Elon Musk facing defamation lawsuit in Texas over posts that falsely identified man in protest

Brody, a recent college graduate who said he was in California when the event happened, came under harassment because of Musk's reach, according to the lawsuit.

Nobels season resumes with Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarding the prize in physics

The physics prize comes a day after Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Suicide bomber detonates device near Turkish Parliament, a second assailant killed in shootout

Turkiye's interior affairs minister said that a suicide bomber attack in capital Ankara left two police officers slightly injured. The attack occurred hours before Parliament was scheduled to reopen following a summer recess.

US shutdown halted: Congress passes a temporary funding plan, sends it to Biden

This is good news for the American people, President Biden said after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy abruptly abandoned demands for steep spending cuts and instead relied on Democrats to pass the bill while the Senate followed with final passage closing a whirlwind day at the Capitol.

Maldives opposition candidate Muiz wins presidential runoff over pro-India Solih: local media

It was a surprise win for Opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz, who entered the fray as an underdog in the Maldives presidential election. The election has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power India or China will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. Incumbent President Solih was known for his pro-India stand.

Vatican: Pope creates 21 new cardinals to help reform church and cement his legacy

Leaders of the church in geopolitical hotspots like Hong Kong and Jerusalem, fragile communities like Juba, South Sudan, and sentimental favourites like Cordoba, Argentina, filled out the roster in the latest drive by Vatican City as part of reforms.

US shutdown looms: Who's hit, what's next? Explainer

Once shutdown comes into effect, US federal agencies will stop all actions deemed non-essential, and many of the federal government's roughly 2 million employees, as well as 2 million active-duty military troops and reservists, won't receive paychecks. Take a look at what's ahead if the government shuts down on Sunday.

US Govt Shutdown Tomorrow: Biden says it isn't his fault. Will Americans agree?

Tomorrow, the US federal government will be forced to shut down many services and squeeze workers as Republicans are forcing a confrontation over federal spending. However, White House wants to make sure any blame falls on House Republicans.

New York City area under emergency after storms flood subways, strand people in cars

Following a rainstorm, up to 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain fell in some areas of New York City overnight, and as much as 7 inches (18 centimeters) more was expected throughout the day, NY Governor Kathy Hochul said Friday.

Oxford High School shooter will get life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students, judge rules

First-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence for adults in Michigan. But the shooter was 15 at the time, and the judge had the option of choosing a shorter term that would mean an eventual opportunity for freedom.

More than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population flees as separatist government says it will dissolve

By Friday morning 84,770 people had left Nagorno-Karabakh, according to Armenian officials, continuing a mass exodus from the region of ethnic Armenians that began Sunday. The region's population was around 120,000 before the exodus began.

Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia ex-PM against a liberal pro-West newcomer

Fico and his leftist Smer, or Direction, party vowed to reverse Slovakia's military support for neighboring Ukraine in Russia's war, if his attempt to return to power is successful.

'Something dangerous happening in America right now': Biden targets Trump, Republicans

The 2024 US election is still more than a year away, yet Biden's focus reflects Trump's status as the undisputed frontrunner for his party's nomination despite facing four indictments. In a severe dire warning, President Joe Biden has warned that Donald Trump and his allies are a menace to American democracy.

Trump's business empire under threat; Court rejects his bid to delay trial in fraud ruling

An appeals court rejected US former President Donald Trump's bid to delay a civil trial in a fraud ruling that threatens to upend his real estate empire and force him to give up prized New York properties such as Trump Tower, a Wall Street office building, golf courses and a suburban estate.

Dutch police say people have been killed in shootings at university hospital and home in Rotterdam

Rotterdam police said on X, formerly Twitter, that they were informing next of kin before releasing any more details. A suspect had been arrested after the shootings at the Erasmus Medical Centre and a nearby apartment. Fire also broke out at both locations, local authorities said.

Fire breaks out for second time at car battery factory run by Iran's Defence Ministry

No one was injured in the blaze, which erupted in an area where plastic waste is stored, state TV said. Iranian news outlets circulated photos and video footage of a column of black smoke rising into the sky north of the capital, Tehran.

In Hollywood writers' 148-day battle against AI, humans win (for now)

During the nearly five-month walkout, no issue resonated more than the use of AI in script writing. What was once a seemingly lesser demand of the Writers Guild of America became an existential rallying cry.

Food prices soar as countries limit exports; blame climate change, El-Nino, Russia war

This isn't the first time food prices have been in a tumult. Prices for staples like rice and wheat more than doubled in 2007-2008, but the world had ample food stocks it could draw on and was able to replenish those in subsequent years.

Cricket World Cup host India looks to end 12-year one-day international trophy drought

As the Cricket World Cup returns to India after 12 years, India hopes to end its trophy drought at a major ICC event. It's last World Cup trophy in the 50-overs format came from the tournament it co-hosted in 2011 with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It was MS Dhoni who lifted India's only second ODI World Cup title while the previous one came from Kapil Dev who won India's first in 1983.

North Korean leader urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to a 'new Cold War'

As North Korea slowly ends its pandemic lockdown, Kim has been actively boosting his partnerships with Moscow and Beijing as he attempts to break out of diplomatic isolation and join a united front against Washington.