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File Photo: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, US, May 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/David Swanson//File Photo

USA

Musk's US government 'takeover' sounds alarm bells

For a man who likes to rail against unelected bureaucrats, the unelected Space X and Tesla tycoon has been subject to little accountability as he pushes Trump's drive to shrink the US government

File Photo: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, US, May 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/David Swanson//File Photo

USA

Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency: sources

File Photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a Czech Defense Capabilities event at Prague-Kbely Airport, in Prague, Czech Republic, May 30, 2024. Petr David Josek/Pool via REUTERS

World+Biz

Journalists berate Blinken over Gaza policy at his final press conference

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk sits as US President-elect Donald Trump meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

World+Biz

Musk heads to US Congress to discuss slashing government costs

US Department of Labor discussed workers' rights in Bangladesh during a high level meeting with BGMEA on 24 November. Photo: Courtesy

RMG

US Department of Labor discusses workers’ rights in Bangladesh with BGMEA

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attend a meeting with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex in Washington, US, 4 January 2022. Photo: REUTERS

Tech

Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Meta to censor COVID-19 content

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) is surrounded by fellow members as he speaks to reporters after securing the nomination for House Speaker from the Republican conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

USA

Republicans name fourth US House speaker nominee in two weeks

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 19, 2020. Picture taken February 19, 2020 REUTERS/Yves Herman

Europe

EU ministers convene in Ukraine to show support after US, Slovakia wobbles

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Capitol, where Congress will return Tuesday to deal with a series of spending bills before funding runs out and triggers a partial U.S. government shutdown, in Washington, U.S. September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Politics

Shutdown looms as US Senate, House take dueling tacks on funding

Parade participants protesting against high student loan burdens are preparing to take part in the annual July 4th parade at Ashland, Oregon, U.S. on July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Randall Mikkelsen/File Photo

USA

US forgives 40,000 student loans, provides aid to 3.6 million more

The US Capitol building is pictured in Washington, US, 26 January 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

USA

US House approves Ukraine emergency aid; funding to avert US government shutdown

Tech

US government, states ask judge to deny Facebook's request to dismiss lawsuits

Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury during the Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing examining the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress, in Washington, DC, US, September 24, 2020. Toni L. Sandys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

World+Biz

US imposes sanctions on Ukrainians over election interference