US AND CANADA

ELON MUSK LAUNCHES GROKIPEDIA TO RIVAL WIKIPEDIA

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Aiming to challenge what he perceives as ideological bias, Elon Musk's company xAI has launched Grokipedia, an online encyclopedia intended to compete with Wikipedia. The new site, currently in its initial version (0.1), had amassed over 885,000 articles by Monday evening. While significantly smaller than Wikipedia's extensive collection of over seven million English-language articles, Musk claims the existing Grokipedia is already "better than Wikipedia" and that a future version 1.0 will be "10X better.”

TWO ARRESTED OVER THEFT OF JEWELS AT LOUVRE MUSEUM IN PARIS

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French authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with last week's daring daylight robbery at the Louvre Museum, during which thieves stole crown jewels valued at an estimated €88 million ($102 million).

AMAZON TARGETS UP TO 30,000 CORPORATE JOB CUTS AMID COST-SLASHING PUSH

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Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate roles, starting this week, according to sources familiar with the matter. While this number represents only a small fraction of Amazon's global workforce of about 1.55 million, it amounts to nearly 10 % of its roughly 350,000 corporate employees.

US AND CHINA SAY A TRADE DEAL IS DRAWING CLOSER: TRUMP AND XI READY TO MEET

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A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting.

TRUMP SAYS HE 'WOULD LOVE' A THIRD TERM BUT CALLS VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ROLE 'TOO CUTE'

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President Donald Trump has once again raised questions about the possibility of serving a third term in the White House, saying he would "love to do it," though he dismissed suggestions that he could return in 2028 by running as vice president.

ALASKA AIRLINES GROUNDED AS TECHNICAL MELTDOWN HITS FLIGHTS

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Alaska Airlines faced major disruptions after a massive technology outage grounded flights across all airports, stranding thousands of passengers and forcing the cancellation of more than 229 flights. The airline confirmed early Friday that operations had been restored but warned that residual delays and cancellations would persist as it worked to stabilize its systems.

TRUMP HITS CANADA WITH NEW 10% TARIFF IN REACTION TO REAGAN-THEMED AD

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Tensions between Washington and Ottawa flared again on Saturday after Donald Trump declared a new 10% tariff on Canadian goods. The move came after Ontario aired a World Series advertisement quoting former US President Ronald Reagan praising free trade — a clip Trump dismissed as "fraudulent" and "hostile."

TRUMP “TERMINATES” ALL TRADE TALKS WITH CANADA

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In a sudden and seemingly contradictory move, President Donald Trump announced Thursday he was ending trade talks with Canada, reversing course shortly after a cordial White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. The stated reason was an anti-tariff advertising campaign that Trump, in a post on his Truth Social network, deemed "fake." Trump claimed the ad, produced by the Canadian province of Ontario, misquoted former President Ronald Reagan and was designed to influence the Supreme Court's upcoming decision on his sweeping global tariffs.