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Elon Musk confirms commitment to remain Tesla CEO for the next five years

The SpaceX and Starlink chief offered terse sentences and grew combative over questions regarding his businesses and how his involvement in American politics had affected his businesses

Trump to make Golden Dome announcement on Tuesday, says US official

Trump plans to make a 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) announcement in the Oval Office with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the White House said in an update to the president's schedule

Chinese EV battery maker CATL debuts on Hong Kong exchange, raises $4.6 bn

CATL's listing, the largest globally this year, could be a nudge for other major mainland China firms that are already eyeing Hong Kong's equity markets

How a Maori haka protest brought New Zealand's Parliament to a halt

A haka performed by Maori MPs in protest of a proposed bill led to suspended Parliament proceedings in New Zealand and disciplinary action against the lawmakers

EU, UK impose new sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers

Russia uses its shadow fleet of ships to transport oil and gas, or to carry stolen Ukrainian grain. The EU has now targeted almost 350 of the ships in total

Spain hit by nationwide mobile network blackout weeks after power crisis

The mobile network blackout in Spain caused a loss of signal, inability to make calls, receive texts, or use mobile data, as well as access emergency numbers

China's small boat landings on Taiwan spark new security concerns

Taiwan's coast guard has documented five cases totalling 38 Chinese citizens crossing the 160-kilometre (100-mile) wide Taiwan Strait

Mega-tsunami on the horizon? US coastal states may have only 10-min to flee

A massive earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could trigger a devastating mega-tsunami, threatening Alaska, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest with little warning

Second man charged over fires at properties linked to UK PM Keir Starmer

Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, from Romford, east London, is accused of arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan Police said

US tariff unpredictability poses credit risk for debt issuers: Moody's

Exporters are most directly exposed to US tariff changes, but most debt issuers face indirect effects, Moody's said

More severe storms hit central US as thousands recover from tornadoes

At least four tornadoes were confirmed in Oklahoma and Nebraska on Monday evening, according to a preliminary report from the National Weather Service

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 60 people, say officials

Israel has launched another major offensive in the territory in recent days, saying it aims to return dozens of hostages held by Hamas

UK, France, Canada warn Israel over military action; Netanyahu hits back

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a joint statement, slammed Netanyahu for Israel's expansion of its war

B'desh court grants bail to actress Nusraat Faria in attempt to murder case

Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Mostafizur Rahman granted his bail following an application by the accused

Indonesia on high alert after volcanic eruptions spew ash up to 5.5 km

Twin-peaked volcano, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, erupted eight times on Sunday and then again on Monday. Authorities expanded the exclusion zone to a radius of 6km around the crater

Taiwan's Prez downplays US tariff tensions as 'frictions between friends'

The US and Taiwan have long cooperated and have also encouraged each other to grow, the President said

Released Israeli-American hostage finds joy in small things, say parents

Hamas framed the release of Alexander, the last American hostage in Gaza, as a goodwill gesture to Trump ahead of his Mideast tour, hoping it would help revive stalled ceasefire talks

Trump heading to Capitol Hill to persuade GOP for his 'big, beautiful' bill

Trump's visit to address House Republicans at their weekly conference meeting comes at a pivotal moment, testing the president's deal-making powers

Trump hosts signing of Take It Down Act to make revenge porn federal crime

The Take It Down Act makes it a federal crime to publish or threaten to publish intimate images without the consent of an individual, including AI-created deepfakes

Trump questions Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis timing, hints at cover-up

Donald Trump said Joe Biden's aggressive cancer should have been detected earlier and hinted that information was withheld from the public