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US fund Pershing Square launches takeover bid for Universal Music
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» PARIS — American hedge fund Pershing Square, led by the activist investor Bill Ackman, announced Tuesday that it had offered to buy Universal Music Group in a merger, saying it believed the music giant was undervalued by stock markets.
UN Security Council delays vote to protect Hormuz
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN Security Council has postponed a vote scheduled for Friday on authorising the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, according to the official programme.
SpaceX files to go public, paving way for record stock offering
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» NEW YORK - Elon Musk's SpaceX has filed papers with US regulators that set the stage for what could be the largest-ever public stock offering, a source familiar with the matter told AFP on Wednesday.
More arrests over attempted attack on US bank in Paris
AFP, Published on 29/03/2026
» PARIS - Police have arrested two more people over an apparent bid to explode a homemade device outside the Paris branch of the Bank of America, the French domestic security service said on Sunday.
G7 leaders closer to tapping oil reserves
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» PARIS - The Group of Seven advanced economies inched closer on Wednesday to tapping strategic oil reserves to tackle the rise in crude oil prices due to the Middle East war as energy ministers said they stood ready to take “all necessary measures”.
Bangladesh PM-elect and lawmakers sworn in
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» DHAKA - Bangladesh’s prime minister-to-be Tarique Rahman and lawmakers were sworn into parliament on Tuesday, becoming the first elected representatives since a deadly 2024 uprising.
ECB holds interest rates as strong euro causes jitters
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - The European Central Bank held interest rates steady for its fifth straight meeting Thursday, saying the eurozone economy remained "resilient" despite mounting worries about the impact of a stronger euro.
Astronauts set to leave ISS in first-ever medical evacuation
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Four crewmembers aboard the International Space Station were set to depart Wednesday after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short -- a first for the orbiting laboratory.
Russia bombards Kyiv after rejecting peacekeeping plan
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine's capital, setting apartment blocks alight and killing at least four people, Kyiv's mayor said on Friday after Moscow rejected the latest post-war peacekeeping plan.
Russia slams Western peacekeeping plan for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» MOSCOW — Russia on Thursday slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine as "dangerous" and dubbed Kyiv and its allies an "axis of war", dousing hopes the plan could be a step towards ending the almost four-year-war.