May 3, 2025
Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself as Pope
US President Donald Trump has attracted criticism from some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope. The picture, which was shared by official White House social media accounts, comes as Catholics mourn the death of Pope…
April 21, 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla greet crowds after Easter service
LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla briefly greeted onlookers after an Easter service at St George's Chapel in Windsor, an important fixture in the calendar of the monarch, who is supreme governor of the Church of…
April 21, 2025
Exclusive: Huawei readies new AI chip for mass shipment as China seeks Nvidia alternatives, sources say
SINGAPORE/BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) plans to begin mass shipments of its advanced 910C artificial intelligence chip to Chinese customers as early as next month, two people familiar with the matter said. Some…
April 21, 2025
China warns countries against striking trade deals with US at its expense
BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - China on Monday accused Washington of abusing tariffs and warned countries against striking a broader economic deal with the United States at its expense, ratcheting up its rhetoric in a spiralling trade war between the…
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis, whose tenure was marked by turbulence and division, dies at 88
VATICAN CITY, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign in which he sought to overhaul an ancient and divided institution. He was 88, and had…
April 18, 2025
Tesla speeds up odometers to avoid warranty repairs, US lawsuit claims
April 17 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab faces a proposed class action claiming it speeds up odometers on its electric vehicles so they fall out of warranty faster, saving Elon Musk's company from having to pay for repairs. The plaintiff…
April 16, 2025
Judge orders Trump officials to testify about efforts to return wrongly deported man
GREENBELT, Maryland, April 15 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday demanded U.S. officials provide documents and answer questions under oath about what it had done to secure the return of a man wrongly deported to El Salvador, ramping up an inquiry…
April 16, 2025
China Q1 GDP growth beats expectations, but US tariff shock dims outlook
BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - China's first-quarter economic growth beat expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output even as policymakers brace for the impact of U.S. tariffs that analysts say pose the biggest risk to the…
March 27, 2025
King Charles cancels engagements after experiencing temporary side effects of cancer treatment
(CNN) - Britain’s King Charles “required a short period of observation in hospital” on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects” from a scheduled cancer treatment in the morning, Buckingham Palace has said. “His Majesty has now returned…
March 22, 2025
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as Namibia’s first female leader
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s first female president on Friday, reaching the highest office in her land nearly 60 years after she joined the liberation movement fighting for independence from apartheid…