Despite Donald Trump's threats, science is thriving in the US, with federal research and development spending standing at $150 billion, and strong private universities, writes Philippe Askenazy in his column.
The 'Choose Europe for science' conference is taking place in Paris on Monday in an effort to offer an alternative to US researchers disenfranchised by Donald Trump's policies.
France's Minister of Education Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech during the "Choose Europe for Science" conference in the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne University in Paris, on May 5, 2025.
The Pakistan military said on Monday it had conducted a missile test with a range of 120 kilometers, two days after it tested a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 450 kilometers. It did not say where either of the tests took place.
People chant slogans next to burning tires during an anti-India demonstration, in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir, Monday, May 5, 2025.
The Italian journalist and historian was long dubbed 'the Vatican feminist' because she headed the women's supplement for 'L'Osservatore Romano,' the evening daily of the Holy See, before resigning. She regrets that no representatives of the nuns were invited to the meetings preceding the election of the next pope.
The trial of the hip-hop star, who is appearing in court while in custody, opens in Manhattan on Monday, May 5. He is accused of organized human trafficking.