A judge has ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month. Judge William Alsup called the sacking…
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UK: Donald Trump’s son Eric holds talks with John Swinney
Eric Trump is a senior executive in his father’s business – the Trump Organization – which owns golf resorts in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire. The meeting took place over tea and…
India: Jio and Airtel ink deals to bring in Musk’s Starlink
India’s largest telecoms company Reliance Jio and its rival Bharti Airtel have signed separate deals with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring the Starlink internet service to the country. The move…
USA: Trump says anti-Tesla protesters will face ‘hell’
People protesting against Tesla should be labelled domestic terrorists, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at a White House media event designed to bolster Elon Musk’s electric car company. Trump…
UK: Threat of US tariffs spells uncertainty for NI businesses
“Uncertainty” is the most common word you will hear if you ask a business in Northern Ireland about how they are feeling about the prospect of the United States imposing…
Brazil: Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit
A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It…
UK: Arrested captain of ship is Russian national
The captain of the Solong cargo ship arrested after a collision with a tanker in the North Sea is a Russian national, the ship’s owner has confirmed. Humberside Police said…
USA: Global smartwatch sales fall for first time
Global sales of smartwatches have fallen for the first time, new figures indicate, in large part due to a sharp decline in the popularity of market leader, Apple. Market research…
UK: Dundee University to cut 632 jobs to plug £35m deficit
Dundee University is to cut 632 jobs in a bid to address a £35m deficit. Staff were informed of the news by interim principal Shane O’Neill at a meeting in…
USA: ‘Garbage’ to blame Ukraine for massive X outage, experts say
Experts have cast doubt on Elon Musk’s claim that a large-scale outage which hit X was caused by hackers in Ukraine. Platform monitor Downdetector says it had more than 1.6…