Stock markets diverge as traders eye Fed rate signal
Wall Street indices rose on Monday but European stock markets mostly fell as investors focus on whether the US Federal Reserve and other central banks are done hiking interest rates.
Read moreHundreds of OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join ex-CEO
Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday and join Microsoft.
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Gaza hostages' families detail 'nightmare' wait for news
Relatives of some hostages held in Gaza spoke Monday of their ongoing "nightmare", and revealed they had not been given any information about a possible imminent deal for some to be released.
Read more28 Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt as Hamas reports deadly hospital strike
Twenty-eight premature babies were evacuated from war-torn Gaza to Egypt on Monday as the Hamas-run health ministry accused Israel of launching a deadly strike on the territory's Indonesian Hospital.
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Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN
Countries' greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key limits, potentially up to a catastrophic 2.9 degrees Celsius this century, the UN said Monday, warning "we are out of road".
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Hezbollah says attacks Israeli troops with drones, artillery, missiles
Lebanon's Hezbollah movement said it targeted troops in northern Israel with drones, artillery and missiles on Monday, claiming a string of new attacks.
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UK government prepares crunch budget with eyes on next election
Britain's Conservative government this week unveils a budget update that could determine its chances of re-election -- or the size of its defeat -- with promises to reinvigorate the economy as the party lags badly in the polls.
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Altman drama: twist in seven-year Microsoft, OpenAI relationship
Microsoft's hiring of ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday marks another twist in the seven-year-old partnership between the US giant and the startup that created ChatGPT.
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Spanish PM keeps most ministers in new cabinet
Spain's Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, who was sworn in for another term last week by floating a controversial amnesty deal for separatists, unveiled a new but largely unchanged cabinet on Monday.
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Pentagon chief tells Zelensky US backs Ukraine for the 'long haul'
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin pledged further American support for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday to stem concerns that help from its biggest ally could waver.
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