Jury Tosses Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Co-Founders

A US federal jury ruled Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its co-founders handing a decisive win to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Musk claimed that Altman betrayed the company's founding mission to serve the public good. In the civil lawsuit being tried in a federal court in Oakland, California, Musk

Kenya paralyzed by deadly protests and fuel strike

At least four people were killed and more than 30 injured during protests that erupted across Kenya on Monday, as a crippling public transport strike fueled anger over a sharp rise in fuel prices linked to the Iran war and disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said in a televised briefing a

Two police killed protecting polio teams in Bajaur

Two police officers died in Pakistan's northwestern Bajaur tribal district while protecting health workers who were administering the polio vaccine to children on Monday, a security official said. The two separate attacks took place in Bajaur, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. The killings came on the first day of Pakistan's nationwide campaign

How China Became Russia’s Economic Master

Russia may celebrate its "no-limits" partnership with China — a phrase coined when President Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met just before the Ukraine war — yet those relations are increasingly one-sided. Although bilateral trade softened last year as a result of lower oil prices, Russia’s goods exports to China have nearly doubled since February 2022, when Moscow's full-scale

US, Nigeria Strike Kills 20 Militants in Borno State

The United States and Nigeria conducted fresh strikes on Sunday against so-called Islamic State jihadists in northeast Nigeria's Borno State, the US military said Monday. At least 20 jihadists were killed in the weekend strikes, according to the Nigerian military. The strikes came shortly after another joint operation between the two militaries that killed Abu Bakr

Putin in Beijing: China’s Moment of Influence

Ostensibly, Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China this week to meet with his counterpart, Xi Jinping, is taking place to mark the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Sino‑Russian Treaty of Good‑Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.  But the timing of the trip — just days after US President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing — is noteworthy

Can Women’s Football Reopen North–South Dialogue?

North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC is due to play a South Korean women's team in Suwon on May 20 — the first time Pyongyang has permitted its athletes to travel to the South in more than seven years. For some, it is an indication that the North is deploying "sports diplomacy" to ease strained bilateral

Pakistan Delivers Iran’s Revised Peace Proposal to US

Pakistan has delivered a revised peace proposal from Iran to the US, sources in Islamabad told reporters on Monday. According to Reuters news agency, both sides were warned that they "don't have much time" to narrow their differences before the situation escalates again. Without providing details of the changes, the source told Reuters that Washington

Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave

The Italian government confirmed on Monday that the bodies of four Italian divers were located in an underwater cave in the Maldives.  "As was previously thought, the four bodies were found inside the cave, not only inside the cave but well inside the cave into the third segment of the cave, which is the largest

Zambia’s press freedom faces a crucial 2026 test

Zambia's media freedom advocates say the country's democratic progress will be tested by how freely journalists can report during the campaign period. While media rights groups acknowledge improvements since President Hakainde Hichilema took office in 2021, they say structural, legal, and economic pressures continue to threaten independent journalism ahead of what is expected to be a highly
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