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Elon Musk has a problem with X’s Community Notes when he disapproves of the results
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social media platform X, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Feb. 20, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images For X owner Elon Musk, the solution to monitoring misinformation online has been […]
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Zelenskyy calls on allies ‘not to hide,’ respond to North Korean involvement in war
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses lawmakers as he presents the so-called ‘Victory Plan’ during a parliament session, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 16, 2024. Andrii Nesterenko | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on allies on Tuesday “not to hide” and to respond to evidence of North Korean involvement in Russia’s war in […]
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Meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump says he will negotiate a Ukraine-Russia deal ‘that’s good for both sides’
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy for the first time in five years, former President Donald Trump complained about his 2019 impeachment and said if re-elected he would […]
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Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah’s Taiwan-made pagers, Reuters reports
A Lebanese army soldier gestures to an ambulance rushing wounded people to a hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. Anwar Amro | AFP | Getty Images Israel’s Mossad spy agency planted a small amount of explosives inside 5,000 Taiwan-made pagers […]
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Norway wealth fund may divest companies that aid Israel in Gaza war, occupied territories
A view of Oslo seen from the roof of the Oslo Opera House in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s $1.7 trillion wealth fund may have to divest shares of companies that violate the fund watchdog’s new, tougher interpretation of ethics standards for businesses that aid Israel’s operations in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Council on Ethics for the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund sent […]
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U.S. decries reported sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners after graphic video aired on Israeli TV
Palestinians inspect residential buildings, destroyed in Israeli strikes during the conflict, amid a temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Gaza City on Nov. 26, 2023. Staff | Reuters Allegations of the sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners by members of the Israeli military are “horrific,” the United States has said, after a […]
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina flees, army says interim government to be formed
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the media at a vandalized metro station in Mirpur, after the anti-quota protests. – | Afp | Getty Images Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and swelled into a movement demanding her ouster. Jubilant crowds […]
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Taiwan under pressure to bolster its defense as Trump-Harris presidential race stokes policy concerns
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te claps while he visits a military camp in Taoyuan, Taiwan May 23, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters Taiwan is under growing pressure to build up its defense capabilities and deterrence against China in the face of uncertainty surrounding the U.S. elections slated for November, according to security and policy analysts. Taiwan’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Asian shares slide, U.S. stocks flat ahead of Big Tech earnings; McDonald’s earnings miss
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 22, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks little changed ahead of Big Tech earnings, McDonald’s misses estimates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Oct. 30, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, […]
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