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Doubt about spam accounts could scuttle Twitter deal, says Elon Musk

Tesla CEO declared he won't proceed with his $44-bn takeover of Twitter unless the social media giant can prove bots make up fewer than 5% of its users

Black Lives Matter invested $32 mn in stocks, has $42 mn in assets: Report

The tax filing suggests the organisation is still finding its footing: It currently has no executive director or in-house staff

Elon Musk's ties to China could add complexity to his bid for Twitter

Elon Musk's ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla's biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter.

N Korea reports nearly 270,000 new fever cases amid likely Covid outbreak

North Korea likely lacks testing supplies to confirm coronavirus infections in large numbers and its virus response is mostly isolating people with symptoms at shelters

US allows more baby formula imports to fight shortage due to Abbot recall

The shortage stems from a February recall by Abbott that exacerbated ongoing supply chain disruptions among formula makers, leaving fewer options on stores shelves across much of the country

Biden praises Greece PM on sanctions against Russia, support to Ukraine

Mitsotakis was in Washington to mark a commemoration of the bicentennial of the start of the Greek War of Independence, a more than eight-year-long struggle that led to ouster of the Ottoman Empire

White House moves to ease remittance restrictions, expand flights to Cuba

The State Department said it will remove the current $1,000-per-quarter limit on family remittances and will allow non-family remittances, which will support independent Cuban entrepreneurs

Musk hints at paying less than $44 bn for Twitter amid row over spam bots

On Friday Musk tweeted that his plan to buy Twitter was placed on temporary hold as he tried to pinpoint the number of fake accounts on the social media platform

With echoes of Trump, Republicans splinter over $40 bn Ukraine aid

The Senate is expected to start voting late Monday on the Ukraine aid, pushing the bill toward President Joe Biden's desk by week's end to become law

Mask up in indoor public settings: NY health chief amid new Covid cases

Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said everyone regardless of vaccination status should wear face coverings at all times in settings such as grocery stores, offices and building lobbies

Turkey Prez Erdogan objects as Sweden, Finland seek NATO membership

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday ratcheted up his objection to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, accusing the countries of failing to take a clear stance against Kurdish militants

Violence erupts between police and protestors following Palestinian funeral

The Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service said 37 Palestinians were wounded from rubber bullets, stun grenades and beatings

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow faces diplomatic and battlefield setbacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked his forces who reportedly pushed all the way to the Russian border in the Kharkiv region in a symbolic gain

Bezos and Biden spar on Twitter over corporate taxes and inflation

Biden has often accused Amazon, the ecommerce giant that Bezos founded and led for nearly a quarter-century, of failing to pay its fair share in taxes

Elisabeth Borne appointed France's new PM, second woman to hold post

Elisabeth Borne was appointed France's new prime minister on Monday to become the second woman to hold the post in the country.

McDonald's to sell its Russian business after more than three decades

Without naming a prospective Russian buyer, McDonald's said on Monday that it would seek one to hire its workers and pay them until the sale closes.

Sweden ends neutrality, joins Finland to seek NATO berth as Putin complains

Russian President says expansion of military infrastructure onto Nordic territory 'will of course give rise to our reaction in response'.

Wall Street opens modestly lower, continuing a losing streak; S&P down 0.6%

Last week, US benchmarks logged their sixth straight weekly drop, the longest such streak since 2011

Official US death toll from Covid surpasses 1 mn, highest for a country

The real number of lives lost to Covid, either directly or indirectly, as a result the disruption of the health care system in the world's richest country, is believed to be far higher

Shanghai says lockdown to ease as Coronavirus spread slows down

Most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown, authorities said Monday, as the city moves toward reopening