Elon Musk believes he got Trump elected. Now he’s coming for Europe A senior figure in President Trump’s administration, Musk backs European far-right groups at a critical time. Can the EU wield its rules against election interference? Video Duration 12 minutes 46 seconds play-arrow 12:46 Elon Musk in politics – the pros and cons |…
Gauff stunned by Badosa in Australian Open quarters; Zverev beats Paul Paula Badosa, who almost quit tennis in 2024, has reached her first Grand Slam semifinal with a straight-sets win over Gauff. Paula Badosa said she was ‘very emotional’ after her win over Coco Gauff in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open [David…
Israeli settlers attack West Bank villages under army’s protection Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages, set vehicles on fire and injure several residents in the West Bank. The attacks come as Trump signed an order to reverse US sanctions on settlers in the occupied West Bank [File: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo] Published On 21 Jan 202521 Jan…
News Hotel fire at Turkiye ski resort kills at least 10 Officials say fire broke out overnight at the restaurant of a hotel at a ski resort in Bolu province. Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort in Kartalkaya, Bolu province, northwest Turkiye, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 [IHA…
US President Donald Trump told reporters he was “not confident” of the Gaza ceasefire deal holding.
News Taliban announces release of two US citizens in prisoner swap deal The Taliban government in Afghanistan says US nationals have been released in exchange for an Afghan serving a life sentence in California. The Afghan Foreign Ministry said the prisoner exchange, brokered by Qatar, was the result of ‘long and fruitful negotiations’ with the…
South African humanitarian in pro-Israeli crosshairs over Palestine support Imtiaz Sooliman, the driving force behind the prominent African aid agency Gift of the Givers, says his work is not political, only humanitarian. Gift of the Givers founder, Imtiaz Sooliman [Courtesy of Gift of the Givers] By Qaanitah HunterPublished On 21 Jan 202521 Jan 2025 Johannesburg, South…
EXPLAINER Fact check: Was Trump truthful in his inauguration day speeches? Trump targeted the Panama Canal and undocumented migrants, repeating old claims and making new ones. We fact check them. President Donald Trump speaks during his second presidential inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, on Monday, January 20, 2025 [Chip Somodevilla/Pool…
Trump critics say inauguration optics show oligarchy in action In a break with tradition, Silicon Valley CEOs feature prominently at presidential inauguration. Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, arrive before the 60th presidential inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025 [Julia Demaree…
Trump grants clemency to all charged over January 6 US Capitol attack US president sweeps away years-long effort to punish those responsible for trying to overturn the 2020 election. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of January 6 offences, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday,…