Elon Musk sticking close to Trump, influencing US transition: Reports | Donald Trump News

Elon Musk sticking close to Trump, influencing US transition: Reports | Donald Trump News

The Tesla CEO, Trump’s most influential campaign backer, has turned into a key power broker in presidential transition. Tech billionaire Elon Musk is diving even deeper into the world of politics after Donald Trump’s election win, cosying up to the president-elect and offering him input on key administration hires, according…

Earthquake rocks Cuba as residents struggle to recover from recent storms | Earthquakes News

Earthquake rocks Cuba as residents struggle to recover from recent storms | Earthquakes News

Officials say efforts to assess damage are under way after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Cuba. A powerful earthquake has hit eastern Cuba, adding more problems to a country still reeling from a series of recent storms and blackouts. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Sunday that a magnitude…

India bets on Modi-Trump warmth to navigate choppy future with US | US Election 2024 News

India bets on Modi-Trump warmth to navigate choppy future with US | US Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India — During his campaign for re-election, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened major tariffs on imports from a range of countries. Beijing bore the brunt of his attention — he threatened a 60 percent tariff on Chinese products. But India was a major target, too — he described the country…

Mauritius election: Amid wiretapping scandal, what’s at stake? | Elections News

Mauritius election: Amid wiretapping scandal, what’s at stake? | Elections News

Some one million eligible voters in the Indian Ocean Mauritius will head out to vote on Sunday amid an explosive scandal that has implicated government figures in a covert wiretapping operation. Since independence from Britain in 1968, the southeast African country has maintained a strong, vibrant parliamentary democracy. This will…

German opposition hits out at Scholz for delaying confidence vote | Politics News

German opposition hits out at Scholz for delaying confidence vote | Politics News

Conservative leader wants confidence vote now, triggering January election, as poll shows more than half of Germans agree. Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz has slammed Chancellor Olaf Scholz, describing his decision to delay a confidence vote until next year as “irresponsible”. Merz, who leads the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),…

US Fed cuts interest rates, Powell says won’t quit even if asked by Trump | Inflation News

US Fed cuts interest rates, Powell says won’t quit even if asked by Trump | Inflation News

The Fed will have to navigate a changing economic landscape with the election of Donald Trump as the next US president. The United States Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point as policymakers took note of a job market that has “generally eased” while…

Beyond abortion rights: Why did Kamala Harris lose women’s votes? | News

Beyond abortion rights: Why did Kamala Harris lose women’s votes? | News

Donald Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election has signalled women’s rights – specifically the right to an abortion – was less of a key issue than expected for voters. This was the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark…

Tariffs, immigrants and fiscal policy: Trump’s second term as US president | Donald Trump News

Tariffs, immigrants and fiscal policy: Trump’s second term as US president | Donald Trump News

When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20 next year, one of the first things economists expect him to do is enact at least some of the tariffs he promised while on the campaign trail. As a candidate, Trump said he…

Nintendo says Switch games will be playable on next console | Business and Economy

Nintendo says Switch games will be playable on next console | Business and Economy

Japanese gaming giant is expected to launch follow-up to its wildly popular console next year. Nintendo has announced that games for the Switch will be playable on its next gaming console. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Wednesday that the company had decided it would be “optimal” to include backwards…