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Tesla to offer shareholders chance to invest in xAI: Musk
Tesla to offer shareholders chance to invest in xAI: Musk

Tesla will give its shareholders the option to invest in artificial intelligence startup xAI, billionaire owner of both companies Elon Musk said on his social media platform X.

July 14, 2025

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Excavations begin at child mass grave site in Ireland
Excavations begin at child mass grave site in Ireland

Excavations begin Monday of an unmarked mass burial site at a former mother and baby home in western Ireland suspected of containing the remains of hundreds of infants and young children.

July 14, 2025

EU ministers weigh response to latest Trump tariff threat
EU ministers weigh response to latest Trump tariff threat

EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to head off 30-percent tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.

July 14, 2025

Trump says US will send Ukraine Patriot air defense systems
Trump says US will send Ukraine Patriot air defense systems

President Donald Trump on Sunday said Washington would send Patriot air defense systems to Kyiv and hinted at new sanctions on Russia, once again voicing displeasure with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Moscow's war in Ukraine.

July 14, 2025

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Macron to raise defence targets, citing Russia threat
Macron to raise defence targets, citing Russia threat

President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for a massive boost to France's defence spending, saying freedom in Europe was facing a greater threat than at any time since the end of World War II.

July 14, 2025

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US senators aim to arm Trump with 'sledgehammer' sanctions against Russia
US senators aim to arm Trump with 'sledgehammer' sanctions against Russia

US senators on Sunday touted a bipartisan bill that would arm President Donald Trump with "sledgehammer" sanctions to use against Russia, ahead of a visit by the US special envoy to Ukraine.

July 13, 2025