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Elon Musk calls Bill Gates 'huge liar' over 'killing world's poorest' claim

Bill Gates blamed Elon Musk for USAID's shutdown and its fallout on child welfare. Now Musk has retaliated with Epstein references and questioned Gates' credibility

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

Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

IMF's Gita Gopinath says US needs to curb fiscal deficit, fix debt burden

Gopinath's remarks follow Moody's downgrade of the US credit rating and highlight rising debt, tax cuts and persistent trade uncertainty under Trump

Putin visits Kursk for first time since Russia ousted Ukrainian forces

Ukrainian forces launched a surprise incursion into Kursk in Aug 2024, marking the largest cross-border raid of the war, before being expelled by Russian troops nine months later

Marks & Spencer cyberattack to cost $403 million in operating profit

The British retailer will try to mitigate the impact with cost savings and insurance payouts, it said

New book 'Original Sin' claims Biden, aides hid details of his poor health

US President Donald Trump expressed surprise that the public had not been informed about former President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis "a long time ago"

Elon Musk says he'll do 'a lot less' political spending going forward

Elon Musk, who gave over $250 million to support Donald Trump, says he'll do 'a lot less' political spending, citing no current reason to continue major donations

Trump enlists top US business leaders to boost his image at home, abroad

Corporate titans are spending more time than ever working to curry favour with the administration as part of their effort to score relief from regulations and tariffs from the transactional president

What is Golden Dome, Trump's ambitious $175 billion missile defence system?

Donald Trump unveils $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile shield to counter China, Russia; first US weapon system in space, to be operational in three years; Canada shows interest in joining project

House GOP pushes Trump tax cuts bill but report says it will add to deficit

GOP leaders worked late into the night to convince sceptical Republicans who have problems on several fronts, including worries that it will pile onto the nation's $36 trillion debt

Oil hits 1-week high as dollar weakens on Israel-Iran strike report

Geopolitical tensions may add headwinds to the markets, which had calmed recently after a month of turmoil from the tariff blitz unleashed by US President Donald Trump

Musk's pullback from politics comes after his last big investment was flop

Democrats in the swing state said Musk's comments show that a party-led effort in this spring's election, dubbed People vs. Musk, succeeded in making Musk and his money toxic

South Africa's leader aims to salvage ties with Trump in White House visit

Ramaphosa hopes to correct "damaging mischaracterisations" in his meeting with Trump, the former president's first with an African leader since returning to the White House

Israel preparing for possible strike on Iran nuclear sites, says US intel

US officials say Israeli strike planning has intensified after Trump's Mideast tour; intercepted comms and air drills cited as signs of escalating intent

Why Trump is demanding an investigation into Springsteen, Beyonce, Oprah

Donald Trump claims Kamala Harris's campaign illegally paid celebrities for endorsements; no evidence yet of campaign finance violations

Global forest loss hits record highs fueled by extreme heat, wildfires

Fifteen of the 20 countries with the largest area of primary forests that signed the 2021 forest pledge are now losing trees faster than they were at that time, according to World Resources Institute

Trump's tariffs to test unity among allies at G7 finance ministers' summit

It will be the first formal meeting of the G7 attended by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Latest crash shows how ships have been hitting Brooklyn Bridge for 150 yrs

Before the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in the late 19th century, a US Navy ship's topmast struck its wires, and vessels continued to clip the iconic New York structure for many years afterward

Kannada author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker for 'Heart Lamp'

Translated by Deepa Bhasthi, 'Heart Lamp' is the first Kannada book and first short story collection to win the International Booker Prize for translated fiction

Trump calls Biden's 'open border' policy treason, blames inner circle

On Truth Social, Trump claimed Biden's aides exploited his cognitive decline to push open border policies, calling it 'treason at the highest level'