Barcelona agree €80M deal with Newcastle for Anthony Gordon

Barcelona have agreed a deal worth €80 million (£69.3 million) with Newcastle United to sign winger Anthony Gordon,…

IOC says sports cut from Brisbane 2032 can return

Sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at…

Amazon MGM Studios launches AI fund, orders three animated series

Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. MGM Studios and Amazon Web Services on Wednesday announced the GenAI Creators' Fund, a joint…

Sotheby’s to auction T. rex skeleton ‘Gus’ for up to $30M

Sotheby's announced on Tuesday that it will auction a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named "Gus" as the centerpiece of…

North Korea claims first use of AI in missile tests

North Korea on Wednesday announced it had tested a range of advanced weapons systems, including cruise missiles guided…

Cuba calls US oil blockade ‘an act of war’ at UN Security Council

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla addressed the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, warning that the U.S.…

UN Security Council condemns drone strike on UAE nuclear plant

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously condemned the drone attack on the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant…

Iran’s judiciary blocks presidential order to restore internet

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the restoration of international internet access on May 25, seeking to end what…

Spotify launches narrated magazine articles for audiobook subscribers

Spotify on Tuesday announced a new content format — narrated long-form magazine articles — available to audiobook subscribers…

Zelensky says US missile defense talks have stalled

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that strengthening Ukraine's air defense is Kyiv's "first priority" and disclosed that…

Monfils bows out of Roland Garros in five-set thriller

The 2026 French Open delivered an emotional Sunday at Roland Garros as Gael Monfils played his final match…

Putin signs decree canceling debts for new Ukraine war recruits

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday canceling debts of up to 10 million roubles —…

Cuba publishes names of 2,000 pardoned prisoners

Cuba on Monday disclosed the identities of more than 2,000 prisoners pardoned under a sweeping amnesty first announced…

Iran says Khamenei suffered only ‘superficial’ wounds in February airstrikes

Iran's Health Ministry on Monday publicly detailed for the first time the injuries sustained by Supreme Leader Ayatollah…

Carney calls Alberta separation vote a ‘dangerous bluff,’ cites Brexit experience

Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Monday that Alberta's planned referendum on separation is a "dangerous bluff," cautioning that…

AI safety filters on Meta, Google models stripped in minutes, FT finds

Software tools that remove safety protections from AI models developed by Meta and Google Alphabet Inc. can bypass…

Guardiola bids farewell to Man City after decade of dominance

Pep Guardiola said on Sunday that memories and personal connections, rather than trophies, define his decade at Manchester…

Pope Leo XIV calls to ‘disarm’ AI in first encyclical

Pope Leo XIV on Monday released his first encyclical, a sweeping nearly 43,000-word document that calls for the…

Inaudible sounds hidden in podcasts can hijack AI voice assistants, researchers find

A team of security researchers has shown that imperceptible audio signals hidden in podcasts, YouTube videos, and voice…

Trump urges Arab leaders to normalize Israel ties as Iran deal nears

President Donald Trump told the leaders of several Arab and Muslim-majority countries during a phone call on Saturday…

Star Citizen crosses $1 billion in crowdfunding

Cloud Imperium Games' Star Citizen has reached $1 billion in total player-funded revenue, a milestone hit during the…

Usyk stops Verhoeven in controversial 11th-round TKO at Giza

Oleksandr Usyk narrowly avoided one of the greatest upsets in heavyweight boxing history on Saturday night, stopping Dutch…

Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ wins Palme d’Or as Cannes launches Oscar hopefuls

As the 79th Cannes Film Festival wrapped up on Saturday with Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" taking the Palme d'Or,…

Morocco’s king pardons Senegalese fans jailed after AFCON final

King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Saturday granted clemency to 18 Senegalese soccer fans imprisoned on hooliganism charges…

Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ wins Palme d’Or at 2026 Cannes Festival

Cristian Mungiu claimed the Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for "Fjord," his English-language…

NATO weighs return to Iraq after wartime evacuation

NATO's advisory mission to Iraq, which was fully evacuated to southern Italy amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran,…

Taiwan says China deployed 100-plus vessels after Trump-Xi summit

Taiwan's National Security Council chief Joseph Wu said Saturday that China has deployed more than 100 navy, coast…

Zelensky confirms strike on chemical plant 1,700 km inside Russia

Ukraine escalated its long-range drone campaign overnight on May 23, hitting an oil terminal in the Black Sea…

Zelensky calls Germany’s associate EU membership plan ‘unfair’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told EU leaders in a letter sent late on Friday that a German proposal…

North Korea’s Naegohyang wins AFC Women’s Champions League in South Korea

North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC defeated Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza 1-0 on Saturday in Suwon, South Korea, to…