Elon Musk endorses Trump in presidential race, calls him “tough”

By Hyunjoo Jin and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, publicly endorsed Donald Trump for the first time in the U.S. presidential race, calling the Republican former president “tough.” Musk tweeted the endorsement with a video of Trump pumping his fist after multiple shots rang out at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania,…

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World leaders condemn shooting at Trump rally, denounce political violence

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Various world leaders on Saturday condemned the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania in which the former president was shot in the right ear while one rally attendee and the shooter were left lead. Leaders from multiple nations expressed shock at the incident, denounced political violence and wished…

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North Korea denounces declaration at NATO summit, KCNA says

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea “most strongly denounces” the declaration at the recent NATO summit, KCNA said on Saturday, citing the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson. Leaders of NATO countries stressed a membership pledge for Ukraine and took a stronger stance on China’s support for Russia in a declaration this week at a summit in Washington. “The…

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Explainer-Project 2025: What is it? Who is behind it? How is it connected to Trump?

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A set of conservative policy proposals known as Project 2025 has become a lightning rod for opponents of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as they seek to highlight what they say are the dangers of him retaking the White House. Trump has recently tried to distance himself from Project…

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Exclusive-Airbus launches new cost-cutting drive after output woes

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus has launched a performance improvement plan including cost cuts and a freeze on overall headcount in its planemaking business, after recent cuts in targets for aircraft production, industry sources said, citing a memo to staff. Code-named “LEAD!”, the new initiative will urgently tackle an increase in unit costs, which…

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