Elon Musk and His Megaphone, X, Rattle British Politics
With 211 million followers on social media, the multibillionaire seems intent on using his global platform to rattle British politics.
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An inflation gauge tracked by the Bank of Japan just jumped to a seven-month high
The “core-core” inflation rate, which strips out prices of both fresh food and energy and is tracked by the BOJ, rose to 2.4% from 2.3%, a seven-month high
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to halt hush-money case sentencing
Trump had launched a last-minute appeal at the US Supreme Court ahead of Friday’s sentencing hearing.
Curfew and deaths in South Sudan after revenge attacks on Sudanese
Horrific videos seeming to show Sudanese soldiers attacking South Sudan nationals spark retaliation attacks.
Bulgarian woman based in UK denies spying for Russia
Katrin Ivanova denied knowing that information she gathered would be sent to Moscow.
Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
Total number of pardons and commutations issued by US president is now higher than any of his predecessors Joe Biden, who leaves office next week, announced on Friday he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offences, saying he had now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any predecessor….
Small plane crashes into Philadelphia neighbourhood, causing explosions
The small plane was carrying six people and crashed into homes in a busy neighbourhood.
Smelters will close without green aluminium funding, Albanese warns as Dutton labels $2bn pledge a ‘con job’
Federal government aims to encourage power-intensive producers to switch to renewables by 2036 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese says smelters will close and cost many jobs without their newly announced aluminium production incentive, which opposition leader Peter Dutton…
Antony Blinken confirms ‘direct’ US contact with Syria’s rebel rulers HTS
US, Turkey, EU and Arab envoys meeting in Jordan call for ‘inclusive and non-sectarian’ government after Islamist group ousted Bashar al-Assad’s regime Antony Blinken said the US had made “direct contact” with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels as western and Arab states along with Turkey jointly voiced support for a united, peaceful Syria. The…
Five months on, Ukraine clings to Kursk amid doubts over operation
Outnumbered Ukrainian troops are clinging to a section of Russian territory in hopes of using it as a bargaining chip in any future negotiations.