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Exclusive-Disney and Comcast seek advisor to resolve Hulu valuation, sources say May 6, 2024 12:40PM

By Anirban Sen and Dawn Chmielewski

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walt Disney and Comcast are seeking to hire a financial adviser to resolve a dispute over how to value the 33% stake in streaming platform Hulu that the former will acquire from the latter, according to people familiar with the matter.

The move is in accordance with a deal the companies struck for Hulu last year. It is an action their contract foresees if JPMorgan Chase, which... (continue reading...)


Hamas says it accepts ceasefire proposal of Egypt, Qatar May 6, 2024 12:40PM

CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar.

The Islamist faction said in a statement that its chief, Ismail Haniyeh, had informed Qatar's prime minister and Egypt's intelligence chief of its acceptance of their proposal.

There were no immediate details over what the agreement entailed.

(Reporting by Nidal Al Maghrabi; writing by Hatem Maher; Editing by Alex Richardson)


Hamas accepts Egypt, Qatar's ceasefire proposal, Al Jazeera reports May 6, 2024 12:37PM

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas told Egyptian and Qatari mediators that it had accepted their Gaza ceasefire proposal, Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera reported on Monday, citing a leading Hamas official.

There was no immediate comment from Hamas.

(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba and Hatem Maher; Editing by Alex Richardson)


UN rights chief calls Israeli orders to relocate Palestinians from Rafah inhumane May 6, 2024 12:27PM

GENEVA (Reuters) - Israeli orders to relocate Palestinians from Rafah are inhumane and risked exposing them to further danger and misery, the U.N. human rights chief said on Monday, warning that such actions can sometimes amount to a war crime.

Israel carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday and told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the southern Gaza city where more than a million people uprooted by the seven-month war have been sheltering in tents... (continue reading...)


Malawi court drops corruption charges against vice president May 6, 2024 12:17PM

BLANTYRE (Reuters) - A court in Malawi has dropped corruption charges against the country's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima, clearing a legal hurdle over his potential candidacy in next year's presidential election.

Chilima was arrested in 2022 over graft allegations after the country's corruption watchdog alleged he was rewarded for assisting Xaviar Ltd and Malachitte FZE, two companies connected to British businessman Zuneth Sattar, to be awarded... (continue reading...)


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