Musk calls for government to "delete entire agencies"

Elon Musk called for the government to "delete entire agencies" at home and "mind its own business" abroad in a speech via video link to the World Governments Summit in …

Source: CBS News

US to have seat at Chagos talks, says Mauritian PM

Navin Ramgoolam says the acceptance of a US presence shows he is willing to find common ground.

Source: BBC

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Source: The Economist

U.S. aircraft carrier collides with merchant vessel near Egypt

There were no reports of injuries or flooding after the USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision, the Navy said.

Source: CBS News

2,000-year-old Roman basilica found in London office basement

Experts are surprised at how much of the basilica, or town hall, survived. The ancient building was part of Roman London’s political and commercial center.

Source: Washington Post

Watch moment man is swallowed by humpback whale

Dell Simancas captures the moment his son, Adrián, is swallowed and spat out by a humpback whale.

Source: BBC

Lava and smoke emerge from a snowy Mount Etna

Drone footage shows plumes of smoke and molten lava spewing from Europe's most active volcano.

Source: BBC

Nissan and Honda end $60bn merger talks

Both Japanese carmakers say they will continue to cooperate on electric vehicle technology

Japan’s Nissan and Honda have said that their boards have voted to end talks over a merger …

Source: The Guardian

Sudan says plan for first Russian naval base in Africa will go ahead

Two countries’ foreign ministers meet in Moscow and agree there are no obstacles to long-delayed plan

A plan for Russia to establish its first naval base in Africa will go …

Source: The Guardian

Hegseth team invites far-right activist Jack Posobiec on overseas trip

The offer to invite Posobiec on Pete Hegseth’s trip triggered alarm among Pentagon officials concerned about the military being dragged into partisan warfare.

Source: Washington Post

Just a fluke: whale spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera

‘I thought I was dead,’ said the kayaker, who was let go by humpback off the Chilean coast after a few seconds

A humpback whale briefly scooped a kayaker into …

Source: The Guardian

Philippines storm survivors join climate protest outside Shell HQ in London

Greenpeace protest draws attention to worsening typhoons and demands accountability from major polluters

For two days and two nights, Ronalyn Carbonel and her four children clung to the roof of …

Source: The Guardian