A demonstrator holds a sign that says "From Amman, greetings to the American students" during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak/File Photo |
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- US President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump are tied in the race to win the November presidential election, as Trump fights criminal prosecution and Biden weathers criticism over his support for Israel's war against Hamas militants, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview, said he backed China's plan for a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis, saying Beijing had a full understanding of what lay behind the crisis.
- Three people have been killed in unrest in New Caledonia as rioting continued and stores and schools remained shut after France's National Assembly approved changes to voting rules in the Pacific Island. Gabriel Stargardter joins the Reuters World News podcast to explain what's behind the controversial voting reforms.
- Outspoken Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders is on the verge of sealing a deal to form the most right-wing government in the Netherlands in decades, almost six months after a major election victory.
- Singapore's Lawrence Wong, who becomes the wealthy city-state's first new prime minister in 20 years, took to Tiktok in the years before to engage with citizens, singing, playing guitar and posting on issues such as mental health. Here's everything you need to know about Wong.
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- Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had pulled out of position is an issue the Elon Musk company has known about for years, according to five people familiar with the matter.
- Two Chinese chipmakers are in the early stages of producing high bandwidth memory semiconductors used in artificial intelligence chipsets, according to sources and documents.
- Raiffeisen Bank International was warned by the US Treasury in writing that its access to the US financial system could be curbed because of its Russia dealings, according to a person who has seen the correspondence.
- Huawei is revamping its retail strategy and aggressively opening flagship stores in China, with some just a stone's throw away from Apple shops, as it seeks to retake the premium electronics throne in the world's biggest smartphone market.
- Meme stocks are soaring again, delighting fans, frustrating detractors and showing Wall Street that the social media force behind the wild GameStop rally in 2021 is still going strong.
- BHP's options for its pursuit of rival miner Anglo American include sweetening its $42.7 billion buyout offer, making a hostile bid or walking away for now as it approaches a May 22 deadline to lodge a binding offer.
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The inside story of Elon Musk's mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff |
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Tesla electric vehicle chargers are seen during the winter in Hofn, Iceland, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce |
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The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured at the Louvre museum in Paris. Aurelien Morissard/Pool via REUTERS |
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Over 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, an academic believes she has unraveled the mystery about the backdrop to one of the world's most famous works of art. Art historians have long debated its landscape, speculating on the locations that could have inspired Leonardo but the geologist and Italian Renaissance specialist Ann Pizzorusso thinks she has pinpointed it. |
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