UFC, WWE combine to form $21.4B sports entertainment company
A new publicly traded company will be formed that houses the UFC and WWE brands, with Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. taking a 51% controlling interest in the new company. Existing WWE shareholders will hold a 49% stake. The companies put the enterprise value of UFC at $12.1 billion and WWE's value at $9.3 billion.
Finland to join NATO Tuesday, military alliance chief says
The development comes as Finnish voters gave a boost to conservative parties in a weekend election, depriving left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin of another term. Fearing that they might be targeted after Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the Nordic neighbours Finland and Sweden abandoned their traditional positions of military non-alignment to seek protection under NATO's security umbrella.
Taiwan strengthens ties with Guatemala following Honduras rupture
Before arriving in Guatemala – one of the 13 countries that Taiwan has diplomatic relations with – Tsai made a controversial stopover in New York, angering China, which has repeatedly warned U.S. officials not to meet Tsai.
France’s Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options
New legislation to be drafted this year will address end-of-life options, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday, following the release of a report indicating that most French citizens support legalizing medically assisted suicide and euthanasia.
South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-North Korea submarine drill
A US carrier strike group led by USS Nimitz arrived in the southeastern city of Busan last week to participate in the drills, which are staged in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju.
UK presses ahead with plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has insisted Rwanda is a safe country for migrants. She said on Sunday that she believed the Rwanda policy would have "a significant deterrent effect" so that people would stop making the journey across the Channel to the UK.
But the UN human rights office said assessments done by the UN refugee agency showed that the asylum system in Rwanda was "not robust enough".
But the UN human rights office said assessments done by the UN refugee agency showed that the asylum system in Rwanda was "not robust enough".
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