‘Mass casualty incident’ after car driven into crowd in Canada

Police are investigating a “mass casualty incident” in which “several people were killed” after a car was driven into a crowd in Vancouver. Authorities in the Canadian city said “multiple…

Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser, dies by suicide

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, has died by suicide aged 41, her family has said. Ms Giuffre was one of the most outspoken…

Opinion | Our After-Dinner Debate About Larry David’s Satire

To the Editor: Re “My Dinner With Adolf,” by Larry David (Opinion guest essay, April 25): Larry David’s spoof draws a provocative analogy between Bill Maher’s recent meeting with President…

Company executives warn over impact of tariffs

Top executives at well-known US firms are warning about the impact that tariffs are having on their companies and the wider economy. Technology giant Intel, footwear maker Skechers and consumer…

Kyiv hit by deadly Russian missile and drone attack

Ukraine has repeatedly stated that it will not give up Crimea, a southern peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine…

Who will be the next Pope? The top candidates in an unpredictable contest

Aleem Maqbool, Rebecca Seales & Paul Kirby BBC News Getty Images Pope candidates (left to right) Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, cardinal Pietro Parolin, cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, and…

US stocks and dollar slide after Trump attacks Fed chair Powell

US stocks and the dollar plunged again as President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on the US central bank boss calling him “a major loser” for not lowering interest rates.…

‘Professional failures’ led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says

The Israeli military has said “professional failures” led to the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza last month. An inquiry into the incident by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…

Zelensky says Russian attacks ongoing despite ‘Easter truce’

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has ordered his forces to “stop all military activity” in Ukraine, as he declared an “Easter truce” until the end of Sunday. He said…

China races robots against humans in Beijing half-marathon

Robots ran alongside humans at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday. Twenty-one humanoid robots, designed by Chinese manufacturers, raced alongside thousands of runners over a 21km (13-mile) course that…