau works in close cooperation with Israel's defense ministry and was established to ease security requirements for Palestinians leaving Gaza.
Sudan's paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been accused of committing atrocities in Darfur, says it has now agreed to a humanitarian truce. The pause was proposed in September by a group known as the Quad - that's made up of the US, Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The proposal includes a three-month humanitarian pause followed by a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition to civilian rule. More than a week ago, the RSF seized el-Fasher, the army's last stronghold in Darfur. Accounts of mass killings, rape, torture and humiliation have since been reported by those who escaped.
The Democratic candidate has begun his victory speech by thanking his supporters. “The future is in our hands. My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty,” he said. The politician went on to wish his main rival, Andrew Cuomo, “the best in private life". "But let tonight be the last time I utter his name, as we turn the page on a politics that abandoned the many, and answers only to the few,” he said. Mamdani also hailed what he called a mandate for change as he declared victory. “Tonight, you have delivered a mandate for change, a mandate for a new kind of politics, a mandate for a city that we can afford,” he said. “On January 1, I will be sworn in as mayor of New York City,” he added. The Democrat has spoken directly to Trump, a New Yorker, saying it is the city that gave rise to him that will show the country how to defeat him. “Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up!,” Mamdani said. He also told the Republican, “To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
US President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Busan.
senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says President Trump’s optimism over the peace plan is more of a strategy than a prediction, aimed at pressuring others to deliver results. He notes that Trump’s push for the deal also serves as a distraction from domestic troubles.
US President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have “signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan”. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace,” he posted on on his social media platform, Truth Social. “All Parties will be treated fairly! This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!”
An Australian anaesthesiologist working at Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital has described the horrors of working amid Israel’s offensive on the territory’s largest urban centre. Speaking to Al Jazeera from the hospital, where she had been based for less than a week, Dr Saya Aziz said the situation was “catastrophic”. “I don’t think anyone has anything quite like it,” she said. “You’ll hear a big huge bomb, then you’ll know within 5-10 minutes, you’re going to get a mass casualty. You’ll hear the wailing, the screams, the chaos … family members bringing in the patients.”
In a historic move, the UK, Australia and Canada have officially recognised the state of Palestine. The announcement comes ahead of a formal declaration at the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this decision is part of an effort to revive a two-state solution.
Lebanon's Health Ministry says five people, including three children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike on the southern city of Bint Jbeil. An Israeli drone fired two missiles, destroying a car and a motorcycle. Israeli forces regularly carry out strikes on Lebanon, saying it is targeting Hezbollah, despite agreeing to a ceasefire in November.
A group of Israeli and Palestinian peace activists are urging the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of captives. "It’s Time Coalition" has released a campaign calling for an immediate ceasefire and “the building of security and dignity for both people.” It describes itself as a group of 60 organisations working together with determination and courage to bring peace.
This week: Displaced Palestinians are forced to live on garbage dumps. The US again vetoed a un resolution to end the war on Gaza. An update on Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. Today is Sunday, September 21. It is day 716 of the war in Gaza, where more than 65,208 Palestinians have been killed.
Michail Fotiadis from medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says the situation in al-Mawasi where Israel ordered hundreds of thousands of people is “heartbreaking”. “Everybody is looking for a place to pitch a tent, but the materials are not available. The situation is really dire for the population. Access to water is very difficult,” Fotiadis told Al Jazeera from al-Mawasi, described by Israel as a “humanitarian zone”. He said more Palestinians continue to arrive from northern Gaza with nothing after escaping Israel’s military onslaught.
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, addresses members of the UN Security Council after a vote on a resolution that would permanently lift UN sanctions on Iran, at UN headquarters in New York.
The suffering in Gaza continues as Israeli attacks intensify, targeting residential neighborhoods in Gaza City and displacing tens of thousands within just a few days. Families are being forced to flee toward central and southern parts of the Strip, often walking for hours without transportation or safe shelter. Many are now living in tents purchased at high prices, facing harsh conditions and severe shortages of food and water.
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