Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago. The strongest, which the US Geological Survey measured at magnitude 6.1, hit around 2:30 am (1830 GMT) followed minutes later by a 6.0 tremor.

During opening statements, the prosecution vowed to present "damning" testimony, while Trump's defense maintained his innocence, arguing that none of his actions amounted to criminal conduct.

Elon Musk said Tuesday his social media platform X will appeal against an Australian injunction forcing it to take down videos of a church stabbing in Sydney.

The war in Gaza is now in its 199th day, and eyes are on the Israeli army leadership after one of its top generals announced his resignation over intelligence and military failures during the deadly Hamas Oct. 7 massacre in Israel.

The EU on Monday launched a probe into TikTok's spinoff Lite app and threatened to suspend an "addictive" feature on it that rewards users for watching and liking videos, amid child-safety concerns.

Tesla has initiated price cuts across its vehicle lineup globally in response to declining sales, following its recent announcement of a decrease in global vehicle deliveries for the first time in nearly four years during the first quarter.