Your privacy choices

We use analytics to improve Pollar and, with your consent, marketing tools (Meta, X) to measure our ads. You can change this anytime in Settings.

Privacy policy
Pollar
HomeAskLiveSearchMapMarketsNotificationsFor You
BriefThreadsMarkets
Privacy
Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch

Australian-American business magnate (born 1931)

View on Wikipedia
  • 3d ago

    Northern Territory Police release unseen photos of Peter Falconio case on 25th anniversary, killer's silence still denies closure

    Australian police have released a cache of previously unseen photographs from the 2001 murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio, hoping the images will jog memories on the crime's 25th anniversary. The killer, Bradley John Murdoch, died in jail last year without ever revealing where he left the body.

  • Jun 15

    Fox acquires Roku for $22 billion in bid to dominate streaming as viewers abandon cable

    Fox Corp announced a $22 billion, cash-and-stock deal to buy Roku, the largest smart TV streaming platform, betting that combining its sports and news programming with Roku's 100 million-plus households will secure its future as audiences shift online.

  • May 28

    Trump refiles $10 billion defamation suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday card story

    President Donald Trump has refiled a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, alleging the newspaper tarnished his reputation with a 2025 article about a bawdy birthday card he allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein.

Today’s Brief

Nine ships and one algorithm

Trump tightens Iran blockade as Europe reins in Google and Ukraine reshuffles under fire

The day split between hard power and rule-making. Washington pressed Iran at sea, Kyiv fought both Russian missiles and its own cabinet feud, while Brussels reached into Google's phone software. France, meanwhile, voted to let some patients choose the manner of their death.

Read the Brief
Reader-supported

Free to read, and staying that way

No ads. Membership keeps Pollar independent.

Support Pollar
Membership

Members don't see this panel.

  • Supporter$29.99/yr
  • Founder$69.99/yr
Support Pollar

Live now

All live coverage
  • Monaco bomb attack investigation

    Ermolaev blames Ukrainian intelligence for Monaco bomb attack, stating the goal was to kill all three targets

In the spotlight

All threads

World · Updated 14m ago

The war in Ukraine and its limits

The NATO Ankara summit pledged a €70 billion aid package for Ukraine for 2026 with a commitment for 2027, and the US approved a $10 billion weapons sale to allies for transfer to Ukraine.

HomeBriefThreadsAsk
Categories