It's being called the most consequential courtroom drama Silicon Valley has ever produced.Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is squaring off against Sam Altman, the man who put artificial intelligence in everyone's pocket, in a federal courthouse in Oakland, California.

A Russian missile strike on the town of Merefa in Ukraines Kharkiv region has killed five people and wounded at least 18, damaging homes, businesses and public buildings in an area far from the front lines, officials said Monday. Regional prosecutors said Russian forces appeared to have used an Iskander-type ballistic missile. There was no immediate comment ...

As 50 world leaders from Europe & Canada gather for Armenia's first-ever EU summit, Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Gsine Weber, Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies. She describes the European Political Community summit as symbolically significant yet structurally limited. Amid transatlantic tensions, shifting US engagement, and the rise ...

An inquiry into a shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival on Australia's Bondi Beach in December opened public hearings on Monday, with some witnesses speaking of a rise in anti-Semitism since the start of the war in Gaza.

He's spent more than two decades documenting the realities of war, including years working alongside US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. But photographerPeter van Agtmael's work goes beyond the battlefield. He's equally interested in how those wars echo back home, and that's the focus of his photo book "Look at the U.S.A.: A Diary of War and Home".By ...

Back in March, Lebanon was pulled back into conflict amid escalating regional tensions linked to Iran, as Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel. Israel responded with waves of airstrikes and later ground operations in the south, displacing hundreds of thousands. While early exchanges relied on rockets and mortars, Hezbollah has since shifted tactics, with ...

An inquiry into a shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival near Australia's Bondi Beach heard Monday that Sydney's Jewish community feared "catastrophe" was coming as antisemitic attacks rose.

In Indonesia, almost 1 million minors are thought to have an online gambling habit. Worse, authorities say more than 80,000 online players are aged below 10. For these youngsters, gambling is not a pastime they can control, but a dangerous obsession, driven by a desperate desire for a quick and easy way out of poverty. This despite gambling being illegal in ...

PRESS REVIEW Monday, May 4, 2026: Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's birthday cake sparks widespread condemnation. But first, The Washington Post tells the story of aUkrainiansoldier trapped in the "kill zone". Also, Amsterdambecomesthe first capital city to ban meat and fossil fuel advertising. Elsewhere,Jeff Bezos's involvement in the Met Gala leads to ...

Cycling prodigy Paul Seixas said Monday he will ride the Tour de France for the first timethis July, fuelling hopes that Frances decades-long wait for a home winner could finally be nearing an end.

Video game retail company and meme stock champion GameStop has made an offer to take over bidding website eBay for $56 billion. If successful, GameStop would take control of a company four times larger in market capitalisation, with CEO Ryan Cohen saying the new entity could rival e-commerce platforms like Amazon. Also in this edition: we take a look back ...

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Anne Valand, World Food Programme Lebanon Deputy Country Director. Ms.Valand describes a deepening crisis across multiple fronts:conflict-driven displacement, agricultural disruption, market dysfunction, and funding shortfalls all reinforcing one another. She warns, people are uprooting their lives, essentially losing ...

Olympique Lyonnais beat Rennes (4-2) to regain third place in the French league, which secures a Champions League spot. With two matches remaining, OL are two points ahead of Lille.

A plane carrying Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez made an emergency landing in Turkey on Sunday evening due to a technical issue, Spains government said, confirming earlier media reports. Snchez had been en route to Armenia for a European Political Community summit when the incident occurred, forcing an unscheduled stop in Ankara. The Spanish delegation ...

An Israeli court on Sunday ordered a two-day extension of the detention of two foreign activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, as a legal battle intensified over their arrest in international waters and allegations of abuse in custody. The pair, brought to Israel for questioning after their vessel was intercepted by Israeli forces, deny the accusations ...

Three people have died aboard a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic after an outbreak that includes a confirmed case of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said Sunday, raising concerns about a rare but potentially severe infection at sea.

Today is World Press Freedom Daybut there is little to celebrate. The latest index from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows this is the worst year in its 25-year history, with the global average score at a record low. For the first time, more than half of all countries are classified as having difficult or very serious press freedom conditions, and just ...

Jean-Luc Mlenchon announced on Sunday on TF1 that he would be running in the 2027 presidential election, marking the fourth bid for the leader of the hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI).

Two members of the US Armed Forces participating in the African Lion joint military exercises have been reported missing near the city of Tan Tan in southern Morocco, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Sunday. A US defence official said the soldiers went missing while on a hike after the day's exercises had concluded.

Ukraine and Russia exchanged cross-border drone strikes as the war continued. Across Ukraine, at least three people were killed in overnight Russian attacks. Drones struck residential buildings and port infrastructure in the southern city of Odesa, causing significant damage. Strikes were also reported in the frontline region of Kherson Oblast. The ...

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez vowed on Sunday to crack down on illegal raves as he visited the area in central France where a massive free party was held on a military base despite authorities' warnings about the risk of unexploded mortars. Organisers said they chose Nunez's hometown of Bourges to protest against a proposed bill increasing ...

Israel has carried out fresh air strikes in southern Lebanon. Officials there said at least one person was killed and four others were wounded. The strikes came after the Israel Defense Forces issued new evacuation warnings on Sunday for residents in more than ten villages and towns, including the city of Nabatieh. Residents were ordered to leave their ...

Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Primorsk port and a number of vessels in the Baltic Sea on Sunday as part of a wave of attacks targeting Russian energy infrastructure. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes further limit "Russia's war potential".

US carriers are stepping in after Spirit Airlines announced on Saturday that it had cancelled all flights and was winding down operations. The budget airline said soaring fuel costs were a major factor, after a last-minute White House rescue package failed to materialise. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and JetBlue have all said they ...

Shakira gave a free concert on Saturday night at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, drawing an estimated two million people, according to the citys mayor, to one of the worlds most iconic waterfronts. Camille Corcoran reports.