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Tesla sales tumble in Europe in Q1

The company suffered from boycotts against the policies of Elon Musk.

Ford’s US Q1 auto sales dip

But its Q1 figures exceed a forecast by Edmunds

Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn

The property giant attributes loss to falling sales and shrinking profit.

Goldwind 2024 revenue up 12.5%

The clean energy giant posted $7.8bn in revenue for 2024.

Emaar to pay $2.39bn dividend

The company had posted $19bn in property sales for 2024.

Palestinian sources say Hamas, mediators in new talks to revive Gaza truce, hostage release deal

Negotiations between Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt along with Qatar and the United States, have been deadlocked for weeks...
  • Talks are focusing on the possibility of implementing a truce during the Eid al-Fitr and Jewish Passover holidays
  • A Palestinian source close to Hamas said that despite the discussions, "no breakthrough" had been achieved so far

Firms and researchers at odds over superhuman AI

The belief that human-or-better intelligence -- often called "artificial general intelligence" (AGI) -- will emerge from current machine-learning techniques fuels...
  • "Systems that start to point to AGI are coming into view," OpenAI chief Sam Altman wrote in a blog post last month.
  • Such predictions help justify the hundreds of billions of dollars being poured into computing hardware and the energy supplies to run it.

From cars to champagne: Trump’s expanding tariffs trigger trade war fears

Paris, France -- From champagne to steel and now cars: it is getting harder to keep up with US President...
  • In early March, Trump imposed a 20 percent tariff on products from China, which has a huge trade surplus with the United States and was already his top target during his first term
  • Trump announced earlier he would slap 25-percent tariffs on imports from countries buying oil and gas from Venezuela, a punitive measure that could hit China and India.

Israel PM threatens to seize parts of Gaza over fate of hostages

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Wednesday to seize parts of Gaza if Hamas did not release hostages, while the militant...
  • Israel's resumption of intense bombardment and ground operations across Gaza shattered weeks of relative calm brought by a fragile ceasefire
  • According to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, 830 people have been killed in the territory since Israel restarted its strikes on March 18

Macron hosts European leaders to discuss Ukraine’s security amid ceasefire talks with Russia

The meeting is seeking to set out what security guarantees Europe can offer Ukraine once a ceasefire deal is agreed,...
  • Speaking alongside Zelensky in Paris on Wednesday ahead of the talks, Macron said this was now a "decisive phase to put an end to the war of aggression"
  • Macron also announced a new French two billion euro ($2.2 billion) military aid package for Ukraine, with Paris ready to rapidly ship existing hardware from its stocks

Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: study

Washington, United States -- By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of...
  • Coca-Cola ranks as the world's top branded plastic polluter, followed by PepsiCo, Nestle, Danone, and Altria, according to a 2024 study published in Science Advances.
  • Oceana's estimate is based on Coca-Cola's publicly reported packaging data from 2018 to 2023, combined with sales growth forecasts to create a "business-as-usual" scenario.

Japan’s Masaki Kashiwara wins Abel Prize for mathematics

Oslo, Norway -- The prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics was on Wednesday awarded to Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara a specialist...
  • The 78-year-old mathematician was honored for "his fundamental contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory.
  • D-modules provided a "new basis for studying systems of linear differential equations", according to the jury.

Turkey protesters defiant despite nearly 1,500 arrests

The protests erupted on March 19 after the arrest of Istanbul opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a graft...
  • Those detained include AFP journalist Yasin Akgul, who the Paris-based agency says was doing his job covering the protests.
  • President Recep Erdogan, who has repeatedly denounced the protests as "street terror", stepped up his attacks on the opposition.

Russia, Ukraine agree to halt Black Sea strikes in US-brokered talks in Saudi Arabia

With President Donald Trump pushing for a rapid end to the war that has killed tens of thousands of people,...
  • The United States said it would also look for ways to enforce a ban on strikes on energy infrastructure in the two countries
  • Zelensky told a news conference in Kyiv that the talks also discussed bringing in third parties to oversee a future truce

Syria slams ‘flagrant’ Israeli violation after deadly bombardment

Syria slammed Israeli attacks as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty after deadly bombardment Tuesday in the country's south, where...
  • The violence near the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights followed Israeli air strikes in central Syria, the latest in a string of attacks on military sites
  • Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on military sites since Assad's fall in December, saying it wants to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of jihadists

Trump’s sweeping tariffs spark fears of trade war, recession, and global economic instability

The threat of a trade war has caused increasing political ructions, with Canada's looming general election on April 28 set...

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Hamas says agrees to new Gaza truce proposal received from mediators but warns its weapons a ‘red line’

The talks in Doha started a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to seize parts of Gaza if...

Trump says Iran faces ‘bad, bad things’ if no nuclear deal after Tehran responds to a letter from him

"I sent them a letter just recently, and I said: you have to make a decision, one way or the...

Pro-Palestine rallies held in many countries on Quds Day

Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations were launched in 1979 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic, which has...

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Lawyer complains Turkish student held in US ‘abducted’

A lawyer representing a Turkish university student detained in the United States and facing deportation said Thursday that his client...
  • Earlier this week, a video surfaced on social media showing 30-year-old Rumeysa Ozturk being detained by masked, plain-clothed figures near Tufts University in Massachusetts
  • The video quickly went viral as a symbol driving the fear and anger gripping US campuses as President Donald Trump clamps down on students accused of holding extremist views

Palestinian sources say Hamas, mediators in new talks to revive Gaza truce, hostage release deal

Negotiations between Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt along with Qatar and the United States, have been deadlocked for weeks...
  • Talks are focusing on the possibility of implementing a truce during the Eid al-Fitr and Jewish Passover holidays
  • A Palestinian source close to Hamas said that despite the discussions, "no breakthrough" had been achieved so far

Firms and researchers at odds over superhuman AI

The belief that human-or-better intelligence -- often called "artificial general intelligence" (AGI) -- will emerge from current machine-learning techniques fuels...
  • "Systems that start to point to AGI are coming into view," OpenAI chief Sam Altman wrote in a blog post last month.
  • Such predictions help justify the hundreds of billions of dollars being poured into computing hardware and the energy supplies to run it.