Business and economy

Netflix, Inc. agrees to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for US$72 billion in one of the largest takeovers in entertainment industry history. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce91x2jm5pjo

Disasters and accidents

A car strikes pedestrians during Christmas festivity preparations in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France, injuring 19 people, including seven children. (Le Monde)

• https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/12/06/guadeloupe-une-voiture-percute-un-food-truck-blessant-dix-neuf-pietons-dont-sept-enfants_6656224_3224.html

Law and crime

United States federal judge Rodney Smith orders the release of grand jury records from the 2006–2007 investigations into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, ruling that the recently enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act supersedes federal grand jury secrecy rules. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/federal-judge-epstein-grand-jury-materials

Law and crime

Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders the interior department and the national police to pursue contractor Sarah Discaya and others accused of involvement in a ghost project in Davao Occidental. (Rappler)

• https://www.rappler.com/philippines/sarah-discaya-dpwh-officials-malversation-graft-cases-davao-ghost-project/

Law and crime

The European Union fines social media platform X €120 million (US$140 million) for breaching the Digital Services Act. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/eu-imposes-120-million-fine-on-elon-musks-x-for-breaking-digital-rules/a-75033724