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The head of the auction house which is now selling Hitler’s note observed how in the document, the Nazi head tried to “portray himself as a valiant leader of his men until the end”, while in reality, his demise was far less glorious. A telegram sent by Adolf Hitler in …

The UAE has issued a birth certificate for a child born to a Muslim mother and a Hindu father, despite its laws against interfaith marriage. Under the country’s legislation, a Muslim woman cannot marry a non-Muslim man. Kiran Babu and Sanam Saboo Siddique married in 2016 in south India, before …

Snack giant PepsiCo’s Indian subsidiary is suing nine farmers in the state of Gujarat, telling them to lay-off growing a type of spud used in its popular brand of potato chips. Advocacy groups, meanwhile, have vowed to bite back. The potato farmers, who tend plots averaging 3-4 acres in size, …

Lionel Messi fittingly scored the goal which ensured Barcelona retained their LaLiga title with a 1-0 win over struggling Levante. The Argentina international, rested for the first half as coach Ernesto Valverde had one eye on next week’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool, scored his 34th league goal …

U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, but the burst in growth was driven by a smaller trade deficit and the largest accumulation of unsold merchandise since 2015, temporary boosters that are seen weighing on the economy later this year. The surge in growth reported by the Commerce Department …

There won’t be a new version of the PlayStation until at least May 2020, according to Sony. The company has confirmed that the PS5 won’t be available during this financial year, a Wall Street Journal reporter revealed on Twitter. Takashi Mochizuki also pointed to documents from Sony’s presentation to investors, …

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) is setting up a UK life insurance venture which will see it offer significant discounts to smokers who quit or switch to one of its alternative products. The new firm, Reviti, is wholly owned by PMI and will offer customers a programme of health …

Nasa is going to pretend a deadly asteroid is on its way, to practice for a real one. The “tabletop exercise” will allow the space agency and the other government organizations that will be tasked with responding to such an event to simulate their response, ahead of the possibility of …

Nearly 40 world leaders and scores of finance officials are gathered in Beijing to build a new platform for international trade and counter US unilateralism and protectionist policies. Dubbed as the Belt and Road (BRI) initiative, they aim to reinvent the ancient Silk Road to connect Asia to Europe and …

Americans are among the most stressed and worried people in the world, with negative emotions in the US reaching the highest level in a decade, according to a new survey. About 55 percent of US adults said they had experienced stress during “a lot of the day” prior, compared with …

Under the Arabian sun, a monumental construction effort is making headway. Located deep within Dubai’s desert interior, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park — named after the emirate’s ruler and the UAE’s vice president and prime minister — continues to grow and has just passed another milestone. In …

Six years ago, Martin Hobbs had never swum a mile. This week, he cemented a world record by swimming 361 miles — the full length of Lake Malawi in Africa. Hobbs, 45, set the record Wednesday for a longest solo swim in a lake and became the first person to …

When you finish a workout, you fall into one of two camps: You’re ravenous for food, or you shy away from it. But those in the latter group may need to rethink their fueling strategy, as it could be sabotaging your weight loss or fitness-related goals. (If you’re in the …

Around 12 million hectares of forest in the world’s tropical regions were lost in 2018, equivalent to 30 football fields per minute. While this represents a decline in 2016 and 2017, it is still the fourth highest rate of loss since records began in 2001. Of particular concern is the …

Microsoft has seen its stock market value top $1 trillion (£774bn) after reporting better-than-expected sales and profits. The US software giant passed the mark briefly on Thursday, before its share price fell back. It makes it one of only three public firms to have hit the $1tn mark, the others …

Facebook has said that it expects to be fined up to $5bn by the Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations. The penalty would be a record by the agency against a technology company and a sign that the United States was willing to punish big tech companies. The social network …

Apple could be releasing two sets of new AirPods later this year, according to a new report. The company only just released an update to its smart earbuds. But a further update could come before 2019 is over, one of which might bring a whole host of features. One of …

The space agency’s Hubble Space Telescope shows that it is growing about 9 percent faster than we had expected, based on the trajectory it started with shortly after the big bang, according to astronomers. While such a discrepancy was already suggested, the new measurements reduce the chance we are mistaken …

Hundreds of drones will begin delivering life-saving vaccines, blood, and medicines to patients in Ghana this week in the largest scheme of its kind, the global vaccine alliance GAVI said on Wednesday. Medics will place orders by text message when supplies run dry, said GAVI chief executive Seth Berkley. Drones …

Critics have been left dazzled by the latest Avengers film, describing it as “glorious”, “irresistible”, “intensely satisfying” and “masterful”. In his five-star review, The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw says the film delivers “a huge sugar rush of excitement”. Empire and the Telegraph both call the film “a victory lap”, while Screen …