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World
Brazil runoff live updates: Lula prepares to speak after historic victory over Flávio Bolsonaro
Leftist incumbent Lula stages unprecedented comeback weeks after narrowly losing first round of election to Bolsonaro Lula wins election in stunning comeback – live updates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…
Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
Nobel peace prize winner’s return after almost a year in exile is unlikely to please interim president Delcy Rodríguez The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has announced she has re…
Serbia election: Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement
In a seismic political shift, Serbia's longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in the country's parliamentary elections.
France: 1.314 arrested during protests across the country
Protests over inequality and living costs drew an estimated 410,000 people across France, with clashes in several cities for a second straight weekend.
Two dead and 160,000 properties without power as Storm Boelo batters UK
Man aged 60 and another in his 20s killed by falling trees in Scotland and London as Met Office reports gusts of up to 84mph Two people have been killed and more than 160,000 properties have been lef…
US Attorney General Todd Blanche defends Alaska Senate election lawsuit
Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's suit over Alaska's Senate race in an interview on CNN.
Business
Saudi Arabia looks to US for an AI edge as Yemen's Houthis up pressure
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles and drones, while the Houthis claimed attacks on airports and energy sites amid rising regional supply risks.
SpaceX closes $40 billion debt deal for AI chips, Elon Musk says
Elon Musk said in an X post that SpaceX has closed $40 billion in debt financing to purchase GPUs.
Behind ‘Mad Money’ was a brilliant writer viewers never saw. We lost him too soon
Jim Cramer remembers Cliff Mason, the head writer of "Mad Money," who died last week at age 41.
Healey's Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds
The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government
AI & Tech
These clever apps show off the iPhone Duo’s potential
From retro cassette players and virtual notebooks to flight trackers and even a digital toaster, developers are finding creative ways to take advantage of Apple's first foldable iPhone.
The best apps for tracking your reading and discovering new books
There are numerous apps on the market that promise to do just that, so we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ones to help you pick the right one for you.
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