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Disney, YouTube TV reach deal ending weeks of disruption

Google’s YouTube and Walt Disney said on Friday they had reached an agreement to restore Disney-owned networks to YouTube TV.

DRC, M23 sign framework agreement for peace deal in Qatar

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group signed on Saturday in Qatar a framework agreement for a peace deal aimed at ending fighting in eastern DRC.

IMF sets 2028 timeline to restore concessional lending limits to pre-pandemic levels

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board has approved a phased plan to return crisis-era lending limits for low-income countries to pre-pandemic levels by 2028.

UN Security Council begins preparations to select next Secretary-General

The United Nations (UN) Security Council met on Friday for its annual debate on working methods, opening formal discussions on the process to choose the next Secretary-General in 2026.

Indigenous protesters call for end to extractive projects at COP30

Around 90 members of the Munduruku Indigenous group staged a peaceful protest early on Friday, blocking the main entrance to the Blue Zone at COP30 in Belém for about an hour as they demanded an end to extractive projects threatening their territories in the Amazon.

Market capitalisation listed on Beijing Stock Exchange tops $127 billion

The Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) marked its fourth anniversary on Saturday, with the number of listed companies rising from 81 at its launch to 282, with their total market capitalisation exceeding 900 billion Yuan (about $127 billion)