Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speaks with members of the media after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Dec. 2, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters U.S. regulators are advancing a proposal that would allow public companies to scrap quarterly…
A leading human rights barrister is facing contempt of court proceedings after he was accused of defying a judge’s orders during a trial of Palestine Action activists. Rajiv Menon KC is accused of breaching the judge’s directions while giving his closing speech in the trial of six people in relation to a 2024 direct action…
The Rolling Stones are back. The legendary rock band revealed Tuesday that they’ll release new album Foreign Tongues in July, with a star-studded list of guest appearances including Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Robert Smith and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith. Foreign Tongues, due July 10 through Capitol Records, marks the Rolling Stones’ 25th album…
Louise Arbour will hold constitutional role after distinguished legal career
The strikes come a day after the Gulf nation was attacked by 15 missiles amid a shaky US-Iran ceasefire. Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026 The United Arab Emirates has come under attack from Iranian missiles and drones for the second day in a row, according to its Defence Ministry. Tuesday’s attack came a…
Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronaut Chris Williams as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, May 8, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel. This event is hosted…
On Monday, OpenAI released a new foundation model called GPT-5.5 Instant, which will replace GPT-5.3 Instant as the default ChatGPT model. The company said the model reduces hallucination in sensitive areas such as law, medicine, and finance, while maintaining the low latency of its predecessor. OpenAI released the latest GPT-5.5 model last month with the…
Footballer Dujon Sterling has also been fined after crashing his car while almost three times over the drink driving limit.
Alphabet Inc.’s C$8.5 billion ($6.24 billion) bond deal is driving corporate and provincial spreads wider in Canada as investors’ enthusiasm for the hyperscaler’s debt tests the market’s ability to absorb it.
Strict bans on mobile phones in schools have “close to zero” impact on student learning and show no evidence of improvements in attendance or online bullying, a study has found. Researchers at US universities including Stanford and Duke looked at nearly 1,800 US schools where students’ phones were kept in locked pouches and found little…
