#UPDATE  "The existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law-abiding citizens, " Trump said at a National Rifle Association event, days after 19 children and two adults were gunned down at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

VIDEO: A North Korean army medic hands out medication to counter 'fever' -- a term Pyongyang often uses to refer to Covid -- and related sickness. The medic, Jong Jun Ho says the number of people receiving treatment for 'fever' has gone down in recent times

Global stocks pushed higher, with US indices snapping a slump of weekly losses, while oil prices rallied to their highest level in two months

#UPDATE  A jury began deliberations in the blockbuster defamation case between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard after a six-week trial featuring blistering mutual accusations of domestic abuse

Glammed up in satin knickerbockers, sequins and platform boots, ABBA fans streamed into a concert hall in east London for the opening night of "ABBA Voyage", the Swedish supergroup's digital avatar show

A Pakistani movie featuring a daring portrait of a transgender dancer in the Muslim country won the #Cannes2022  "Queer Palm" prize for best LGBT, "queer" or feminist-themed movie, the jury head told AFP

#UPDATE  The US is extending for another six months exemptions from punitive tariffs for some medical products from China, the USTR said The exclusions -- set to expire Tuesday -- "cover 81 medical-care products needed to address the Covid-19 pandemic ".

After a tycoon bromance, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi is struggling to break up with Russia's Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war -- like many in his country, where ties with Moscow run deep

It was banned for years and its authors imprisoned, but after more than four decades, Kenya's most famous play is finally home. Ngaahika Ndeenda" ("I Will Marry When I Want") occupies a special place on the Kenyan stage