OAKLAND, California: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to take the stand Monday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, to explain emails that revealed how his company funded the ChatGPT creator’s shift from philanthropic organization to for-profit AI giant.Nadella’s testimony will precede tha»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

Europe's most ambitious attempt to coordinate its own defence — the €800bn ReArm programme launched with considerable fanfare in early 2025 — is being quietly undermined by the very governments that approved it. Member states are ignoring reporting requirements, protecting national defence industri»»»

Europe's most ambitious attempt to coordinate its own defence — the €800bn ReArm programme launched with considerable fanfare in early 2025 — is being quietly undermined by the very governments that approved it. Member states are ignoring reporting requirements, protecting national defence industri»»»

Europe's most ambitious attempt to coordinate its own defence — the €800bn ReArm programme launched with considerable fanfare in early 2025 — is being quietly undermined by the very governments that approved it. Member states are ignoring reporting requirements, protecting national defence industri»»»

Europe's most ambitious attempt to coordinate its own defence — the €800bn ReArm programme launched with considerable fanfare in early 2025 — is being quietly undermined by the very governments that approved it. Member states are ignoring reporting requirements, protecting national defence industri»»»

Europe's most ambitious attempt to coordinate its own defence — the €800bn ReArm programme launched with considerable fanfare in early 2025 — is being quietly undermined by the very governments that approved it. Member states are ignoring reporting requirements, protecting national defence industri»»»

Europe's most ambitious attempt to coordinate its own defence — the €800bn ReArm programme launched with considerable fanfare in early 2025 — is being quietly undermined by the very governments that approved it. Member states are ignoring reporting requirements, protecting national defence industri»»»

Europe's most ambitious attempt to coordinate its own defence — the €800bn ReArm programme launched with considerable fanfare in early 2025 — is being quietly undermined by the very governments that approved it. Member states are ignoring reporting requirements, protecting national defence industri»»»

How can Europe cover the $100bn the war in Ukraine costs? The EU just signed off on a €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed at a summit on December 19 to get it through the next two years. But the increasingly dysfunctional European economy doesn’t have the cash to make the loan. So, it borrowed it. »»»

American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will not necessarily be quarantined, a top US health official said Sunday. Jay Bhattacharya, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), also urged the US public to remain calm about»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ​hopes to wean Israel off US military support within a decade as his country pushes to strengthen ties with Gulf states, he said in an interview that aired on Sunday. “I want to draw down to zero the American financial support, the financial comp»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Academic Bridge Program (ABP), part of Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Pre-University Education (PUE), celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2026 under the theme “A Pathway to Excellence”, during a ceremony that took place at Multaqa (Education City Student Center). The Cl»»»

Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak 27 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMatías ZibellBBC Mundo, reporting from Ushuaia BBC visits Argentine city in hunt for origins of hantavirus outbreak As Argentina's southernmost city, Ushuaia has long enjoyed it»»»

DUBAI: The Saudi Music Commission took its “Marvels of Saudi Orchestra” world tour to Rome on Friday with a large-scale performance at the Temple of Venus and Rome within the Colosseum Archaeological Park. The concert featured a special appearance by Andrea Bocelli in a showcase celebrating Saudi a»»»

Egypt’s tourism sector has received renewed international recognition after Sharm El Luli in Marsa Alam was highlighted among the world’s leading coastal destinations for 2026, according to a global beach ranking cited by the UK’s Daily Mail and reported by Russian travel platform TourProm. The ran»»»

CHICAGO: Minnesota lawmakers investigating allegations of Somali fraud have said they are encouraged by this week’s state House approval of a law to create an independent Office of the Inspector General. It was approved by an overwhelming majority of Republicans and Democrats in the Minnesota House»»»

Istanbul: One shot shows Sophia Loren lifting a glass beneath the adoring gaze of fans. In another frame, Brigitte Bardot lies carefree in the countryside in a T-shirt and jeans. Frozen in time yet alive with glamour and spontaneity, these moments are part of a new exhibition in Istanbul featuring »»»

DUBAI: The Saudi Music Commission brought its “Marvels of Saudi Orchestra” world tour to Rome on Friday evening with a large-scale performance staged at the Temple of Venus and Rome within the Colosseum Archaeological Park. The concert featured a special appearance by Andrea Bocelli in a showcase c»»»

Skopje, 7 May 2026 (MIA) - The National Bank has projected the 2026 inflation at 4 percent while the GDP growth at 3.5 percent. For 2027, the central bank projects the inflation at 3 percent and the GDP growth reaching 3.8 percent. The National Bank Council reviewed and adopted Thursday the latest »»»

LONDON: More than 200,000 migrants have arrived on UK shores in small boats since records began in 2018, latest government statistics showed. The tally comes as the anti-immigration party Reform UK surged Thursday in local elections dominated by national issues including immigration. Home Office fi»»»

At 6:00 PM on May 8, 2026, the plane carrying Robert Fico, the Slovak Prime Minister and leader of the Direction – Social Democracy party (SMER-SD), landed in Moscow. This fact was covered in great detail by both Russian and European media, and for good reason. A week earlier, Lithuania and Poland »»»

Doha: Qatar, seeking a hat-trick of Asian Cup titles, will face four-time champions Japan, Thailand and Indonesia in Group F after the final draw for the continent’s premier tournament produced an intriguing set of fixtures. Qatar defeated Jordan 3-1 in February 2024 to retain the crown they first »»»

