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AFP/APP Washington: Elon Musk has taken a controversial turn, demanding new elections in Britain, supporting Germany’s far-right, and criticizing the European Commission, signaling a growing influence in European politics. The…

AFP/APP Washington: The US Treasury Department revealed Monday that a cyber breach attributed to a China state-sponsored actor had targeted some of its workstations, according to a letter to Congress seen by AFP. The incident occurred…

AFP/APP Washington: World leaders, including US President Joe Biden, have honored the late Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who passed away at the age of 100. Biden praised Carter as an "extraordinary leader,…

AFP/APP Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named loyalist Devin Nunes, who heads his social media platform Truth Social, to serve as chairman of a White House intelligence advisory board. Nunes, a Republican…

AA/APP Washington: Shares of US electric car giant Tesla rose to an all-time high Wednesday. Tesla's share price rose to $424.77, gaining 5.9% as of 2200GMT. As a result, the company’s market value reached $1.36 trillion. Tesla…

AFP/APP Washington: US President Joe Biden is facing growing calls to commute the death sentences of the more than three dozen federal inmates on Death Row before Donald Trump returns to the White House. Trump resumed federal…

AFP/APP Washington: Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola was inducted into America's arts pantheon at the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, with fellow directors Martin Scorsese and George Lucas offering heartfelt tributes to the…

AFP/APP Washington: President Joe Biden is reportedly considering issuing preemptive pardons to shield several prominent figures from possible retribution under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. Potential…

AFP/APP Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed his support for Pete Hegseth as his nominee to head the Pentagon, despite multiple reports accusing the former military officer and Fox News presenter of sexual aggression…

SPA/APP Washington: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Guam, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean, on Monday. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter was situated 219 kilometers from the village of Yigo on the…