China is building soft power as Trump burns bridges
After years of struggling to match the global popularity of the US, Japan and South Korea, Beijing’s image is improving
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Antisemitism 'allowed to come into the open' says Bondi victim's daughter
Sheina Gutnick was the first person to give evidence at the royal commission investigating the attack.
Trump-Linked World Liberty Sues Justin Sun for Defamation
World Liberty Financial said it is suing Justin Sun for defamation, accusing the billionaire crypto entrepreneur of running a coordinated media campaign against the Trump-linked project after he filed his own lawsuit against it last month.
Kirsty, 11, seeks more Kirstys to help raise money for brain tumour research | Kent
Calling all Kirstys! A schoolgirl from Tunbridge Wells in Kent is seeking people who share her name to help raise money for research into paediatric brain tumours like the one for which she is being treated. Kirsty Waugh, who turns 12 on Monday, has already persuaded more than 10,000 Kirstys, Kirsties, Kersties and assorted other…
Doordash adds AI tools to speed up merchant onboarding, edit photos of dishes
DoorDash on Monday added new AI-powered tools that let merchants speed up onboarding, edit photos to make dishes look better, and create websites based on their app listings. The onboarding tool works similarly to the one Amazon launched in 2024. Merchants can point the tool to their website, from which it will automatically fetch information…
Tennis stars Sinner, Sabalenka and Gauff criticise Roland Garros prize money | Tennis News
Players keep up the pressure on the Grand Slam tournaments by asking organisers to increase prize money. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 A group of leading tennis players, including Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, have expressed “their deep disappointment” at the prize money on offer at Roland Garros during a lingering…
Here’s what you missed this WNBA offseason: More money, a healthy Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese in Atlanta and the contenders reload
There has never been an offseason as full of colossal milestones as the time between the anointing of the 2025 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on Oct. 10 and the first tip-off of the 2026 season on Friday. The WNBA’s Board of Governors and the WNBA Players Association needed 160 of those 211 days, on…
North Korean side to make rare trip to South Korea
A team of North Korean footballers will make a rare visit to South Korea later this month. North Korean side Naegohyang will cross the border to play Suwon in the Asian Women’s Champions League semi-final on 20 May. Pyongyang has sent a list of 27 players and 12 staff who will make the visit. South…
A Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for Congress
Alexis Goldstein had just dropped her toddler off at day care and was on her way back into the office when she ran into a group of people she had never seen before attempting to access equipment that appeared to be from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). What ensued was a yearlong fight to…
France’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces 2027 presidential bid | France
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, France’s radical left leader, has confirmed he will run again for president next spring, saying it was urgent for the country to stand up against war being waged by the US and Israel in the Middle East. The 74-year-old veteran leader of La France Insoumise (LFI), announced in an interview with the French…