Europe Day was commemorated across Bulgaria on Saturday with calls for unity, peace and democratic values, alongside reaffirmations of the country’s role in the European Union. In a statement issued by the press centre of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), party leader Delyan Peevski said »»»

Doha, Qatar: As Europe commemorates the 76th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, the European Union is using this year’s Europe Day celebrations to reinforce its message of peace, solidarity and stronger international partnerships amid growing geopolitical uncertainty. In his statement to mark »»»

Bulgaria must remain on the Euro-Atlantic path while defending its national dignity and freedom, said the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), Delyan Peevski, in a statement distributed by the party’s press centre here on Saturday on the occasion of Europe Day, May 9. Europe Day ma»»»

Paris, France: Elon Musk has launched a campaign against French judicial authorities currently investigating possible abuses on his X social network. France opened an inquiry in January 2025 into allegations that X, formerly known as Twitter, was used to interfere in French politics. The probe has »»»

PoliticsGermanyGermany's sugar tax sparks 'nanny state' debateBen KnightFriedrich Merz's government has agreed to introduce a sugar levy on soft drinks as part of its health care reforms. Critics have called it disproportionate interference, but dozens of countries already have such a levy. https:/»»»

How can Europe cover the $100bn the war in Ukraine costs? The EU just signed off on a €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed at a summit on December 19 to get it through the next two years. But the increasingly dysfunctional European economy doesn’t have the cash to make the loan. So, it borrowed it. »»»

How can Europe cover the $100bn the war in Ukraine costs? The EU just signed off on a €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed at a summit on December 19 to get it through the next two years. But the increasingly dysfunctional European economy doesn’t have the cash to make the loan. So, it borrowed it. »»»

How can Europe cover the $100bn the war in Ukraine costs? The EU just signed off on a €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed at a summit on December 19 to get it through the next two years. But the increasingly dysfunctional European economy doesn’t have the cash to make the loan. So, it borrowed it. »»»

How can Europe cover the $100bn the war in Ukraine costs? The EU just signed off on a €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed at a summit on December 19 to get it through the next two years. But the increasingly dysfunctional European economy doesn’t have the cash to make the loan. So, it borrowed it. »»»

How can Europe cover the $100bn the war in Ukraine costs? The EU just signed off on a €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed at a summit on December 19 to get it through the next two years. But the increasingly dysfunctional European economy doesn’t have the cash to make the loan. So, it borrowed it. »»»

How can Europe cover the $100bn the war in Ukraine costs? The EU just signed off on a €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed at a summit on December 19 to get it through the next two years. But the increasingly dysfunctional European economy doesn’t have the cash to make the loan. So, it borrowed it. »»»

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said three hours of talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump on Thursday helped stabilise relations between Brazil and the United States, which have been strained by Trump’s tariff policy. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sai»»»

Over the past year, NATO has been dealing with an unprecedented split between the US and other members of the alliance. Our guest is Marcos Perestrello, the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a body that brings together legislators from NATO member countries. Perestrello is a former secr»»»

The list of foreign guests published by the Kremlin for the May 9 events in Moscow does not include the presidents of the Central Asian countries, Telegram channel Politik CA reports. This will be the first Victory Day parade since 2018 to take place without the participation of the region’s leader»»»

LONDON: In early November, six Roman-era marble statues vanished from Syria’s National Museum in Damascus. Staff later found that one of the museum’s doors had been broken from the inside, and officials concluded they had been stolen. The heist took place overnight on Nov. 12 in the museum’s classi»»»

Dubai: A Kuwaiti fugitive convicted in a public funds embezzlement and forgery case has been arrested in Dubai following a joint security operation coordinated between Kuwait and the UAE, Kuwaiti authorities said on Friday. Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior said the arrest was carried out through close»»»

BARCELONA: Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice. The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Th»»»

Parliament voted Friday to approve the composition of the new Cabinet with Prime Minister Rumen Radev. All of the votes in favour, a total of 122, came from Progressive Bulgaria. Democratic Bulgaria (21 MPs), Movement for Rights and Freedoms (21 MPs), Continue the Change (16 MPs) and Vazrazhdane (1»»»

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reacted to new U.S. sanctions, saying on social media that the island's population "already knows the cruelty behind the actions of the U.S. government." File Photo by Adalberto Roque/EPA/Pool May 8 (UPI) -- Cuba vehemently opposed new measures adopted by the Unite»»»

Milan, May 8 (SANA) The Doha Forum and the Mediterranean Dialogues (MED), in partnership with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) and the Center for International Policy Research (CIPR), convened a joint EU-GCC initiative Thursday at Palazzo Clerici in Milan to discuss »»»

A new International Monetary Funds report says higher copper production and prices support Chile's growth expectations, but warned of risks that include the crisis in the Middle East, rising oil prices and loss of domestic competitiveness tied to the sharp public spending cuts. File Photo by Mario »»»

The majority shareholder of Carpathia Pensii, Vienna Insurance Group, signed the agreement in the presence of Mr. Peter Höfnger, Deputy CEO of VIG and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carpathia Pensii and Mr. Vittorio Di Bello, IFC’s Director of the Financial Institutions Group for Europe, Lati»»»