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What Elon Musk's Twitter tactics may bode for US government
What Elon Musk's Twitter tactics may bode for US government
by  AFP

As Elon Musk and his aides take control of the US Treasury's payments system, the drastic job cuts and other shake-ups he instituted on buying Twitter may offer a preview of what government workers can expect. At Twitter Elon asked workers who wanted to stay for hard core devotion to their jobs.

'Rare earths' for aid: Ukraine's minerals threatened by war
'Rare earths' for aid: Ukraine's minerals threatened by war
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump has signalled he could trade aid to Kyiv in its fight against Russia's invasion for access to Ukraine's "rare earth" metals, key elements used in electronics. - 'Critical' materials - Trump said on Monday he wanted to negotiate an agreement in which Kyiv guarantees supplies of the specific category of rare earth metals.

Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on govt devices
Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on govt devices
by  AFP

Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices as it seeks to block "an unacceptable level of security risk" presented by China's breakout artificial intelligence program, according to an official order Tuesday.

Amid Trump trade tensions, WTO remains crippled arbiter
Amid Trump trade tensions, WTO remains crippled arbiter
by  AFP

While US President Donald Trump unleashes trade wars and tariffs, the system for settling such disputes within the World Trade Organization has been paralysed for years -- by the United States. - Obama, Trump, Biden roadblock - The WTO was founded in 1995 as a successor to GATT, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade dating back to 1948.

Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle
Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to speak by phone on Tuesday, just hours after slapping tariffs on each other's economies in an escalating trade war. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that Trump was due to talk to Xi, but said Tuesday that "I don't have any updates on when that call will take place."

Despite tariff reprieve Canadians worry 'damage already done' to US ties
Despite tariff reprieve Canadians worry 'damage already done' to US ties
by  AFP

The trade war may be on hold, but in a Canadian border city where the unhindered flow of auto parts across the bridge to Detroit supports thousands of jobs, the future remains uncertain. Ford has been employing people in Windsor for more than 100 years and without auto jobs the city would be plunged into a "huge recession," he said.