MEXICO CITY — Haiti is entering its second day of a state of emergency, after gangs attacked the capital city’s most important prisons over the weekend, releasing thousands of inmates. The country’s airport is under siege and on Monday evening it was still not clear whether Haiti’s de facto prime minister had made it back…
Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit from Twitter’s former top brass, who say he owes them more than $128m (£100m) in unpaid severance. The four executives, including former chief Parag Agrawal, said Mr Musk fired them as he took over Twitter, now X, “without reason, then made up fake cause” to avoid handing over the…
The global economy is “poised for a soft landing, but the plane is not quite yet on the ground”, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has told G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors after their first meeting in São Paulo, Brazil. She said growth is projected this year at “3.1 percent versus 2.9…
Some 170 people including women and children have been “executed” in attacks on three villages in Burkina Faso, a public prosecutor has said. Aly Benjamin Coulibaly appealed for witnesses to help find those who attacked Komsilga, Nordin and Soro. Separately, the army warned of the increased risk of attacks by Islamists, “including attacks on urban…
A SpaceX rocket carrying three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut has blasted off from Florida bound for the International Space Station (ISS). They have a six-month mission, and space is one of the few areas where the US and Russia continue to co-operate closely despite the war in Ukraine. The three men and one…
First Minister Michelle O’Neill is attending her first Northern Ireland game at Windsor Park. She is joined by Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly at the game between the Northern Ireland women’s team and Montenegro. The Uefa Women’s Nations League play-off match kicks off at 19:00 GMT. Ms O’Neill committed to attending a Northern Ireland match…
