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Japan Likely Spent $34.5 Billion in FX Intervention to Boost Yen

Japan likely spent around $34.5 billion Thursday in its first currency intervention to prop up the yen since July 2024, according to a analysis of central bank accounts.

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Ready or Not, the AI Phones Are Coming

OpenAI is mulling a possible battle with Apple, Samsung, Huawei and other device-makers to create its own smartphone.

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Hungary Releases Terms of €1 Billion Orban-Era China Loan

Hungary has released previously undisclosed details of a €1 billion ($1.2 billion) loan that outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government took from China in 2024, news website 444.hu reported Friday.

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Commercial flights from Tehran’s main airport resume amid cautious normalcy

Flights are gradually back in the air, but uncertainty on the ground still lingers.

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Energy Prices Underpin Strong Outlook for Japan’s Trading Houses

Japan’s big five trading houses are set to benefit from war-related supply disruptions this year, with higher energy and metals prices driving stronger earnings.

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Renters' Rights Act: What it means for tenants and landlords

The biggest shake up of renting rules in England for 30 years affects millions of people.

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In These Thrillers, the Real Estate Market Is the Monster

As high rates and tight supply warp the housing market, bidding wars and desperate schemes are spilling into fiction.

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UK police charge man over stabbing of two Jewish men in London

British officials have raised the national terrorism threat to its second-highest level.

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How Taiwan Became the World's Most Perilous Geopolitical Chokepoint

Eyck Freymann on the biggest flashpoint of them all.

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It’s a Weird Time to Be Named Claude

The once-rare name is now shared with Anthropic’s fast-growing AI assistant — leaving the humans called Claude to adjust.

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ECB’s Kocher Says Interest-Rate Hold Gives Time to Assess Risks

The European Central Bank’s decision to hold interest rate this week provides policymakers with more time to assess whether the Middle East crisis triggers prolonged inflation, according to Governing Council member Martin Kocher.

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Warm, Wild Weather Puts Europe on Storm and Drought Watch in May

Europe is set for weeks of erratic and increasingly warm weather over the coming month, raising the risk of storms, early season drought stress and increasing cooling demand.

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Met chief defends officers in Golders Green attack after Greens criticism

Sir Mark Rowley says he is "disappointed" that Green Party leader Zack Polanski shared a post condemning how police subdued the suspect.

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Iran vows ‘long, painful’ response if US renews attacks

Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict have hit an impasse, with a ceasefire in place since April 8.

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FTSE 100 Drops in Thin Holiday Trading as NatWest Results Weigh

UK shares dropped in thin holiday trading as NatWest Group Plc fell more than 3% after reporting net interest income that came in slightly below expectations.

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The struggle to get hold of medication in England is set to get worse

People living with conditions include heart problems, stroke risks, eye infections and bipolar are unable to get hold of the drugs they rely on.

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Russia hammers targets across Ukraine overnight

Attacks on towns on the Black Sea and in central Ukraine kill one, injure several.

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What do Ukraine’s robot soldiers mean for the future of warfare?

Remote-controlled weapons have been used for some time, but AI is now on the cusp of making battlefield decisions.

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Pavel Talankin's Oscar for Mr Nobody Against Putin goes missing on NY flight

The airline said it regrets the situation and was doing an urgent "comprehensive internal search" for the award.

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On May Day, Gaza’s workers find whatever source of income they can

Gaza’s economic collapse leaves workers in perilous jobs, with unemployment soaring amid ongoing devastation.

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Why is piracy rising off Somalia again — and is the Iran war responsible?

At least four vessels have been hijacked in the past week or two, raising fears of a piracy resurgence.

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British couple jailed in Iran: 'We're likely to be here for a long time'

Lindsay and Craig Foreman are facing the reality of a 10-year prison sentence following their arrest in Iran while on a motorcycle tour last year.

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Iran war: What’s happening on day 63 as Trump signals possible attacks

Iran’s president calls the US siege ‘intolerable’ as Donald Trump says war may resume.

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King arrives in Bermuda after ending US state visit with trip to small town America

On the final day of the state visit, the royal couple headed to Virginia for a more informal experience of the US.

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Dumplings vs. machines: Inside China’s latest food fight

Restaurants in Guangzhou must now prove their dim sum is made by hand as the southern Chinese city tries to save a traditional culture and its culinary reputation.

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Fertiliser boss says Iran war puts 10 billion meals a week at risk

A shortage of fertiliser due to the Iran conflict could reduce crop yields and push prices higher, says the boss of Yara.

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Chip shops sell cheap catfish as 'traditional fish and chips'

A BBC investigation finds chip shop owners passing off cheaper species as "traditional fish and chips".

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Prosecutors release new video showing moments before shooting at press dinner | CNN Politics

Prosecutors filed new evidence Thursday including video showing the moments before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that President Donald Trump and administration officials attended at the Washington Hilton hotel in DC on Saturday night.

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Newspaper headlines: 'PM vows to act' and 'An attack on all of us'

The main story for many of the papers continues to be the knife attack in Golders Green on Wednesday.

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New footage shows how Trump dinner gunman charged through security in four seconds

The CCTV shows an officer draw a firearm and open fire as the suspect sprints past.

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Iran war live: Tehran says US ports siege ‘intolerable’; Trump mulls action

Israeli attacks on Lebanon killed at least 2,586 people and wounded more than 8,000 since March 2, local media report.

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Prosecutors release new video showing moments before shooting at press dinner

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How a speculative story about dead and missing scientists went from the fringe to the White House

Where did a story about a purported pattern of dead or missing scientists come from?

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US gas reaches $4.30 per gallon; Trump says prices will drop after Iran war

Price of petrol in US jumps by nearly 30 cents in one week amid Strait of Hormuz blockade and Iran diplomatic deadlock.

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Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

Britney Spears was charged in California on Thursday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

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Elon Musk’s courtroom showdown with Sam Altman started this week. The biggest takeaways so far

Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the stand, accusing OpenAI and its executives of deceiving him into donating money to help found what is now one of the world’s biggest AI companies.

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Trump says ABC had ‘better’ fire Kimmel as Disney stands firm

President Donald Trump says ABC had “better” fire Jimmy Kimmel soon, in his latest broadside against the network and its popular late-night comedian.

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We’re all reading the markets wrong

Gas prices are well above $4, ceasefire negotiations are on ice and airlines are warning that they’re running out of jet fuel. So, it sure seems odd that stocks are at record highs.

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The Enten Scale | CNN

Harry Enten cuts through the convenient narratives to unveil the secret behind the numbers. Harry’s insights provide deeper meaning to the day’s biggest stories.

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting yields debates over security, new ballroom — but not guns

Unlike after President Reagan was shot in 1981, there’s been no sign of a fresh gun debate after an armed man attempted to storm a dinner featuring President Trump.

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