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 awards Boeing major contract to build ‘most lethal’ fighter jets
President Donald Trump has awarded Boeing a multi-billion dollar contract to build the US Air Force’s most advanced fighter jet, the Next Generation Air Dominance aircraft. Trump described the high-speed…
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: Trump to order dismantling of US education department
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday that aims to dismantle the Department of Education, the White House says. The move, which he promised to do…
USA: Georgetown University researcher detained by US immigration authorities
A graduate student at Georgetown University who is in the US on a valid visa has been detained by immigration authorities. Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national, is a postdoctoral…