Tech billionaire and senior Trump adviser Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on Friday for briefings that have sparked debate after multiple US media outlets reported that he would be given…
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Afghanistan: Taliban frees US man held for two years
An American airline mechanic has been freed by the Taliban after being held in Afghanistan for more than two years. George Glezmann, who was detained in December 2022 while visiting…
USA: Trump rescinds order targeting law firm after it makes $40m promise
President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order targeting a prestigious international law firm after it promised to abandon diversity policies and provide $40m (£31m) worth of free legal work…
USA: Family sues Boeing over whistleblower death
The family of a Boeing whistleblower who took his own life last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company. The complaint alleges that John Barnett was subjected…
Belgium: EU delays plans to retaliate against Trump tariffs
The European Union (EU) has delayed plans to hit back at US President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs until the middle of next month. The trading bloc was set…
USA: Tesla makes largest ever Cybertruck recall
Thousands of Tesla Cybertrucks have been recalled in the US due to concerns about part of the electric car’s trim falling off in the model’s eighth and largest ever recall.…
USA: Tesla vandals face up to 20 years in prison- AG Pam Bondi
US Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Thursday that three defendants accused of vandalism targeting Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle company could face up to 20 years in prison. Bondi…
USA: Two convicted in murder-for-hire plot of US-Iranian journalist
Two men have been convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting an Iranian-American journalist at her Brooklyn home. A federal jury in New York found Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov guilty…
USA: Ex-Abercrombie boss now facing abuse claims from 40 men
More than 40 men have now come forward accusing the former chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) of rape, sexual assault or drugging, lawyers have told the BBC. Mike…
USA: Court blocks deportation of Georgetown University researcher
A US court has blocked the Trump administration from deporting a Georgetown University researcher who was detained by immigration authorities earlier this week. Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national, is…