Ex National Enquirer chairman David Pecker previously testified that he worked as Donald Trump’s eyes and ears to suppress stories which could hurt his presidential bid. Spencer Platt Pool via REUTERS

   U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla’s recall of more than million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA said it was opening an investigation...

   About one in five samples of commercial milk in the U.S. tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national survey, with a greater proportion coming from areas with infected herds, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.There is no evidence that the milk poses a danger or that a live virus is...

   U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns on Friday about China’s support for Russia’s military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world’s biggest economies.Blinken raised the matter during five and a half hours of talks with...

   Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defence minister, has tried to send a business as usual message since his deputy was arrested on a bribery charge. But the widening scandal looks bad for him too, and is seen as a push by a rival clan to dilute his power.On the surface, the timing of the detention on...

   A New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction. .

   The second round of voting in the world’s biggest election was held on Friday, with polling for of seats in India’s lower house of parliament. The results will be known on June . People queue to vote at a polling station in Rajasthan, India, April , . REUTERS Adnan Abidi

   Japan is concerned about negative effects of the weak yen, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, in a fresh warning to speculators as the currency fell further after the central bank’s widely expected decision to hold rates steady.The Bank of Japan kept policy settings unchanged earlier...

   Donald Trump got another break when the U.S. Supreme Court signaled some support for his immunity claim, even as more of his allies faced prosecution for the former president’s attempts to overturn his election loss.Trump, seeking to regain the presidency this year, has managed to delay three...