Americas

Musk: Twitter deal cannot move forward without clarity on bot accounts

Tesla CEO Elon Musk warns his deal to buy Twitter can't move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than 5 percent of the accounts on the social media platform are fake or spam.

Rashida Tlaib brings resolution in US House to recognise Palestinian Nakba

US Congresswoman introduces a resolution, calling for the lower house of US Congress to recognise the forced expulsion of at least 750,000 Palestinians by then Zionist paramilitaries in 1948.

US white shooter's manifesto: 'Kill as many Blacks as possible'

Eighteen-year-old Payton Gendron was inspired by the "Grand Replacement" theory gaining ground among white Americans that minorities are taking over society.

US eases visa, family remittance curbs for Cuba

Washington says it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on US visitors to the island and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island.

Vigils held in US after 'racist' mass shooting in New York

Mourners in Buffalo describe shooting at grocery market by a white gunman as a "military-style execution" and say racist messaging is "spreading like wildfire," especially online.

'Multiple victims shot' at church in southern California

One person is killed and four others are critically wounded in shooting, US officials say, just one day after a white teenager killed 10 people in a racially motivated attack in New York.

Several killed in ‘racially motivated’ shooting at New York supermarket

US officials say at least 10 people killed, and three injured after a shooter attacked a grocery store in New York’s city of Buffalo.

Nickel talks: Indonesia's president meets Elon Musk

President Widodo met with Tesla’s CEO Musk for a possible deal on a nickel source. Jakarta for years has been trying to secure a deal with Tesla on battery investment and potentially for Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company.

Peru demands $4.5 billion in compensation over Spain's Repsol oil spill

Peru's intellectual defence body has sought $3 billion dollars for environmental damage to Peru's coast, and another $1.5 billion dollars as compensation to consumers, locals and others affected by the disaster.

Thousands demonstrate across US against scrapping abortion rights

Protesters demanded to keep abortion rights after US Supreme Court’s opinion draft leaked to the media that would overturn the landmark Roe v Wade ruling, which supports abortion rights.

US 'very positive' on Türkiye's F-16 bid — Turkish official

Head of Turkish governing party's foreign affairs delegation Ala noted political, economic and defence issues with American counterparts were handled in positive atmosphere, especially after Türkiye’s constructive role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

UN Security Council unanimously condemns killing of Palestinian journalist

The final text merely says that "journalists should be protected as civilians" and does not mention violence during the Friday funeral for Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.