Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Morning opening: The first act of 2027 French presidential elections Jakub Krupa The 2027 French presidential election may be two years out, but its first act will play out in a Paris court this morning, as judges hand down a verdict … Read more
Tesla investors are bracing for evidence of declining global demand this week as the electric carmaker battles headwinds including a consumer backlash against its chief executive, Elon Musk. On 2 April, the US company will release data for first-quarter deliveries – a proxy for sales – that is expected to show a dip on the … Read more
The boss of Primark has admitted an “error of judgment” and resigned following an allegation made by a woman about his behaviour towards her in a social environment, the retailer’s owner has said. Associated British Foods (ABF) said on Monday that Paul Marchant cooperated with an investigation it initiated, accepted that his actions fell below … Read more
World Health Organization issues flash appeal for $8m in humanitarian aid for Myanmar The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent flash appeal for $8m (£6.1m / €7.4m) for emergency support in Myanmar, after the devastating earthquake, which has killed at least 1,700 people according to official figures. In a statement the organisation said: … Read more
More than 2,000 people in the music industry have signed a petition supporting a jazz musician and composer whose winning entry River to Sea in the 2025 Queensland Music Awards prompted Brisbane city council to revoke its funding of the annual event. Australian pianist Jayson Gillham, who is locked in a legal battle with the … Read more
Donald Trump won back the White House with a promise to transform the US economy. Millions of Americans, struggling with higher prices and bigger bills, elected a president who pledged to revive his country’s industrial heartlands – and leave the rest of the world to pick up the bill. On Wednesday – a day dubbed … Read more
Anthony Albanese has confirmed the federal environmental protection agency he has promised to establish if elected would not be “the same model” as the one he promised but failed to legislate during this term of government. In his first public comments about reviving the nature watchdog plan, Albanese confirmed Labor would pursue a different model … Read more
A woman trapped beneath the remains of a hotel building for nearly 60 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar was pulled alive from the rubble on Monday, officials said, in a rare moment of hope for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors. Rescuers, many of them unequipped volunteers, have spent days trying to free … Read more
The US is a “less reliable and a more demanding ally” under Donald Trump’s second administration, but Australia should persist with the Aukus submarine deal, despite its risks and growing political and military concerns, former ambassador Dennis Richardson has argued. “The worst possible thing we could do at this point would be to change course,” … Read more
Elon Musk gave out $1m checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin supreme court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization”. “It’s a super big deal,” he told a roughly 2,000-person crowd in Green … Read more