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Right-wingers have regularly criticised huge pro-Palestinian marches in London

Court Rules UK Government Anti-protest Powers Unlawful

The UK government acted unlawfully by changing legislation to give police tougher powers to clamp down on street protests, judges ruled on Tuesday.

Apple Appeals Huge EU Fine For Music Streaming Restrictions

Brussels hit US-based Apple with the fine in March

Apple is challenging a 1.8 billion-euro ($1.9-billion) fine by the European Union for thwarting access to information about cheaper music streaming services, an EU court said Tuesday.

Raisi Death Reshapes Iran Succession, Puts Focus On Khamenei Son

Raisi has held a succession of top posts within the Islamic republic

The death in a helicopter crash of president Ebrahim Raisi, seen as a possible successor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reshuffled the cards in the succession process and increased the spotlight on the Iranian number one's son Mojtaba as a contender.

Pedro Sanchez (L) withdrew Madrid's ambassador to Buenos Aires after Argentina President Javier Milei refused to apologise for calling his wife "corrupt"

Diplomatic Crisis Deepens As Spain Pulls Out Argentina Envoy

A diplomatic crisis sparked by Argentina President Javier Milei calling Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife "corrupt" deepened Tuesday with the "definitive" withdrawal of Madrid's ambassador to Buenos Aires.

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Former US president Donald Trump saw the value of the parent company behind his Truth Social media platform drop after it began trading publicly

Parent Company Of Trump's Truth Social Posts $328M Loss

Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns former US president Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social, lost more than $300 million in the first quarter of 2024, it said Monday.

OpenAI says its 'Sky' artificial intelligence voice was made in collaboration with a professional actress and is not meant to sound like film star Scarlett Johansson

OpenAI To 'Pause' Voice Linked To Scarlett Johansson

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Monday said it was working on temporarily muting a synthetic voice that sounds a lot like that of actress Scarlett Johansson.

Excerpts of a speech by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen indicate that immobilized Russian assets will be a key topic of discussions among G7 finance leaders this week

G7 Push To Use Russian Assets For Ukraine 'Vital And Urgent': Yellen

It is "vital and urgent" for the United States and allies to find a way to tap immobilized Russian assets in helping Ukraine, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks released Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the landmark request 'with disgust'

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Gaza 'War Crimes' Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu, Hamas Leaders

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The Pivot to AI has been celebrated on Wall Street

Microsoft Unveils 'Copilot Plus' PC Amped With AI

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system.

US Fed vice chair for supervision Michael Barr said the Fed would need to keep rates at their current restrictive levels for 'further time'

US Inflation Fight Will Take 'Further Time': Senior Fed Official

The US Federal Reserve should keep interest rates at their current elevated levels for longer than previously expected due to disappointing recent inflation data, a senior bank official said Monday.

The findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry are expected to lead to billions of pounds of compensation

UK Report Finds Cover-up Of Decades-long Infected Blood Scandal

A decades-long UK scandal in which thousands of people died after being treated with infected blood was covered up and largely could have been avoided, according to a bombshell report published Monday.

Kenya has said it is ready to provide up to 1,000 personnel to a UN-backed law and order mission to Haiti

Ruto On First State Visit By Kenyan Leader To US In Two Decades

Kenyan President William Ruto meets his US counterpart Joe Biden in Washington this week, with the crisis in Haiti and efforts to build trade ties likely to top the agenda.

BHP's bid for Anglo American comes as it looks to secure a reliable copper supply

Crunch Time Looms For BHP's Bid To Buy Anglo American

Any deal between two of the world's largest resources companies would fundamentally reshape the sector, with far-reaching consequences for commodities markets and the global energy transition.

Shares in Hong Kong extended a rally that has seen the Hang Seng Index race around 30 percent higher from its January low

Markets Rise As Traders Cheered By China Property Plan

The announcement out of Beijing on Friday provided a much-needed boost to the country's ailing developers, many of whom are drowning in a sea of debt.

The Dublin-based carrier said demand rose nine percent to almost 184 million passengers

Ryanair Annual Profit Jumps On Higher Demand, Fares

Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair on Monday said group net profit jumped a third to 1.92 billion euros in its financial year as higher demand and fares offset ballooning fuel costs.

A sign at a roadblock in Portes de Fer district reads 'Residents only!' as a car is checked

New Caledonia Separatists Defy French Efforts To Unblock Roads

Separatists in riot-hit New Caledonia refused Monday to abandon road blocks that have paralysed much of the Pacific archipelago and halted commercial air traffic, defying a major security operation by French forces.

Mexico replaced China as the top exporter to the United States in 2023

Mexico Aims To Be Big Economic Winner From US-China Tensions

Sparks fly as a laser slices through metal in a factory in Mexico, which is preparing for a wave of foreign investment thanks to heightened tensions between the United States and China.

