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A man holds a flag during a rally in Tehran. Majid Asgaripour/WANA via REUTERS
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- President Donald Trump will venture outside the White House for the first time since a foiled assassination attempt, traveling to a Florida stronghold under mounting political pressure and intense scrutiny of his security.
- Trump signed into law legislation funding Department of Homeland Security agencies including the Secret Service and Transportation Security Administration, ending a partial shutdown that has gripped DHS operations for nearly 11 weeks.
- A federal judge ruled that policies that make it harder for people from countries on Trump's travel ban list to get green cards and work permits are discriminatory and unlawful.
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the payment of the billions of dollars the United States owes to the world body is "non-negotiable," after reports that Washington had placed conditions on releasing the funds.
- Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a 5-year-old Indigenous girl. An angry crowd gathered at the hospital where the suspect was taken after being beaten unconscious by locals.
- British police charged a 45-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder following an attack during which two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in what officers have called a suspected terrorist incident.
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An employee of a foreign exchange trading company at a dealing room in Tokyo. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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- Global shares steadied, with attention firmly on currency markets after the yen suddenly jumped against the dollar in early European trading, a day after Tokyo authorities were widely believed to have intervened to prop up the Japanese currency.
- US economic growth regained speed in the first quarter as businesses boosted investment in artificial intelligence and government spending rebounded after a crippling shutdown, but the pickup is likely temporary.
- Apple touted blowout demand for its flagship iPhone 17 and the MacBook Neo that helped power a solid sales forecast and sent its shares up nearly 4%.
- Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg attributed the Facebook parent's planned layoffs to increased capital spending for AI, and declined to rule out further job cuts, in comments to employees at a company town hall.
- Reddit forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates, betting on its AI-powered tools to boost advertising on the platform, sending its shares up 11%.
- Elon Musk testified during tense cross-examination that he knew about early discussions around turning OpenAI into a for-profit company but was reassured by co-founder Sam Altman it would remain a nonprofit.
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Mali attacks spotlight the growing reach of militants across West Africa |
Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels launched on April 25 showed how fighters from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country’s military government.
Despite a series of interventions since 2013 by French, US, UN and Russian troops, these militant groups have also made significant gains elsewhere in the region.
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A statue by British street artist Banksy in London. REUTERS/Jack Taylor
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Banksy confirmed he was behind a large statue depicting a man carrying a flag that has blown into his face on a plinth near the Mall in the ceremonial heart of London.
Commentators on Banksy's Instagram site speculated the work was about "blind patriotism", and questioned how he had managed to pull off such a stunt in the epicenter of the British establishment.
Reuters revealed details about Banksy's modus operandi and his real identity in a special report last month.
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