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Paris Suburb Gunman Targets Civilians in Racially-Motivated Rampage, Killing One and Wounding Five
A shooter firing from a moving vehicle struck a playground, a petrol station, and a medical centre in working-class towns west of Paris, including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times.
British Columbia Elects Its First Conservative Government in Nearly a Century
A snap election gamble by the NDP's David Eby backfired spectacularly, handing the B.C. Conservatives a majority not seen since 1928.
SpaceX and Tesla Boards Form Independent Committees to Weigh What Could Be the Largest Corporate Merger in History
The boards of both companies quietly assembled special panels of independent directors to evaluate a potential tie-up, with a combined valuation topping $3.5 trillion.
Cook Political Report Moves 19 More House Seats Toward Democrats, Declares GOP Majority 'All But Evaporated'
With less than two weeks to Election Day, the nonpartisan forecaster's latest update represents its most dramatic single-day shift against Republicans yet.
World
Ebola Jumps to a Third African Country as Nigeria Confirms Its First Case in Over a Decade
With the DRC outbreak surpassing 9,700 confirmed cases and a 48% fatality rate, the WHO is warning of a "more complex" epidemic after Nigeria and Kenya both detected imported infections.
Yemen's Taiz Teeters on the Edge as Houthi Siege Cuts Water, Fuel, and Food to Three Million People
Families in the besieged southwestern city are rationing water to less than a quarter of their previous daily use as collapsing fuel supplies knock out pumps, desalination plants, and hospital generators.
Kim Jong Un Crosses a New Bridge Into China for a Symbolically Loaded Day Trip to Dandong
The North Korean leader made his first visit to China in a year, inaugurating a long-delayed cross-border bridge and signalling a push to deepen economic ties ahead of a key Korean War anniversary.
Politics
France Deploys 70,000 Security Forces as Yellow Vest 'Act II' Protests Sweep the Country
A week after violence and looting overshadowed mass marches, France's Yellow Vest movement returned to the streets on Saturday with a fresh wave of protests against the rising cost of living, backed by unions and students.
New Zealand Labour's Election Campaign Unravels as Candidate Quits Over Gang Footage Scandal
A video showing a Labour candidate campaigning at a Mongrel Mob gathering has triggered a resignation and handed the right a powerful attack line ten days from the vote.
Trump Orders DOJ to Sue Alaska to Block Senate Result If the Republican Incumbent Loses
In an extraordinary pre-election legal manoeuvre, the Justice Department has filed suit to prevent Alaska from certifying its Senate race outcome if Democrat Mary Peltola defeats the Republican incumbent — a move the president openly claimed credit for.
Business
China's Stock Markets Sink $3.5 Trillion From Their May Peak With No Stimulus Rescue in Sight
Collapsing corporate profits across tech, banking, and electric vehicles have pushed China's main benchmark into bear-market territory, and Beijing shows little urgency to intervene.
Eight-in-Ten Small Businesses Now Use AI, But Goldman Sachs Finds Barely One-in-Seven Has Truly Embedded It
A sweeping new Goldman Sachs survey reveals that AI adoption among small businesses has surged dramatically since 2024, but a yawning implementation gap is leaving most of the potential value untapped.
Anthropic Files for a Blockbuster IPO With $16 Billion in First-Half Revenue — and an $80 Billion Loss
The Claude AI maker's draft S-1 prospectus lays bare the staggering economics of frontier AI: explosive revenue growth alongside a net loss driven by non-cash charges, and a potential $2 trillion valuation that would dwarf most companies on earth.
Tech
AI-Discovered PHP Flaw Forces Governments and Businesses Worldwide to Pull Websites Offline in Mass Emergency Patch
A pair of critical vulnerabilities in a programming language used by roughly 70% of the world's websites sent cybersecurity agencies into emergency mode, with millions of exploitation attempts recorded within hours.
New Mexico Slaps Meta With a Record $25 Billion Penalty Over Facebook's Cambridge Analytica Privacy Lies
A Santa Fe judge has ordered Meta to pay the largest fine ever levied against the tech giant, ruling that Facebook systematically deceived users about control over their personal data — and directing every dollar to the state's schools.
AWS Is Fully Booked Through 2027 — and AI Demand Is Already Devouring 2028
Amazon's cloud chief revealed that AI hunger has turned compute capacity into a pre-sold commodity for years to come, even as the company plans $220 billion in capital spending.
Entertainment
El Clásico Returns Tonight as Barcelona Host José Mourinho's Real Madrid at Camp Nou
The first Clásico of the 2026-27 LaLiga season kicks off Sunday evening at Spotify Camp Nou, with Barcelona's perfect start under Hansi Flick tested against Mourinho's remodelled Madrid.
Atlanta Dream Hold a 2-1 Finals Lead Over the Valkyries as the WNBA Closes In on Its First New Champion in Years
Angel Reese has delivered three straight double-doubles in the Finals, turning a Game 1 deficit into a commanding series edge ahead of Saturday's pivotal Game 4.
Sports
Aston Villa End Manchester City's Perfect Season Start With Nicolas Jackson's Clinical Brace
Villa's Nicolas Jackson struck twice at Villa Park to hand City their first Premier League defeat under Enzo Maresca, derailing a run that had pointed toward a record eighth straight win.
Ferrari Sweeps All Three Austin Practice Sessions as Title Hopeful Antonelli Watches From Fourth
Ferrari's veteran driver posted the weekend's fastest lap in final practice at Circuit of the Americas, setting up a tantalizing qualifying battle with Red Bull and Mercedes ahead of Sunday's race.
Milwaukee Brewers Win Their First World Series Game in 44 Years, Take 1-0 Lead Over the Tampa Bay Rays
A tense 3-2 victory in Game 1 at American Family Field puts Milwaukee — the heavy favourite despite preseason 35-1 odds — one step closer to ending a 44-year title drought, while the Rays' 80-1 underdog run rolls on.
Science
Personalised Brain-Mapping Therapy Achieves 68% PTSD Remission Rate in FDA-Cleared Clinical Trial
A drug-free treatment that reads each patient's own brainwave patterns to tailor targeted magnetic stimulation is opening a new frontier for millions who don't respond to medication or talk therapy.
Scientists Find Blood Markers That Signal Inflammatory Bowel Disease a Full Decade Before Symptoms Appear
A major new study has identified hidden biochemical warning signs in blood that predict IBD onset years before diagnosis — a potential breakthrough for one of the world's fastest-growing chronic conditions.
America's Baby Bust Deepens: CDC Confirms 2025 Fertility Rate Hit a New All-Time Low
New federal data show the US general fertility rate fell to its lowest point on record last year, with women in their twenties driving the decline even as births among women over 30 continued to rise.