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Trump–Musk rift deepens: Elon Musk announces decommissioning of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after Trump targets government contracts

In a dramatic escalation of their ongoing feud, Elon Musk on Thursday said SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft, following US President Donald Trump‘s threat to terminate federal contracts and subsidies linked to the tech billionaire.“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft […]

Sushi John: New Jersey restaurateur ‘Sushi John’ arrested by ICE over spying for Chinese government

New Jersey restaurateur ‘Sushi John’ arrested by ICE over spying for Chinese government (Picture credit: ICE) A New Jersey restaurateur, previously convicted of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government, is now in the custody of US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), facing likely deportation. Ming Xi Zhang, a 61-year-old Chinese national and […]

Voting age to be lowered to 16 across UK: Government

The voting age will be lowered to 16 across the UK in time for the next general election, govt has confirmed, bringing UK-wide elections in line with Scotland and Wales.Around 1.5 million 16- and 17-year-olds will be eligible to vote in all UK elections once the elections bill becomes law. Currently the voting age for […]

‘Will not go unpunished’: Four killed as clashes break out in Dhaka during NCP rally; interim government blames Awami League

At least four people were killed on Wednesday in Bangladesh during violent clashes in Dhaka’s Gopalganj district between Awami League members, police, and the army, reported ANI citing local media.The violence erupted when leaders of the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP) attempted to hold a rally in the southern district, which is also the […]

Ukraine government reshuffle: PM Shmyhal resigns; economy minister named Svyrydenko successor

Ukraine’s outgoing PM Denys Shmyhal Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that he submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday ahead of an anticipated major government restructuring this week, as reported by Reuters.This comes as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday carried out the biggest reshuffle in his government since the war with Russia began, as he […]

‘Clearly odd’: Bangladesh interim government scraps Sheikh Hasina-era ‘sir’ rule for women officials; panel formed to set new titles

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (Image credits: PTI) Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday officially revoked a long-standing directive from the Sheikh Hasina administration that required public officials to address her and other senior women officials as “sir.” The order, in effect for nearly 16 years, was deemed ‘inappropriate’ by the Yunus- led government.The decision was […]

Turkey: Government silences last critical media outlets

Turkey’s freedom of expression and press freedom has been making headlines in Germany for years. The non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders has ranked Turkey 159 out of 180 countries in its global press freedom index 2025.At the moment, officially “only” four people are in prison for their journalistic activities. While this marks a significant drop […]

Bangladesh hopes to reduce 35% US tariff through talks: Government

By Ahsan TasnimDHAKA: Major garment producer Bangladesh is hoping to reduce the 35% tariff that US President Donald Trump said he will impose, said finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday, adding Dhaka expects to achieve this through “one-to-one negotiation” with US trade representative (USTR).Bangladesh commerce adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin is in Washington, leading the country’s […]

‘Government is deeply broken’: Elon Musk questions people’s faith in Trump amid Epstein files row; US President dodges question

Elon Musk, former ally of US PresidentDonald Trump, has once again brought the Jeffrey Epstein controversy into the spotlight. The Tech billionaire publicly questioned US President Donald Trump’s credibility over the unresolved Jeffrey Epstein case, accusing the government of shielding offenders and calling it “deeply broken.”In a series of provocative posts on X, Musk criticised […]

UK government condemns ‘death to the IDF’ chants at Glastonbury

GLASTONBURY: The UK government said on Sunday that the BBC had questions to answer over criticism of Israel by musicians at the Glastonbury festival that police are probing.UK officers are studying videos of rapper Bobby Vylan leading crowds in chants of “Death, death to the IDF”, a reference to the acronym for the Israeli army, […]