Make America Great Again (MAGA) influencer, Ashley St Clair, has claimed that she has a child with billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk. In a statement posted on X on Saturday, Ms St Clair revealed that she gave birth to the child five months ago but had chosen to keep the news private to protect their family’s privacy. She added that she intends to raise her child in a safe and normal…

The agency that has been in the crosshair of the duo of President Donald Trump and tech billionaire, Elon Musk for almost a month now, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has gotten itself in another seemingly intractable mess as it has been accused of funding terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram, ISIS, and Al-Qaeda. A United States lawmaker, Scott Perry, has made the accusations during the first hearing of…

OpenAI has rejected Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for $97.4 billion stating that it is not for sale. The artificial intelligence company’s Board chairman, Bret Taylor stated on Saturday that the board has unanimously rejected Musk’s offer. He noted that Musk’s offer is his latest attempt to disrupt his competition. “OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk’s latest attempt to disrupt his…

German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, on Saturday, shot back strongly in defence of his stance against the far-right, and said his country will not accept people who “intervene in our democracy,” a day after US vice-president JD Vance scolded European leaders over their approach to democracy. According to Associated Press (AP), the German leader spoke with just eight days before crucial elections in Germany, with polls showing the far-right Alternative for…

US President, Donald Trump and British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer have agreed to hold talks soon in Washington, the White House confirmed Friday. Trump told reporters at the porch of the White House, “He asked for a meeting, and I agreed. We’re going to have a friendly meeting. We have a lot of good things going on. “I think he wants to come next week or the weekend.” Starmer met…

…Says Ukraine will never accept ‘deals reached behind our backs’ Addressing the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the “time has come for a European army to be created”. Zelenskyy said that North Korean troops fighting Ukraine are learning “modern warfare”. “Our army alone is not enough, we need your support,” he said. Zelenskyy told the audience at the Munich Security Conference that Kyiv has clear…

As many as 200,000 US workers slated to be affected by mass terminations as Musk leads crusade to slash spending Some federal employees who have been laid off under the President Donald Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to slash the federal workforce were reportedly given only 30 minutes to pack their belongings and vacate federal offices. Federal agencies were ordered by Trump to fire mostly probationary staff, with as many as…

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has given its nod to the purchase of capital shares worth $582 million in the New Development Bank (NDB), according to a Finance Division statement. Established in 2015 by BRICS countries, the NDB is a multilateral development bank aimed at mobilising resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs). “The ECC approved Pakistan’s membership in the…

Palestinian militant groups have named the three hostages they plan to free on Saturday in return for the release of 369 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, raising hopes that the January ceasefire agreement will survive its latest crisis. However, the longer-term prospects of the truce remain in doubt and the uncertainty has been deepened by the US president, Donald Trump, who made surprise territorial claims over Gaza. Saudi Arabia is…

People from Afghanistan, Iran, China and other countries flown out as Trump’s deportation effort intensifies The US has sent undocumented immigrants from several Asian countries whose governments have refused to accept them to Panama, in a move signalling an intensification of the Trump administration’s deportation effort. A military plane carrying 119 immigrants from countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, China, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Pakistan flew from California to Panama City…

Claudia Scheinbaum warns of reciprocal action if Washington designates country’s cartels as terrorist groups Mexico’s president, Claudia Scheinbaum has warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action as accomplices of organized crime if Washington designates the country’s cartels as terrorist groups. The Latin American country, which is under mounting pressure from Donald Trump to curb illegal drug smuggling, wants its neighbor to crack down on firearms trafficking in the…

Pope Francis has cancelled his scheduled events over the next few days after being hospitalised, the Vatican said. The pontiff, who has been suffering from bronchitis, was admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome on Friday after reportedly having breathing difficulties during one of his meetings. In a statement on Friday evening, the Vatican said the pope had been admitted to hospital due to worsening bronchitis and that the first diagnostic…