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Elon Musk’s ‘Five Things’ email program shut down by Trump administration: What was the controversial project that sparked panic among federal employees? | World News

In a move signaling shifting priorities within the White House, the Trump administration has officially ended Elon Musk’s controversial “Five Things” email program, which required federal employees to report five weekly accomplishments to their supervisors. The initiative, launched in February 2025 by Musk during his stint as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, aimed […]

‘We’re going to see what happens’: US envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow ahead of sanction deadline due Friday; tariff and ceasefire talks on agenda | World News

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to arrive in Moscow (AP) US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to arrive in Moscow on Wednesday for high-level meetings with Russian leadership, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s deadline to impose new sanctions on Russia over its continued military offensive in Ukraine, which is due on […]

Meet the Roblox creator behind Free Republic of Verdis, the ‘world’s smallest country’ with 400 citizens and its own passports | World News

In one of Europe’s most unusual geopolitical developments, a young digital designer has turned an unclaimed border region into a self-proclaimed nation. Daniel Jackson, a 20-year-old originally from Australia, declared himself president of the Free Republic of Verdis, located on a 125-acre patch of land wedged between Croatia and Serbia along the Danube River. This […]

Baby bonus: China offers 10,800 yuan per child to boost birth rate; why ‘lie flat’ generation isn’t convinced

A woman and her partner in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP) As China’s population approached 1 billion in the late 1970s, the then Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping introduced the one-child policy in 1979, and China even fined parents for having more children. Four decades later, the government has turned the policy upside down and […]

‘I am going to exert my powers’: Prosecute minors as adults? Trump warns of federal control in DC after ex-Doge staffer assaulted

Plane crash: 4 people killed in medical plane crash in Arizona; personnel were en route to pickup patient

Four people were killed when a medical transport plane they were onboard crashed while attempting to land at Chinle Municipal Airport in Arizona’s Navajo Nation, authorities confirmed.The twin-propeller Beechcraft 300 went down on Tuesday during its landing approach in the eastern region of the state, according to both local police and the Federal Aviation Administration […]

‘Can I say I won them athletically’: Trump jokes after receiving 1984 Olympic medals; prepares for 2028 games with new task force

US President Donald Trump presented with Olympic medals from the 1984 LA Games by Casey Wasserman, chairman of the LA28 organising committee (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump was presented with Olympic medals from the 1984 Los Angeles Games on Tuesday by Casey Wasserman, chairman of the LA28 organising committee.During the exchange, Trump joked, […]

‘Favourite at this point’: Trump backs VP JD Vance as his successor for 2028; considers Marco Rubio for key role

Trump hints at VP JD Vance as his successor for 2028 (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump has indicated that Vice President JD Vance is “most likely” to be the political heir to the MAGA movement in 2028, while also floating Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a potential figure in future Republican leadership.In […]

‘These people do it naturally’: Trump says undocumented workers are born to toil in fields; floats legal reentry plan for deported migrants

US President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, while speaking about the impact of his administration’s immigration policies on the agricultural sector, claimed undocumented migrants are more “naturally” inclined to perform hard labor — a statement that many have condemned as racist and dehumanising.During an interview with CNBC, addressing the […]

‘I feel horrible’: UCSD professor Nisarg Shah confronted over alleged child predator activity; phone seized, not arrested

Nisarg Shah (Screengrab from video posted by @CollinRugg on X) A University of California San Diego associate professor is under investigation after being confronted on video in an alleged online child predator sting. The video, widely circulated on social media, shows Nisarg Shah being accused of attempting to meet someone he believed to be a […]