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Inflatable punching bags with pictures of Elon Musk and Sam Altman are seen outside the courthouse

Anxiety, resentment around AI spur violence against tech's figureheads

Doctor Saniya Jafri conducts an online consultation, alongside her daughter

Going online helps Pakistan's women doctors back to work

Fires fuelled by climate change have become a 'dangerous new normal', according to researchers

Environmental efforts

Tropical forest loss eases after record year: researchers

Adoption of alternatives to diesel trucks in the world's second-largest economy has noticeably accelerated in recent years

'All about speed'

Cheaper, cleaner electric trucks overhaul China's logistics

The Andon Cafe in Stockholm is entirely run by "Mona", an AI chatbot

Powered by Google Gemini

An experimental cafe run by AI opens in Stockholm

Japan forced up to 200,000 women from Korea, China and southeast Asia into sexual slavery from 1932 until 1945 and the issue remains a sore point in Tokyo's relations with its neighbours

'This was a difficult decision'

New Zealand officials reject statue remembering Japan's sex slaves

Britain's King Charles III shared a toast with US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump as Queen Camilla looks on during a State Dinner in the East Room of the White House

King Charles, Trump toast ties despite Iran tensions

Dry-cleaning professional Masakazu Shimura brushes a soft toy at the facility of Cleaning Yonmarusan in Fuefuki city of Yamanashi Prefecture on April 27, 2026

Booming business

Japan cleaner goes viral with spa-like service for plushies

Gulf Cooperation Council leaders met in-person in for the first time since the war in Iran began

US mulls Iran proposal

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Mostafa Ahmed Mostafa is the heir to generations of groundskeepers in his family who have guarded Sudan's pyramids of Meroe

'It's our history, it's who we are'

The loyal, lonely keepers of Sudan's pyramids

Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have shed a quarter of their mass in the past decade alone, a study warns

Worrying findings

Europe climate report signals rising extremes

UN agencies and aid groups said sexual violence in Sudan is causing a massive mental health crisis

'A lot of suicide is happening'

Sexual violence in Sudan triggers mental health crisis: UN

Colombia is hosting the first global conference on the transition away from fossil fuels.

Reflects growing impatience

Exiting fossil fuels key to energy security: nations at Colombia talks

US President Donald Trump (L) has often clashed with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (R), insulting him and criticizing his monetary policy decisions

Powell's final meeting

Jerome Powell: Fed chair who stood up to Trump set to finish tenure on top

There are few modern precedents anywhere in the world, let alone in a democracy, of sitting leaders' pictures appearing in passports

Democratic criticism

Trump to put his picture in US passports

Reported Pentagon deals with AI companies, including Google, come after a clash with Anthropic over using such tech for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous deadly weapons systems

Military AI deals

Pentagon makes deal to expand use of Google AI: reports

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro (C) and other dignitaries attend the International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia

'The first of its kind'

France unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050

FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced a sharp increase in financial distributions for the 2026 World Cup ahead of the body's Congress in Vancouver

Increased World Cup funding

World Cup to get cash boost as FIFA unveils red card crackdown

The humpback whale was guided to a special barge

On the way to deeper waters

Germany holds breath as stranded whale 'Timmy' sets off in barge

President Donald Trump released a photo of the arrest of Cole Allen, who has since been the subject of several fake AI-generated images shared on social media

'Designed for virality'

AI fakes of accused US press gala gunman flood social media

Saudi-backed LIV Golf announced the postponement of a planned June tournament in New Orleans

Tournament delayed

LIV Golf postpones New Orleans event

Cairo's famed nocturnal rhythm flickered back to life on Tuesday after Egypt eased energy-saving measures spurred by the Middle East war that had forced shops, cafes and restaurants to close early

Nightlife returns

Cairo's night buzz returns as war-driven energy controls loosen

Elon Musk arrives at the federal courthouse as opening statements begin in his lawsuit against OpenAI

Don't 'loot a charity': Musk takes stand against OpenAI

Laura Dern is joining the cast of the fourth season of 'The White Lotus' after Helena Bonham Carter abruptly left the show

New season filming

'The White Lotus' drafts Laura Dern after Bonham Carter split

Trump accused Kimmel of a 'despicable call to violence' over a joke about the first lady

Debate over constitutionally protected speech

US regulator orders review of ABC license after Trump criticizes Kimmel

US President Donald Trump has long been fascinated by the British royals

Diplomatic meeting

'Two kings': praise and a royal crush as Trump hosts Charles

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by oil and gas companies seeking to block climate change lawsuits

'Golden Shield'

US Supreme Court hears Cisco bid to halt Falun Gong suit

'If the judges don't stop me, I will run,' says Le Pen

'If the judges don't stop me'

France's Le Pen wants runoff against 'centrist' in presidential race

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