Tesla shares rose by more than 8% after news of CEO’s transactions, a week after he was offered $1tn pay package

Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, has purchased nearly $1bn worth of the electric-vehicle maker’s stock, a regulatory filing showed, reinforcing Musk’s push for greater control over Tesla.

Tesla shares jumped more than 8% in premarket trading on Monday following the news.

Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry were due to go on trial next month charged with breaching Official Secrets Act

British prosecutors have said they are dropping charges against two men, including a former researcher for a senior UK politician, who had been accused of spying for China.

The men, ex-researcher Christopher Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33, had denied accusations of providing information prejudicial to the interests of the state in breach of the Official Secrets Act between December 2021 and February 2023.

Court case that could oust opposition leader follows detentions of more than 500 people including 17 mayors over past year

Tens of thousands of people have protested in the Turkish capital, Ankara, against a court case that could oust the head of the main opposition on Monday after a year-long legal crackdown on hundreds of its members.

Live footage showed crowds chanting for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s resignation while waving Turkish flags and party banners.

Pascoal recorded with stars including Miles Davis, who reportedly called him ‘the most impressive musician in the world’

• John Fordham picks his favourite Hermeto Pascoal moments

The Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal, who played – and even boxed – with Miles Davis and was known as “the Sorcerer” for coaxing tunes from everything from a live piglet to water-filled kettles, died on Saturday aged 89.

According to a message shared on his social media pages, Pascoal “passed surrounded by family and fellow musicians”.

Fishing village of Labodrie reportedly set on fire after killing of a gang leader in sign of rising violence outside capital

The UN secretary-general has condemned the reported killing of at least 40 people during an attack by armed gangs in a fishing village north of Haiti’s capital.

Media in Haiti widely reported that the attack took place on Thursday night in Labodrie. It is another sign of escalating gang violence that has spread outside the capital.

Documents show intent to deploy 1,000 troops to conduct law enforcement operations in urban centers

Donald Trump’s administration has drafted a proposal to deploy 1,000 Louisiana national guard troops to conduct law enforcement operations in the state’s urban centers, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing military planning documents it had obtained.

Trump has made crime a major focus of his administration even as violent crime rates have fallen in many US cities. His crackdown on Democratic-led municipalities has fueled legal concerns and spurred protests, including a recent demonstration by several thousand people in Washington DC.

• Napoli stay stop after Højlund scores in win at Fiorentina

• Mbappé helps 10-man Madrid win; Kane double for Bayern

Juventus snatched a dramatic 4-3 win at home to Inter, with Vasilije Adzic netting a stunning added-time winner in a game in which a Thuram brother scored for each side, but Napoli stayed top with a 3-1 win at Fiorentina.

In Turin, Juventus took the lead in the 14th minute through Lloyd Kelly. Inter equalised on the half-hour mark with Hakan Calhanoglu’s strike but Juventus were back in front thanks to Kenan Yildiz eight minutes later.

• South Africa thump New Zealand 43-10 in Wellington

• Tourists score 36 unanswered points in second half

The All Blacks suffered their heaviest-ever Test defeat as South Africa beat New Zealand 43-10 in Wellington to revive their Rugby Championship campaign.

Cheslin Kolbe scored a try in each half and Damian Willemse, Kwagga Smith, RG Snyman and André Esterhuizen also touched down at the end of ambitious and clinical attacks as South Africa ran in six tries to one.

The mandatory program, which required 8,000 facilities to report their release, will be ended to reduce ‘bureaucratic red tape’

The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Friday a rule to end a mandatory program requiring 8,000 facilities to report their greenhouse gas emissions – an effort the agency said was burdensome to business, but which leaves the public without transparency around the environmental impact of those sources.

The agency said mandatory collection of GHG emissions data was unnecessary because it is “not directly related to a potential regulation and has no material impact on improving human health and the environment”.

• Belgian rider wins his third stage of 2025 race

• Jonas Vingegaard adds four seconds to overall lead

Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen sprinted clear at the end of stage 19 to seal his third win at this year’s Vuelta a España on Friday while Jonas Vingegaard added four seconds to his overall advantage over Joño Almeida.

After 160km of relatively flat riding in west central Spain, Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Philipsen burst to the front near the finish and never looked like being caught. Denmark’s Mads Pedersen was the first to make his move but could not hold off Philipsen and he crossed the line in second place with Venezuela’s Orluis Aular third.

Human rights report highlights crackdown on personal freedoms in most restrictive country in the world

North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign television shows, including popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, according to a UN human rights report.

Surveillance has grown more pervasive since 2014 with the help of new technologies, while punishments have become harsher – including the introduction of the death penalty for offences such as sharing foreign TV dramas, the report said.