USA: Reddit community banned as user spat with Musk intensifies

Reddit has temporarily banned one of its communities – and removed another – after X owner Elon Musk claimed comments made by the site’s users about his employees were breaking…

USA: USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday

Thousands of employees at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be placed on leave from Friday night, the agency has said in a statement on its website.…

USA: Turmoil as Trump and Musk take aim at top US aid agency

The Trump administration reportedly intends to merge the US government’s main overseas aid agency with the state department, as workers were asked to stay out of its Washington headquarters. Secretary…

South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa calls Musk to calm Trump land row

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to defuse a row with the new US administration over a new land law by speaking to Elon Musk. Mr Musk is a…

Canada: Ontario ends contract with Musk’s Starlink over US tariffs

The leader of Ontario – Canada’s most populous province – has said that American companies will be banned from provincial government contracts until the US ends the tariffs President Donald…

USA: Trump reportedly considering merging USAID into US State Department

The Trump administration reportedly intends to merge the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the US Department of State after days of upheaval. Plans involved a significant reduction…

USA. Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system – reports

The Trump administration has given billionaire Elon Musk’s deputies access to the federal payments system that controls the flow of trillions of dollars in government funds every year, US media…

USA: Who might buy TikTok?

Jimmy Donaldson – aka MrBeast – was jubilant as he told his tens of millions of TikTok followers about his bid to buy the platform. “I might become you guys’ new CEO!…

USA: Reddit groups ban X links in protest at Musk arm gesture

More than 100 Reddit communities have banned users from posting links to X in protest at owner Elon Musk’s controversial arm gesture at a rally celebrating Donald Trump’s return to…

USA: Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Trump rally

Elon Musk has brushed aside the furore over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump. At Monday’s event, Musk thanked the crowd for…