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TODAY
Elon Musk welcomes fourth child with Shivon Zilis
Elon Musk has welcomed another son. On X, his partner Shivon Zilis announced that she and Musk are now parents to four beautiful kids.
CNN
Head of federal watchdog agency fired by Trump should remain on the job, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Saturday that the head of a government watchdog agency whom President Donald Trump is attempting to fire is entitled to remain in the post, setting up a dispute that will almost certainly be decided by the Supreme Court.
AFP
High-stakes father-son feud rocks Singapore property giant
A high-stakes father-and-son feud has plunged Singapore property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) into turmoil, with the private boardroom dispute of one of the city-state's wealthiest families erupting into public view this week. "As a father, firing my son was certainly not an easy decision" but the stakes were "simply too high to allow reckless power grabs to destabilise the company", he said.
AFP
Indonesians swindled by scams using President Prabowo deepfakes
Wearing a traditional Indonesian black hat and shirt, President Prabowo Subianto speaks to the camera in an Instagram video, asking his people how he can help them after his election last year.- Wide circulation - AFP's fact-checkers found the account behind the Prabowo clip has posted dozens of similar videos appearing to show various high-profile figures, including Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
The Conversation
Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history
Trump’s campaign produced campaign materials in Spanish to reach more voters. Now that he’s president, his White House is going English-only.
AFP
In war-torn Sudan, a school offers a second chance at education
In a worn-down classroom in eastern Sudan, men and women watch attentively from a wood bench as a teacher scribbles Arabic letters on a faded blackboard.Nodding approvingly in the corner is the school's 63-year-old founder Amna Mohamed Ahmed, known to most as "Amna Oor", which partly means lion in the Beja language of eastern Sudan.
AFP
China signals renewed tech sector support, but concerns linger
A simple handshake between President Xi Jinping and once-shunned entrepreneur Jack Ma sent Chinese tech stocks booming in recent weeks as it was interpreted as the latest sign the sector is being brought in from the cold -- though experts advise caution."Investors appear to have interpreted (the meeting with Xi and Ma) as a signal that the government's pivot towards greater private-sector freedom, which has been underway since 2023, is set to be sustained," wrote James Reilly, a senior economist
NBC News
Trump signs an executive order making English the official U.S. language
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the U.S., the first time in American history such a designation has been made.
AFP
Thousands flee after Japan's biggest wildfire in decades
Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.Around 2,000 people fled areas around the northern Japan city of Ofunato to stay with friends or relatives, while more than 1,200 evacuated to shelters, according to officials.
CNN
Gaza ceasefire hits expiration date with Israel and Hamas split on way forward
The first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza that saw dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners freed reached its expiration date on Saturday — with Israel and Hamas split on what comes next.
Reuters
US judge declares Trump's firing of watchdog agency head illegal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Saturday declared President Donald Trump's firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency illegal in an early test of the scope of presidential power likely to be decided at the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington had previously ruled Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel who is responsible for protecting whistleblowers, could remain in his post pending a ruling. Jackson said in her ruling Saturday that upholding Trump's ability to fire Dellinger would give him "a constitutional license to bully officials in the executive branch into doing his will."
AFP
Private US spaceship hours from Moon landing attempt
After a long journey through space, a US company is just hours away from attempting a daring lunar touchdown -- its spacecraft poised to become only the second private lander to achieve the feat if it succeeds.In February 2024, Intuitive Machines became the first private company to achieve a soft lunar landing -- also the first US landing since the crewed Apollo 17 mission of 1972.
Associated Press
Lifelong New York civil rights advocate and NAACP leader Hazel Dukes dies at 92
Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, died Saturday at the age of 92. Dukes peacefully passed away in her New York City home surrounded by family, her son, Ronald Dukes, said in a statement. Dukes, who led the New York State NAACP for nearly five decades, fought tirelessly for voting rights, economic development, fair housing and education through her career.
Reuters
Rubio signs declaration to expedite delivery of $4 billion in military aid to Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday he had signed a declaration to expedite delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel. The Trump administration, which took office on January 20, has approved nearly $12 billion in major foreign military sales to Israel, Rubio said in a statement, adding that it "will continue to use all available tools to fulfill America’s long-standing commitment to Israel’s security, including means to counter security threats." Rubio said he had used emergency authority to expedite the delivery of military assistance to Israel to its Middle East ally, now in a fragile ceasefire with Hamas militants in their war in Gaza.
Associated Press
Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says Trump's bid to oust him was unlawful
The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump's bid to remove the special counsel was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over the president's authority to oust the head of the independent agency that's likely headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court. Dellinger sued Trump last month after he was fired, even though the law says special counsels can be removed by the president “only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.”
AFP
Colourful Angolan carnival celebrates half century independence
Their sweat-stained faces lit only by a dim yellow bulb in a neglected corner of the capital Luanda, revellers sway their hips to the sound of a catchy beat on the eve of the annual Angolan carnival.Once held nationwide, the carnival performance is now centralised in Luanda, with celebrations subdued due to the country's financial struggles.
CNN
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander heads for touchdown attempt on the moon
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is on track to attempt a soft touchdown near an ancient volcanic feature on the moon’s near side early Sunday morning.
CBS News
Hackman and wife's deaths not due to carbon monoxide, officials say
Authorities in New Mexico continue to investigate the cause of death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, but they say it does not appear to be carbon monoxide poisoning.
CNN
How a CIA informant stopped Taiwan from developing nuclear weapons
In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial intelligence on a top-secret program that would alter the course of Taiwan’s history.
NBC News
Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo launches NYC mayoral campaign
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced Saturday that he’s running to be the next mayor of New York City.

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