Facebook parent Meta’s shares soar on first sales jump in a year
Revenues rose as digital advertisers returned to familiar platforms like Facebook and Instagram in an uncertain economy.
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Rights group denounces ‘brutal’ protest crackdown in Peru
Human Rights Watch has issued a report condemning Peru’s reaction to protests following a presidential impeachment.
First Republic’s market value plunges below $1bn from $40bn peak
Reports show US govt may not intervene in rescue process and regulators may downgrade bank's score, compounding stress.
Veteran sentenced to prison for US border wall fraud scheme
Brian Kolfage has received a four-year sentence for pocketing donations raised to help build Donald Trump's border wall.
UK House of Commons approves controversial asylum bill
Once it passes, the law will likely mean anyone who arrives on small boats will be prevented from claiming asylum.
UK blocks Microsoft-Activision gaming deal, biggest in tech
The antitrust regulator said a deal would stifle competition for video games in the fast-growing cloud gaming market.
Disney sues Florida’s DeSantis over efforts to ‘weaponize’ govt
Disney says there was 'a relentless campaign to weaponize government power against Disney' over free speech.
Columnist E Jean Carroll begins testimony in Trump rape trial
A New York judge has admonished Trump for calling the trial a 'witch hunt' on the social network Truth Social.
Mozambique okays resumption of $20bn Cabo Delgado gas project
The project, in which TotalEnergies owns an operating stake of 26.5%, was halted in 2021 due to mounting insecurity.
Russia’s Navalny slams ‘absurd’ terrorism case from jail
Russia's main opposition figure is serving a combined sentence of 11 and a half years for fraud and contempt of court.
Murhaf, 11, raises $230,000 selling flower pins in Sweden
Sales skyrocket after viral post about boy, and a racist backlash only brings in more money as people rally behind him.
Political detainees’ families to EU: Sanction Tunisian officials
The request comes on the heels of the April 17 arrest of opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi.
S Africa backtracks on quitting ICC, blames communications error
The ANC says the withdrawal had been discussed by its executive council but South Africa remains a signatory to court.
Sudanese left behind as foreign states evacuate citizens
Experts say Sudanese are paying the price for an armed conflict they argue Western officials helped manufacture.
Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir held at army hospital
Former leader moved out of prison during heavy fighting as other ex-officials escaped during a jailbreak amid the chaos.
Iran court orders US, Obama to pay $313m for ‘terrorist’ attacks
Court names US entities and officials - including ex-President Obama - ruling they played a role in directing ISIL.
At Brazil’s Indigenous Olympics, players celebrate culture, sport
Hundreds of Indigenous athletes compete in Sao Paulo state in their version of the Olympic Games.
Kremlin dismisses Putin body double rumours as ‘lies’
Recurrent rumours of a body double resurged after President Putin visited troops in occupied Kherson last week.
Rocket launched from Sweden accidentally lands in Norway
The wayward rocket launched from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden lands in an uninhabited area of Norway.
Pakistan confirms its first case of mpox
Pakistani man, 25, diagnosed with the virus, once called monkeypox, after recently arriving from Saudi Arabia.