David Ellison is preparing to complete Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The new Skydance faces major challenges involving debt, cost cuts, streaming, content and integration.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is proposing a major expansion of public services, greater state control and closer EU ties as Labour outlines a new direction for Britain.

Mark Carney is reshaping Canada’s economic, defense and foreign policies as tensions with Donald Trump push Ottawa toward new trade and strategic partnerships.