Elon Musk trial against Sam Altman to reveal OpenAI power struggle
The trial’s outcome could sway the balance of power in AI, and jury selection starts on Monday.
Thousands held by paramilitary RSF in Sudan’s el-Fasher: NGO
Hundreds of women and children among those detained by the rebel group, says Sudan Doctors Network.
Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reconstruct the face of a man killed in the volcano’s eruption – AP News
What people in Beirut think about the Lebanon-Israel negotiations
Lebanese leaders were in Washington earlier this month for the first direct negotiations with Israel in over 30 years.
Iraqi president names Shia bloc candidate Ali al-Zaidi as PM-designate
Choice of al-Zaidi breaks a months-long deadlock after Trump opposed appointment of pro-Iran former PM al-Maliki.
Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote – AP News
- Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote AP News
- Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack BBC
- Highway bombing in Colombia kills at least 14 amid a ‘wave’ of attacks CNN
- Explosive device kills 20 and injures dozens on a bus in southwestern Colombia as violence persists NBC News
- Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves 21 dead amid pre-election violence The Guardian
Timeline: The highs and lows of the US-UK ‘special relationship’
Tensions between the allies punctuate King Charles's US visit, designed to strengthen the UK-US partnership.
Insurgent alliance strikes at heart of Mali’s junta, exposing limits of Russian protection – France 24
- Insurgent alliance strikes at heart of Mali’s junta, exposing limits of Russian protection France 24
- Mali military leader makes first appearance since attacks, office says Reuters
- Russia claims its Africa Corps group prevented coup in Mali after rebels seize towns The Guardian
- Defense chief is killed as jihadis and rebels seize towns and military bases in Mali NBC News
- Mali Rebels Strike Major Blow Against Junta and Russia’s Africa Corps The New York Times
US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz
German chancellor suggests Trump administration is being outwitted at negotiating table by Tehran
The US is being “humiliated” by Iran’s leadership, according to Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, who suggested the Trump administration was being outwitted at the negotiating table by Tehran.
Two days ago Donald Trump cancelled a trip by US negotiators to Islamabad for indirect talks with an Iranian delegation. A previous round in the Pakistani capital two weeks earlier, when JD Vance, the American vice-president, led the US delegation, broke up without progress.
Continue reading...Canada’s Carney launches a sovereign wealth fund. What is it?
The fund - which Canadians can invest in directly - will help pay for major infrastructure projects in the country, the prime minister says.
One Ukrainian drone maker carried out 11,473 strikes in March, and took out 43% of Russia’s Molniya drones – Euromaidan Press
- One Ukrainian drone maker carried out 11,473 strikes in March, and took out 43% of Russia's Molniya drones Euromaidan Press
- Inside Ukraine's drive to defeat the dreaded Shahed drone Reuters
- Ukraine says it shot down 33,000 Russian drones in March, a monthly record NBC News
- ‘It’s like scoring a goal’: how Ukraine’s cheap drones take out Shaheds The Times
- Ukraine's Soviet-era 'Shahed hunter' turboprop plane is launching interceptor drones from the sky Business Insider
US press gala shooting suspect charged with attempting to kill Trump
Prosecutor says Cole Tomas Allen 'attempted to assassinate the president of the United States' in Saturday attack.
Princess Cruises ship recovers 5 bodies in Mediterranean during voyage – Fox Business
Mexico warns US involvement in anti-drug operation should not be repeated
Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico was not aware of US participation until four officials were killed in car crash
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Monday that her government told the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence of US officials at an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua should not be repeated.
The incident came to light after two US officials, along with two Mexican officials, were killed in a car crash on 19 April after the operation. Sheinbaum has said the federal government was not aware of the participation of the US officials, who were widely reported to be CIA officers.
Continue reading...Endangered orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross public road in Indonesia: “A world first” – CBS News
- Endangered orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross public road in Indonesia: "A world first" CBS News
- ‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time The Guardian
- Researchers Wait Two Years to Capture First-Ever Footage of Orangutan Crossing a Canopy Bridge PetaPixel
- Orang utan uses Indonesia canopy bridge in ‘world first’: NGO The Straits Times
- Orangutan uses canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra themercury.com
Ceasefire at risk as Pakistan and Afghanistan report cross-border attacks
The strikes were the first since the two agreed to halt the violence at peace talks last month.
German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt
Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German police
A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have said.
The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a popular beach holiday destination on the Red Sea, in early April.
Continue reading...Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves 21 dead amid pre-election violence
Cocaine-trafficking rebels blamed for worst attack on civilians in decades, which also left 56 people injured
The death toll in a Colombian highway bombing blamed on cocaine-trafficking rebels has risen to 21, the government said on Monday, in the country’s worst attack on civilians in decades and just ahead of elections.
The attack on Saturday left 56 injured and buses and vans mangled on the Pan-American Highway, in the restive south-western Cauca department.
Continue reading...Gunmen kidnap 23 children from Nigerian orphanage
Mass kidnappings are a common way for gangs and armed groups to make quick money in Nigeria.
Venice opera house drops incoming music director after nepotism remarks
Beatrice Venezi's appointment had been marred in controversy since being announced last September, prompting orchestra members to go on strike.