Trump vows never to mend ties with Musk, warns the billionaire against funding Democrats

Trump vows never to mend ties with Musk, warns the billionaire against funding Democrats

Musk and Trump began exchanging insults on Thursday last week, as Musk denounced Trump’s bill as a “disgusting abomination.” Musk’s opposition to the measure complicated efforts to pass the legislation in Congress, where Republicans hold only slim majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate.

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‘100 per cent stupid’: Republicans hold breath as MAGA world cautiously turns on Elon Musk

‘100 per cent stupid’: Republicans hold breath as MAGA world cautiously turns on Elon Musk

While many in the broader Trump coalition appeared hesitant to commit to one side or the other, this wasn’t true of everyone as Thursday afternoon’s bevy of rude posts bled into the night.

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Metrofile Group is out to sanitise pension records in Kenya to stop theft of retirees’ money – director

Metrofile Group is out to sanitise pension records in Kenya to stop theft of retirees’ money – director

Speaking at the Fourth Association of Pension Trustees and Administrators of Kenya Conference in Mombasa, Metrofile Group Managing Director Jackline Mburu called on pension industry to leverage data for preservation, security and digital transformation.

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Ethnic profile: How Rapid Support Forces attack, kill non-Arab Masalit under pretext Tawila is ‘military zone’

Ethnic profile: How Rapid Support Forces attack, kill non-Arab Masalit under pretext Tawila is ‘military zone’

The RSF has sought to justify the attack by claiming that Zam Zam was a “military zone” used by armed groups supporting the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in El Fasher. In reality, the camp was overwhelmingly a civilian space, home to hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

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No respite for the displaced in Sudan’s Darfur as paramilitary-turned-rebel RSF turn guns on civilians

No respite for the displaced in Sudan’s Darfur as paramilitary-turned-rebel RSF turn guns on civilians

Today, the town is one of Darfur and Sudan’s epicentres of displacement, its resources and solidarity stretched to breaking point as hundreds of thousands seek safety there from attacks by the paramilitary-turned-rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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Cooperatives minister directs savings societies file annual returns to weed out graft and fakes

Cooperatives minister directs savings societies file annual returns to weed out graft and fakes

Through enhanced sectoral integrity, the cabinet secretary said the government, through his ministry, initiated targeted governance reforms to restore public confidence, improve operational efficiency, and reinforce ethical leadership within the cooperative sector.

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Kenya’s trade minister says Nairobi is engaging Trump regime to renew AGOA treaty

Kenya’s trade minister says Nairobi is engaging Trump regime to renew AGOA treaty

The current agreement, which provides duty-free access to the US market for Kenyan exports, is set to expire in September this year.

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Costly feud: Elon Musk rants so much about government pork, but his businesses rely on state largesse

Costly feud: Elon Musk rants so much about government pork, but his businesses rely on state largesse

The dispute comes just a week before a planned test of Tesla’s driverless taxis in Austin, Texas, a major event for the company because sales of its EVs are lagging in many markets, and Musk needs a win.

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Republicans in House, Senate on the edge over 2026 midterm elections as Trump-Musk feud

Republicans in House, Senate on the edge over 2026 midterm elections as Trump-Musk feud

Their buddy-movie dynamic evaporated this week as Musk and Trump openly feuded over a sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that Musk blasted as likely to add significantly to the federal government’s $36.2 trillion in debt. He called for Trump’s impeachment – something the Republican-controlled Congress is unlikely to take up – and mused publicly about the creation of a new political party.

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After suffering heavy losses Wagner Group leaves Mali, replaced by Russia’s Africa Corps

After suffering heavy losses Wagner Group leaves Mali, replaced by Russia’s Africa Corps

As Western influence in the region has waned, Russia has sought to step into the vacuum, sweeping in with offers of assistance. Moscow initially expanded its military cooperation with African nations by using the Wagner Group of mercenaries.

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