Elon Musk’s Twitter profile displayed on a computer screen and Twitter logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 9, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images A proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk and his family office Excession can proceed in federal court,…
A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of assault. About 10 researchers typically stay at the South African-run base, which sits about 170km (about 105 miles) from the edge of the ice shelf and is…
Francesca Gillett BBC News Getty Images Andrew Tate pictured inside court in Romanian capital Bucharest for a hearing last December Four women who allege they were sexually abused by the social media influencer Andrew Tate have urged the US not to interfere in his case in Romania. The women said they were “extremely concerned” by…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged by the country’s chief prosecutor with attempting a coup after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election. The 69-year-old was handed five charges over the alleged bid to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after a bitter election race. The prosecutor’s advice…
Liv McMahon & Graham Fraser Technology reporters Hollie Dance Hollie Dance and her son Archie TikTok is being sued by the parents of four British teenagers who believe their children died after taking part in viral trends that circulated on the video-sharing platform in 2022. The lawsuit claims Isaac Kenevan, Archie Battersbee, Julian “Jools” Sweeney…
An Israeli spyware company has reportedly cut access to its clients in Italy following allegations that its product was used to target critics of the Italian government. The move comes after WhatsApp alleged last week that spyware made by Paragon Solutions was used to target 90 WhatsApp users in two dozen countries, including journalists and…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has gone on trial in Paris, accused of taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign. In exchange, the prosecution alleges Sarkozy promised to help Gaddafi combat his reputation as a pariah with Western countries. Sarkozy, 69,…
Ahead of the verdict, Nadezhda Buyanova was led, handcuffed, into the courtroom and locked inside a glass and metal cage. Through the glass, the 68-year-old paediatrician told me what she thought of her predicament. “It’s absurd, just absurd,” the doctor said. “I can’t get my head around what’s happening to me. Perhaps later I’ll be…
EPA Police officers escort an arrested man in Karlsruhe, south-west Germany German police have arrested eight suspected members of a far-right group, which was allegedly plotting to mount a Nazi-inspired coup. Prosecutors said the group – known as the Saechsische Separatisten or “Saxony Separatists” – was undertaking military training for the collapse of the German…
Mozambique opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, the runner-up in last month’s disputed presidential election, says he has escaped an assassination attempt in South Africa, where he sought refuge after challenging the results. In a video posted to Facebook, Mondlane said he was in “mortal danger” after assassins had gone to his home to try to kill…
