Musk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways
Musk’s announcement comes after Anthropic pledged to create a public benefit fund ahead of its blockbuster stock market listing.
Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada
Polling suggests most Albertans favour remaining part of the country, although the debate alone has proven divisive.
Arrests over Israeli settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats in West Bank
Ten suspects have been arrested in connection with recent violence in the West Bank including attacks on an American photojournalist and European diplomats, Israeli police
Accenture reportedly looks to sell its China business for up to $1.5B
Accenture is exploring a sale of its Greater China business, in a deal that could value the unit at up to $1.5bn, the Financial Times reported
Exclusive: Choice is betting $7.1M that restaurants can run with one single AI platform
Restaurants are no longer just places where people go to enjoy a meal. They have become full businesses and ecosystems, with cooking as only one
Hezbollah funding plan indicates a new challenge to Lebanon’s government
The reported $200m in aid from Iran to Hezbollah has put the Lebanese government under increased pressure from the US.
France’s Macron declines minister’s resignation after violent protests
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez acknowledges that police ‘lost control’ during weekend protests.
Mali’s military and armed groups committing abuses against civilians: HRW
Soldiers, fighters and separatists in West African country committing grave laws-of-war violations, rights group finds.
Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter’s Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV has thanked the faithful in St. Peter’s Square for their prayers after his hospitalization for lung surgery
Katya Adler: France’s government under pressure after weekend of widespread violence
Political tension grips France after rioting marred protests over the cost of living and struggling public services, Katya Adler writes.
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survives shooting attempt in Mumbai
Videos showed gunmen firing shots at Shroff’s car while it was moving slowly past a crowd.
Watch: Shops looted and restaurants gutted in Paris riots
Violence broke out across France, with more than half a million people taking to the streets over the weekend.
Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza
The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third – from 1.6 million to 1.1
NHS bosses say smaller maternity units may have to close
The NHS Alliance said “difficult decisions” lie ahead and some maternity services may have to be consolidated.