Tesla sales plunging worldwide amid Musk’s new role in Trump White House
Stock price is down from December high
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US threatens to shut down Starlink in Ukraine – Reuters
Washington reportedly considers using the satellite technology as leverage when bargaining about mineral reserves US officials have warned that they could block Ukraine from using Elon Musk’s Starlink internet terminals if Kiev doesn’t grant access to its critical mineral reserves, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing three people familiar with the matter. Musk, a major ally of US…
Explosion rocks Orthodox church in Syrian capital – media
The Mar Elias Church in Damascus has reportedly been hit by a suicide bomber during services An explosion has occurred at Mar Elias Church in the Syrian capital of Damascus, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday. The Orthodox Christian church was reportedly struck by a suicide bomber during mass. At least ten people were killed…
Trump sends defense stocks crashing
Shares of Lockheed Martin plunged after the US president said he may halve military spending US defense stocks took a sharp dive this week after President Donald Trump announced that he could slash military spending in half. The announcement came amid a wider cost-saving push by his administration. Companies which saw share prices fall this…
US sanctions ICC’s top prosecutor
Washington has punished the Hague-based court’s Karim Khan for issuing charges against Israeli political leaders The United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan over arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The freeze on Khan’s US assets,…
Pope warns of scrolling ‘brain rot’
Pope Francis made his remarks in an address to journalists at the Vatican Pope Francis has warned Catholics of the risk of “brain rot” from excessive social media scrolling, calling on “courageous” journalists to tell “stories of hope” to the public instead. The pontiff made his remarks in an address to journalists and other communications…
Ukraine conflict ‘needs to end now’ – Rubio
It was dishonest to claim that Kiev could defeat Moscow, the US secretary of state has said Ukraine is being destroyed by the fighting with Russia and the conflict must be swiftly settled through negotiations, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. In an interview on Sirius XM’s The Megyn Kelly Show on Thursday,…
From Torah to trauma: A Satanic child abuse scandal blows up in Israel
There’s a coordinated silencing of victims across religious and political hierarchies There are crimes so profound that words fail to capture them. Last week, several survivors testified to the Israeli Knesset about just such a horror. The story broke with an investigative report published by Israel Hayom, which unearthed a long-standing pattern of ritual sexual…
Men and women equally attracted to younger partners, research finds
Even if they do not realise it, both sexes tend to slightly prefer younger people when going on a date, a University of California, Davis study found.
EU state warns citizens to stock up on food and water
The Estonian authorities expect power outages after the country’s disconnection from the Russian electricity grid The Estonian government has recommended that citizens stockpile food, water, medications, alternative lighting sources, and even board games in anticipation of potential power outages as the country exits the energy system it shares with Russia on February 8. The warning…