The Republican Party may soon find itself without one of its most influential financial backers, as tech billionaire Elon Musk signals a retreat from the political spotlight. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the world’s richest man with an estimated net worth of $420 billion, announced last week at the Qatar Economic Forum that he plans to significantly reduce his political spending. “In terms of political spending, I’m…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial took a dark and dramatic turn Tuesday, as a former top aide testified that the music mogul threatened to kill her on her first day of work and later kidnapped her at gunpoint to help him kill rapper Kid Cudi. The explosive testimony from Capricorn Clark, who served as global brand director for Bad Boy Entertainment, marked the beginning of the…

A bill requiring Apple and Alphabet’s Google to verify the age of users of their app stores could become law in Texas.

The National Public Radio (NPR) and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president’s executive order to cut federal funding for public broadcasting. U.S. President Donald Trump’s order against NPR and fellow public broadcaster PBS earlier this month barring the use of Congressionally appropriated funds violated the First Amendment, it said. Read also: Trump moves $4bn media firm shares into son’s trust The NPR CEO,…

The White House has distanced itself from a Pentagon leak investigation led by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, after learning the probe was based on dubious claims, including an alleged illegal NSA wiretap. The investigation led to the abrupt firing of three top aides but has since become mired in controversy and confusion. According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, Hegseth’s personal attorney, Tim Parlatore, allegedly told Trump advisers…

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed rumors of a spat with his wife, Brigitte Macron, after a video showing what appeared to be a playful shove went viral and was seized upon by Russian state media and far-right commentators. The video, captured by an Associated Press cameraman, shows Macron stepping into view at the doorway of a plane during the presidential couple’s arrival in Hanoi. As he moves forward, a…

A 19-year-old New Zealand teenager has tragically died after participating in a high-impact tackling game believed to be inspired by a controversial social media trend.

A Japanese plane headed from Tokyo to Texas made an emergency landing after a passenger attempted to open one of its doors during the flight. All Nippon Airways Flight 114 was diverted to Seattle due to an unruly passenger. According to the Port of Seattle police, they received reports of a man trying to open the exit doors mid-flight. The individual, who hasn’t been identified, experienced a medical crisis and…

Tensions between Russia and the West escalated further this week, as Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed peace initiative aimed at ending the protracted war in Ukraine. Russian state media and top Kremlin allies have openly mocked the ceasefire framework, calling it ineffective and declaring it to be “in its death throes.” In a stark editorial published Monday, the Moscow-based daily Moskovskij Komsomolets said…

In one of the most harrowing tragedies to emerge from the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza, an airstrike has killed nine of the ten children of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatric specialist at al-Tahrir Hospital in the Nasser Medical Complex. The strike, which hit her home in Khan Younis on Friday, occurred while she was treating victims of similar attacks. Dr. Najjar, who has dedicated her career to saving the…

Malawi’s Ministry of Health has confirmed three new cases of mpox in the capital city, bringing the national total to 11 since the country’s first reported case in April. Health officials say the outbreak is compounding already dire challenges in the nation’s fragile healthcare system, which has been rocked by recent cuts to U.S. government aid. The Public Health Institute of Malawi stated the new patients, aged between 17 and…

A Pakistani man was shot dead by Indian border forces on Friday evening after allegedly crossing the international frontier and ignoring calls to stop, according to a statement by India’s Border Security Force (BSF).