Surrounded by security, Slovak Defence Minister Robert Kalinak gives an update on the condition of Prime Minister Robert Fico who was shot several times last Wednesday

Slovak PM's Life No Longer In Danger After Shooting

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's life was no longer in danger following an assassination attempt, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak said on Sunday.

Outside of the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or competition, Cate Blanchett launched her new movie 'Rumours'

Hollywood Icons Costner And Demi Moore In Cannes Comeback

Two Hollywood legends make their comeback at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, as Kevin Costner launches his sprawling self-funded Western and Demi Moore returns in a gore-filled body horror.

Blockades remain in place on many roads around capital Noumea

France Says Will Quell New Caledonia Riots 'Whatever The Cost'

French forces smashed through dozens of barricades in a bid to retake the main road to New Caledonia's airport and a top official said Sunday that France would reclaim all of the Pacific territory from independence militants "whatever the cost".

A view shows the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood before being destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001, in Bamiyan province

'Blood Everywhere': Survivor Recounts Attack On Tourists In Afghanistan

When she first heard the gunshots, French tourist Anne-France Brill thought for a split second there was a celebration in the Afghan market where she and her fellow travellers stopped to buy fruit.

Palestinians rush trucks as they transport international humanitarian aid from the US-built Trident Pier near Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on May 18, 2024

Deadly Bombs Hit Gaza As US Security Envoy Visits Israel

An Israeli strike in Gaza killed 31 people Sunday, the Palestinian civil defence agency said, as US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was visiting for talks on the brutal conflict and post-war scenarios.

Burnt out cars scattered along the main road from New Caledonia's capital, Noumea, to the airport where French forces have launched a major operation to regain control

French Forces Smash Roadblocks In Bid To Clear Key New Caledonia Road

French forces smashed through about 60 road blocks to clear the way from conflict-stricken New Caledonia's capital to the airport but have still not reopened the route, a top government official said Sunday.

A Chinese military helicopter flies over Pingtan island, the closest point in China to Taiwan's main island, in Fujian province on May 19, 2024

Taiwan Coast Guard Ramps Up Island Patrols Ahead Of Inauguration

Taipei's coast guard ramped up patrols over the weekend around its outlying islands that have seen increased presence of Chinese vessels, the agency said Sunday, the eve of Lai Ching-te's inauguration as Taiwan's new president.

Sophie Rollet began her investigation after her husband died in July 2014

The French 'Erin Brockovich' Vs Goodyear

For a decade, French former childcare worker Sophie Rollet carried out her own, lonely investigation to make US auto equipment group Goodyear accountable for the death of her husband, Jean-Paul, in a collision linked to the company's tyres.

'We live here despite the difficulty and fear of disease,' Julood said

Iraq Father Begins Legal Action Against BP Over Son's Cancer Death

Hussein Julood is taking legal action against British energy giant BP after he lost his son to leukaemia, which he alleges was caused by gas flaring at Iraq's largest oil field.

AI giants face a challenge of making artficial intelligence models reflect the world's diversity without being overly politically correct

Can We Rid Artificial Intelligence Of Bias?

Artificial intelligence built on mountains of potentially biased information has created a real risk of automating discrimination, but is there any way to re-educate the machines?

A view of the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood before being destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan province on October 15, 2023

Three Spaniards, Three Afghans Killed In Shooting In Afghanistan

The bodies of three Spanish tourists and three Afghans shot dead while visiting a market in Afghanistan were transported to the capital where multiple wounded were also treated, the Taliban government said Saturday.

The Israel-Hamas war, now in its eighth month, has left the Gaza Strip in ruins

Israeli Leaders Split Over Post-war Gaza Governance

New divisions have emerged among Israel's leaders over post-war Gaza's governance, with an unexpected Hamas fightback in parts of the Palestinian territory piling pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A Palestinian child stares at the rubble of a building hit by an overnight Israeli strike in the occupied West Bank's Jenin refugee camp

Fighting Rages In Gaza's Rafah After First Aid Delivery Via Pier

Heavy clashes and bombardment Saturday rocked Gaza's southern city of Rafah, witnesses said, as the Israeli military announced the first 310 pallets of humanitarian aid had entered the besieged territory via a US-built pier.

A Tamil resident points to what is left of a bunker built by civilians to escape fighting between government troops and Tamil rebels during the final stages of a deadly civil war

Sri Lanka Tamils Mark 15 Years Since End Of Civil War

Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community marked 15 years since the end of the island nation's civil war on Saturday in an emotional ceremony that proceeded despite fears authorities would attempt to prevent its staging.

Yegor Dimidiv, 24, said he supports the mobilisation law

Ukraine's Young Soldiers Voice Support For Mobilisation Law

For "Mammoth", a military drone pilot on the Ukrainian front, a new mobilisation law aiming to increase troop numbers that comes into force on Saturday cannot come soon enough.