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By Roselyne Min with AP Published on 01/05/2026 – 11:20 GMT+2 Tempers flared between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s lawyer on Thursday as the tech billionaire’s legal battle with the ChatGPT maker entered its third day. The trial centres on Musk’s claim that OpenAI abandoned its founding mission and turned into a for-profit company. Lawyers for OpenAI deny wrongdoing and have previously said Musk’s lawsuit aimed at undercutting its rapid growth and bolstering Musk’s own company xAI, which he launched in 2023. During Thursday’s proceedings, OpenAI lawyer William Savitt questioned Musk about earlier testimony in which he said OpenAI would not necessarily be violating…
While previous threats from Trump have not come to fruition, he’s ratcheted up his anti-European rhetoric in his second term, from threatening to pull out of NATO due to allies’ failure to join the Iran war to warning he might seize Greenland.Trump’s latest threat to the transatlantic alliance comes just days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. was being “humiliated” by Iran at the negotiating table. Trump continued to launch broadsides against the German leader on Thursday, calling for Merz to “spend more time” on ending Russia’s war with Ukraine and solving European energy and immigration problems “and…
Competitiveness and innovation are at the core of Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate as chief of the European Commission. Recent developments, such as proposals for new business-friendly legal frameworks like the 28th regime and repeated calls for deregulation, have raised concern among some observers, who argue that workers’ rights risk being overlooked, or even eroded. Meanwhile, people are concerned that new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) will replace them, while stress on the job is causing a burnout crisis. On International Labour Day, Brussels, My Love? explores the challenges and opportunities faced by European workers in this current…
Suleiman was also charged with attempted murder in relation to a separate incident on the same date in central London. He remains in police custody and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court Friday. The Met’s counter-terror lead Helen Flanagan said: “Our thoughts remain with the victims involved and specialist officers continue to provide them with support as their recovery continues. “We are determined to get justice for the victims and now that a person has been charged, I would urge everyone to avoid any further speculation in relation to this case so that justice can run its course.” Suleiman, a…
Published on 01/05/2026 – 10:10 GMT+2•Updated 10:12 A 45-year-old man was charged with attempted murder on Friday in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community. London Metropolitan Police said the suspect, identified as Essa Suleiman, faces two charges for the attacks that took place in London’s Golders Green area on Wednesday. Suleiman also faces a third count of attempted murder over an incident elsewhere in the city earlier the same day that left a man with minor injuries. Suleiman, a Somalia-born British…
Published on 01/05/2026 – 9:13 GMT+2•Updated 9:27 Brazil’s Congress voted on Thursday to override a presidential veto and adopt a bill to reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup in 2023. The conservative opposition successfully drew centrist senators and federal deputies to comfortably override the leftist president’s veto of last year’s sentencing bill. Bolsonaro supporters expressed confidence in the outcome even before voting began. “This is a first and much awaited step by those who are afflicted. The next stage is full amnesty,” said Senator Espiridião Amin, a Bolsonaro ally. The bill that lawmakers passed…
The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela in nearly seven years landed on Thursday from Miami bound for Caracas, marking a significant step in the reactivation of connections between the two countries. The operation, by US carrier American Airlines, symbolises the gradual re-establishment of air links following a suspension imposed in 2019 amid political tensions and security concerns. During this time, travellers were forced to resort to indirect routes via third countries. The flight, which lasted about three hours, was greeted with enthusiasm by passengers, many of them members of the Venezuelan diaspora in the US,…
For almost two years, Ukraine’s ambition to one day join the European Union has been defined not by its progress but by its lack thereof. Hungary’s veto, imposed in June 2024 and since entrenched, has effectively paralysed Ukraine’s membership application, pushing Kyiv and Brussels towards informal avenues to advance the legal and technical work in the hope of a breakthrough. As a result, Ukraine today finds itself in a highly unusual position: on paper, it is ready to open the six clusters of negotiations that structure the accession process, but in practice, it is unable to open any of them.…
Published on 01/05/2026 – 8:13 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump says he is considering pulling his country’s troops out of allies Spain and Italy due to their opposition of the US-Israeli war in Iran, which just entered its third month. The remarks came just a day after the US president proposed a similar reduction in Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised the Trump administration over its war strategy, suggesting it was ill-conceived and adding that Tehran was humiliating Washington. “Yeah, probably, I probably will. Why shouldn’t I?” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about Spain and Italy.…
Once in a blue moon, a rare cinematic fluke occurs. The stars align and audiences are treated to that most special of events: a Hathaweek. For the heathens among you, it’s when the release dates of two movies featuring the considerable talents of Anne Hathaway coincide. And lo and behold, 2026’s Hathaweek is special, as both films share a common thread. Literally, as they deal with fashion. To a point. The first is The Devil Wears Prada 2, the two-decades-in-the-waiting sequel to the 2006 hit, which is much better than anyone could have hoped. There are decent gags, sly digs…