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[ad_1] As the high-profile feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk continued to escalate, conservative commentator Laura Loomer weighed in prompting a defiant response from the world’s richest man.“It’s heating up,” Loomer wrote on social media. “Will be interesting to see what Republican lawmakers do now. I know lawmakers who are asking if they should side with President Trump or Elon. I’ve been on the Hill all day and it’s all anyone is talking about. The most powerful man in the world vs the richest man in the world.”Musk swiftly replied, “Oh and some food for thought as they ponder this question: Trump has 3.5 years left as President, but I will be around for 40+ years.”The exchange came amid the dramatic implosion of the Trump-Musk alliance a political and personal partnership that had defined the last year in Washington. […]

[ad_1] Ashley St Clair offers to help Donald Trump with 'breakup advice' Elon Musk and Donald Trump had a fallout so big that the Tesla CEO claimed on X that the president is named on Epstein's list, and that's why the FBI is not releasing the list of the names who were associated with the sex offender. Amid the major Trump-Musk divorce that started with the Big, Beautiful Bill, Elon Musk's alleged ex, Ashley St Clair, reportedly a mother of Musk's newborn, offered to help the president with breakup advice.Elon Musk- Donald Trump 'divorce': Here's what happened so farElon Musk claimed it's time to drop the "really big bomb" that is Donald Trump's name on the Epstein Files. "Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out," Musk said. Before this ultimate attack, Trump said he had asked […]

[ad_1] Luigi Mangione (File photo) Newly unsealed court documents reveal chilling diary entries from Luigi Mangione, detailing his motivations and meticulous planning ahead of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.According to USA Today, Mangione's writings describe a shift from plotting a mass-casualty bombing to targeting a specific executive. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office released excerpts from the diary on June 4 in response to the defence team's motion to stay or dismiss the New York state case."I finally feel confident about what I will do. The details are coming together. And I don't feel any doubt about whether it's right/justified," Mangione wrote in an entry dated August 15, 2024. "I'm glad- in a way- that I've procrastinated bc [sic] it allowed me to learn more about (UnitedHealthcare)," which he later called a company "that literally extracts human life […]

[ad_1] Stephen Miller avoids mentioning Elon Musk amid rumors over his wife as he defends Big, Beautiful bill. Donald Trump's aide Stephen Miller strongly defended the 'Big, Beautiful Bill, without, however, naming Elon Musk once. He reposted other people's X posts and criticized them, put forward his point but did not repost Elon Musk's comments on the bill -- amid rumors that his wife Katie Miller has left him for Elon Musk. The spending bill has become a flashpoint between Trump administration and Elon Musk as they are not on the same page following Elon Musk's exit from DOGE. Stephen Miller's wife has left her White House role to work for Elon Musk full time while the rumor is Katie Miller has also left Stephen Miller for Elon Musk. The Millers and Elon Musk did not issue any statement on […]

[ad_1] Ro Khanna said he always praised Elon Musk's innovations and he's certain that Elon Musk is against Donald Trump's crackdown on foreign students. Indian-origin Democratic Rep Ro Khanna of California spoke against the Donald Trump administration's ban on international students and said international students contribute $44 billion to the American economy, making this one of the best exports for those who care about lowering the trade deficit. Khanna said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick always speaks about lowering the trade deficit and this is the sector that can actually help. "The reality is that you have people like Elon Musk who were foreign students, I mean, they have been embedded in Silicon Valley and the companies that have been created," Ro Khanna said on CNBC. "Now you like Elon Musk?" the host on the panel asked Ro Khann to which […]

[ad_1] Edgar Chagwa Lungu (Image credit: AP) Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who served as the leader of the southern African nation from 2015-2021, died Thursday, his daughter said. He was 68. Lungu's daughter, Tasila Lungu-Mwansa, announced his death in a video posted on the official Facebook page of his political party, the Patriotic Front. She said he died in a hospital in South Africa after having been under "medical supervision" in recent weeks. Lungu-Mwansa, who is a lawmaker, did not give a cause of death. Lungu became president in 2015 to complete the term of Michael Sata after he died in office. Lungu was elected to a full presidential term in 2016, beating current Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema. Lungu later lost to Hichilema in the 2021 election. Lungu had sought to challenge Hichilema in next year's presidential election, but […]

[ad_1] Trump felt Ukraine's drone attack on Russia was 'pretty strong'. President Donald Trump admired Ukraine's surprise drone attack over the weekend on Russia and called it 'pretty strong' and 'badass', Axios reported citing the president's aides. But the president is worried as to what comes next as Russian President Vladimir Putin told him "very strongly" that there will be a counterattack. The Axios report said Trump has been surprisingly mum about Ukraine's 'ASprider Web' operation but, in private, he marveled at the strength. One confidant told Axios that Trump told him that the attack was 'pretty strong'. Another said Trump thought it was badass. "From an international perspective, you've got a chihuahua inflicting some real damage on a much bigger dog," one adviser said. The attack would upset US's mediation process, though it has not yielded anything closer to […]

[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Nearly five months into his second term, US President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping new travel ban, targeting 12 countries with full entry suspensions and placing visa restrictions on seven others. The executive order, signed on June 4, revives core elements of Trump’s first-term immigration agenda and is scheduled to take effect at 12:01 am on Monday, June 9.The move follows a deadly attack in Boulder, Colorado, allegedly carried out by an Egyptian national. While Egypt is not included in the ban, Trump used the incident to justify tougher scrutiny of countries with what he called “poor vetting standards and high overstay risks.”What is a travel ban?A travel ban is a federal policy […]

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) In early April, Russia's ministry of foreign affairs unveiled the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN) — a self-proclaimed international alliance of fact-checkers and media outlets.The initiative was first presented at the "Dialogue about Fakes 2.0" forum in Moscow in November 2024. At a press briefing following the April announcement, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova framed the GFCN as a counter to what she called the West's "relentless stream of fake stories and disinformation campaigns," accusing western fact-checkers of engaging in "biased pseudo-fact-checking.""This global civic initiative," Zakharova said, "will enable us to counter destructive Western actions using our own constructive agenda."But established fact-checking sites such as Facta and Maldita have raised red flags over the GFCN's Kremlin-aligned backers, opaque operations, and overtly one-sided narratives.DW Fact check takes a closer look.Who's behind the GFCN?The GFCN was co-founded by […]

[ad_1] Representative AI generated image Water scarcity is a fact of life in Malta. The island in the middle of the Mediterranean, between Italy and North Africa, has no lakes or rivers and doesn't get much rainfall. And with a hot, dry climate, a population of 563,000 — and more than six times that in yearly tourist visits — every drop counts."We have lived forever without enough water," said Thomas Bajada, a marine biologist and recently elected member of the European Parliament. But, he told DW, that scarcity has forced his country to innovate.Today, around two-thirds of its drinking water comes from the sea, desalinated water that's blended with a minimal supply of groundwater. Investment in other technical solutions, smart water meters, leakage management, and wastewater reuse, also helps keep the taps from running dry. For now, at least.One-fifth of […]