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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The nation’s largest workforce could soon be ordered back to the office full-time. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to slash government bureaucracy and appointed uber-wealthy entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the efficiency effort.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Can the postelection market rally continue? Some on Wall Street are skeptical. Investors cheered the unexpected Republican sweep of the presidency and both houses of Congress, salivating over the potential for new pro-business policies.

A former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried's fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for the part she played in a fraud that stole billions of US dollars from investors, lenders, and customers.

Elon Musk joined Google CEO Sundar Pichai on a call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, according to The Information. Pichai called Trump to congratulate him on his victory over Kamala Harris in the recently concluded U.S. presidential election. While the conversation details remain unclear, Musk reportedly listened in as Pichai conveyed his message to Trump.

Gautam Adani charged in an alleged bribery and fraud case in the US, Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Thursday asked if the Narendra Modi-led government was involved in it. Gokhale said while markets were reacting to the news of the indictment, the government was «silent» on the issue. Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay USD 250 million bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts. The BJP, reacting to Congress's attack on the issue, questioned the timing of the development, as it came just before the start of the Parliament session and Donald Trump's impending presidency. All the states mentioned in the indictment where government officials were paid bribes allegedly by the Adani Group were Opposition-ruled during that time, BJP's IT department head Amit Malviya said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has told investors it raised $5 billion in a funding round valuing it at $50 billion—more than twice what it was valued at several months ago. Qatar’s sovereign-wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority, and investment firms Valor Equity Partners, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are expected to participate in the round, according to people familiar with the matter.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Some countries have greeted Donald Trump’s election with despair. In India, the dominant feeling is hope.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Piramal Pharma Ltd is confident that the company’s American facilities can help it navigate the volatility in its largest market US following Donald Trump’s comeback, according to chairperson Nandini Piramal. Trump’s second inning is likely to spell uncertainty for pharma companies, she told Mint, referring to his plan to impose import tariffs to make American industry stronger.

Donald Trump has endorsed a line of guitars, following up on the Bibles, sneakers, watches, photo books and cryptocurrency ventures launched during his third White House campaign, as per a report. Trump on Wednesday posted to Truth Social a photo of himself holding what he said was a “Limited Edition ‘45’ Guitar,” an electric model emblazoned with an American flag and eagle on the body, and Trump's “Make America Great Again” slogan inlaid into the neck. Both acoustic and electric styles are available, for $1,250 and $1,500, respectively, as well as “Presidential” and “God Bless the USA” models and “Signature Edition” guitars, which — with a $10,000 price tag — also include Trump's signature, AP reported. What's not clear is the financial relationship between Trump and proceeds from the guitar sales.

The leader of Canada’s most populous province says all of the country’s provincial and territorial premiers want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States that excludes Mexico

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, in the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump...

This year, Russian missile attacks have knocked out about 50% of Ukraine's power generation, a major threat as winter looms

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden’s signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for a second term

Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly expressed skepticism about. Trump, in a statement, said Whitaker was «a strong warrior and loyal Patriot» who «will ensure the United States' interests are advanced and defended» and «strengthen relationships with our NATO Allies, and stand firm in the face of threats to Peace and Stability.» The choice of Whitaker as the nation's representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an unusual one, given his background is as a lawyer and not in foreign policy.

Prince Harry's residency status in the United States is currently under scrutiny, his admission of his past battles with substance abuse continues to provoke controversy. Prominent immigration attorneys claim that Harry's admission of drug use may have compromised his eligibility for a visa because he would have needed to disclose it on his application, which could result in deportation proceedings following the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, as quoted in a report by the Blast. Donald Trump and Prince Harry don't get along well; the billionaire politician claimed that he wouldn't protect the duke if he were elected to a second term because he betrayed the Queen.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. VIENNA—Iran sharply increased its stockpile of nearly weapons-grade uranium amid its confrontation with Israel, according to the United Nations atomic-energy agency, in a challenge to the incoming Trump administration. Iran’s decision to expand its stockpiles of nuclear fuel and its failure to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA, which monitors Tehran’s work, is set to trigger fresh diplomatic pressure from Europe.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. RIO DE JANEIRO—When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula" da Silva called for “more multilateralism" at the opening of the Group of 20 nations summit on Monday, the remark appeared aimed at someone who wasn’t in the room: Donald Trump. Many leaders from Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa at the G-20 summit and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Peru last week made clear their alarm at prospects for a sharp U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. RIO DE JANEIRO : As Xi Jinping prepares for a thorny trade relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, he is cultivating a rapport with someone he calls a like-minded good friend, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The populist leftist shares Xi’s goals of checking America’s global economic dominance.

Americans unhappy with the outcome of the US election are offered $1 homes by an Italian village. A village on the Italian island of Sardinia has spotted a possible opportunity, as many communities around the world have been unsure how to react to Donald Trump's reelection as president, as quoted in a report by CNN. After decades of depopulation, Ollolai, like many other rural Italian communities, has been attempting to attract outsiders to help turn things around. To sweeten the deal, it has been offering to sell run-down homes for as little as one euro, or slightly more than a dollar.