Google value plunges by $500bn as AI search hits ad sales
Alphabet’s stock plummeted nearly 13% after revealing that AI-powered search summaries are reducing advertising revenue, erasing $500 billion in market value in a single day.
China made Real Madrid’s Mbappé apologise over Mao remark – but many people don’t know exactly what he said
Kylian Mbappé apologized after a joke involving a meme comparing him to Mao Zedong sparked backlash on Chinese social media, prompting Chinese brands to cut ties and broadcasters to suspend La Liga coverage.
Venezuela’s Machado lauds Trump for ‘freedom’, urges 2027 elections
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returned from exile to call for 2027 elections following former President Maduro’s abduction in January, praising the Trump administration’s role.
What polls say four days before US midterms as Trump cancels two rallies
Democrats lead Republicans by 8.2 percentage points in national polls four days before midterm elections, as Trump cancels two weekend rallies to campaign by phone instead.
UK denies entry to Swedish academic due to speak at Palestine event
UK authorities cancelled the Electronic Travel Authorisation of Swedish academic Andreas Malm, barring him from attending a pro-Palestine panel discussion in London scheduled for later this week.
‘My life is buried here’: Iranian man whose 12 family members were killed
An Iranian man lost 12 family members, including his wife, in a March attack on his Tehran home. Seven months later, he returns daily to the ruins, saying his life is buried there.