Transgender religious order gets rare approval at India Hindu festival
Stuck in eternal drought, UAE turns to AI to make it rain
Trump's chip tariff threats raise stakes for Taiwan
Galatasaray accuse Mourinho of 'racist statements' after derby
Fears of US public health crises grow amid falling vaccination rates
Latin American classics get the streaming treatment
Fires, strikes, pandemic and AI: Hollywood workers can't catch a break
Their dreams dashed by Trump, migrants make return journey home
Judge declines to immediately grant AP access to White House events
Confusion reigns as US federal workers face Musk job deadline
Crew open against Toluca, Miami with Atlas in Leagues Cup
New York (AFP) – Defending champion Columbus Crew will open against Toluca while 2023 winner Inter Miami debuts against Atlas when the 2025 Leagues Cup kicks off in July, regional governing body CONCACAF announced Tuesday.
US Fed chair says in no rush to tweak interest rate policy
Washington (AFP) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the US central bank was in no hurry to adjust its interest rate-cut policy, as the country’s economy maintains resilient growth and a relatively strong labor market.
Dam fine: beavers save Czech treasury $1 million
Prague (AFP) – Beavers have saved Czech taxpayers a cool $1 million by flooding a protected former army training site where a long-stalled dam was planned, a conservation official said on Tuesday.
Rodgers hopes to make Bayern 'hurt' at Celtic
Glasgow (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers said a glamour Champions League play-off tie against Bayern Munich is the stage he wanted for Celtic and is determined to make the German giants fight for a place in the last 16.
Altman says OpenAI 'not for sale' after Musk's $97 bn bid
Paris (AFP) – Artificial intelligence developer OpenAI is “not for sale”, chief executive Sam Altman said in Paris Tuesday in response to a reported $97.4 billion bid from competitor Elon Musk.
Trump says US disaster relief agency should be 'terminated'
Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack Tuesday on the US federal disaster agency FEMA, calling for it to be shut down and its duties instead handed to individual states.
Everton's Moyes aims to bridge gap to mighty Liverpool
London (AFP) – David Moyes admits the gap between Everton and Liverpool is “as big as it’s been for a long time” as he prepares for the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday.
Virus disinformation drives anti
Hong Kong (AFP) – A deluge of disinformation about a flu-like virus called HMPV is stoking anti-China sentiment across Asia and spurring unfounded concerns of renewed lockdowns, despite experts dismissing comparisons with the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago.
World leaders seek elusive AI common ground at Paris summit
Paris (AFP) – World leaders were set to hold formal talks in Paris on Tuesday on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking elusive common ground on a technology subject to a global race for promised economic benefits.
Asian markets swing as tariff uncertainty looms large
Hong Kong (AFP) – Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following the previous day’s global rally as traders keep a nervous eye on Donald Trump’s next moves after he signed off on 25 percent tariffs for steel and alumium imports, having warned of more measures to come.
