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Musk returns to White House as tensions with Trump ease after earlier rift

Musk was invited as a guest for a gala dinner to honour Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, one of many business titans invited including Tim Cook

Texas guv designates 2 Muslim groups as terrorist, criminal organisations

Abbott said the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) support terrorism across the globe and subvert our laws through violence, intimidation and harassment

Asian stocks edge lower as investors await key Nvidia earnings update

S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures teetered around flat in the Asia morning. Japan's Nikkei made an unsteady 0.4 per cent gain and South Korea's Kospi fell 0.8 per cent

Trump signals he has identified his pick for next Federal Reserve chair

The president has publicly mused about the decision, praising candidates on the list, but has been coy about suggesting whether he's leaning toward any particular candidate

Trump seeks to revive suit accusing Hillary Clinton of Russia conspiracy

The suit alleged that Clinton violated the federal racketeering law by conspiring to taint Trump's 2016 campaign with false claims that he was "colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty

US faces blackout risks this winter as data centres drive up power demand

Power consumption has grown 20 gigawatts from the previous winter, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Tuesday in its winter assessment

Nasa planning to divest, demolish buildings at Maryland's Goddard Centre

One of Nasa's premier science Centres, Goddard operates the agency's Hubble Space Telescope and works on science missions including ones that explore the solar system

Trump urges US Congress to block state AI rules, warns it risks innovation

In a post on his Truth Social network Tuesday, the president urged lawmakers to act quickly, and floated the idea of including an AI measure as part of upcoming defense policy legislation

What to know about F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia

The sale to the Middle Eastern nation, whose top trading partner is China, was reaffirmed Tuesday during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington

Trump attacks ABC News correspondent in angry response to 3 sharp questions

After asking Mary Bruce who she worked for, Trump called ABC fake news and defended his family's business operations in Saudi Arabia

UN COP30 unveils draft 'Belem package' as climate talks enter final phase

UN COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago in his letter to all the countries called them to work side by side, in task-force mode, to deliver the Belem Political Package swiftly

US Fed releases new guidance for bank oversight in move praised by industry

Michelle Bowman, the Fed's vice chair for supervision, said the principles will sharpen the central bank's focus and build a more effective supervisory framework

Trump again repeats claim he stopped war between India, Pakistan

Trump repeated the claim during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office in the White House with visiting Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman

US Congress passes bill to force release Epstein files, sends bill to Trump

The bill passed the House 427-1, with the only no vote coming from Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican who is a fervent supporter of Trump

MBS 'knew nothing' of Khashoggi murder, says Trump amid talks on new deals

Trump also said the leaders expected to agree on the sale of some advanced artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabia, though negotiations are ongoing

Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington

Prince Mohammed, for his part, denies involvement in the killing of Khashoggi, a Saudi citizen and Virginia resident

Larry Summers to step back from public roles amid Epstein backlash

In one email, sent in October 2017, Summers told Epstein that Trump was the 'world s luckiest guy in terms of opposition, economy etc. still think his world will collapse'

US warned on Chinese loans but is top recipient, risking tech and security

US regulators were unaware of the Chinese government involvement because the financing was funnelled through a Cayman Island business with no obvious ties to China, according to the report

Cloudflare outage hits major websites and services, including ChatGPT and X

Cloudflare was investigating an issue that "potentially impacts multiple customers," the San Francisco-based company said on its website.

UN Security Council backs Trump's Gaza peace plan with 13 votes in favour

US officials had nonetheless pushed for the Security Council's stamp of approval for the plan, arguing the support would help ensure diplomatic momentum