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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would rather a Joe Biden presidency over Donald Trump ahead of the US election this November. Mr Biden was the more experienced, predictable person, he said in remarks sure to raise eyebrows. Before Mr Trump’s first run for president in 2016, Mr Putin had praised him as “outstanding and talented”. Mr Biden has been a fierce critic of Mr Putin for years, calling him a “killer” before the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian president also remarked on his recent interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson, saying he had found it disappointing because the questions…

Elon Musk says he has moved the legal home of his rocket company SpaceX from the US state of Delaware to Texas. Two weeks ago, Mr Musk said electric carmaker Tesla’s shareholders will vote on making the same move. His brain-chip implant firm, Neuralink, has also relocated its legal home to Nevada. Last month, a judge in Delaware annulled his $55.8bn (£44bn) pay package from Tesla. Mr Musk has also recommended that other firms move away from Delaware. In a post on on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the multi-billionaire said: “SpaceX has moved its state of incorporation from…

Australia’s parliament has passed a motion calling on the US and UK to release Julian Assange, ahead of a crucial legal hearing. Mr Assange will appear in front of the UK’s High Court next week for his final appeal against US extradition. The Australian citizen, currently in London’s Belmarsh Prison, is wanted in the US on espionage charges and faces up to 175 years in prison. Australian MPs voted 86-42 that Mr Assange should be allowed to come home. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who supported the motion, has called for the Assange case to come to a “conclusion” since taking…

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, granted subscription perks to designated terrorist groups and others barred from operating in the US, according to campaigners. The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found X had granted blue check marks to accounts tied to Hezbollah members, among others. For $8 (£6.40) a month, a tick allows longer posts and better promotion. X removed some ticks after the report, saying its security was “robust”. Mr Musk’s decision to charge for check marks was one of the most controversial changes he made after he bought Twitter in 2022, with critics saying the move would make issues of…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his engagement to his partner of four years, Jodie Haydon. He proposed at the Lodge – the prime minister’s official Canberra residence – on Valentine’s Day, with a ring he specially designed. Mr Albanese, 60, and Ms Haydon, 45, met at a business dinner in Melbourne in 2020. He is the first Australian leader to get engaged while in office. Mr Albanese shared the news on social media with a selfie, captioned: “She said yes.” “We are thrilled and excited to share this news and look forward to spending the rest of our…

Indonesia’s defence minister Prabowo Subianto is on course to become the country’s next president after early results showed him winning more than half of votes cast in the first round. “This victory is victory for all Indonesians,” he told cheering supporters, hours after polls closed. Early polling samples showed the feared former general winning more than 57% of votes, avoiding a second round run-off. Full results in the world’s largest single-day vote are not due for weeks. But Indonesia’s state-approved polling samples – so-called “quick counts” performed within hours of voting – have been relatively accurate in previous years. Mr…

Japan has unexpectedly fallen into a recession after its economy shrank for two quarters in a row. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by a worse-than-expected 0.4% in the last three months of 2023, compared to a year earlier. It came after the economy shrank by 3.3% in the previous quarter. The figures from Japan’s Cabinet Office also indicate that the country may have also lost its position as the world’s third-largest economy to Germany. Economists had expected the new data to show that Japan’s GDP grew by more than 1% in the fourth quarter of last year. The…

One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded – all are expected to recover. Police said they have arrested three suspects in connection to the shooting. The shots were fired west of Union Station, the train station in downtown Kansas City, which was where the parade ended at around 14:00 local time (20:00…

On Wednesday afternoon, Kansas City’s downtown streets had become a sea of red – hundreds of thousands of Kansas City Chiefs’ fans gathered to celebrate their team’s second consecutive Super Bowl victory. This moment, filled with speeches from players and moments of zany fun, was supposed to cement the Chiefs as a sports dynasty. But just as the parade was winding down in the early afternoon, gunshots suddenly rang out. Celebrations and cheers quickly turned into a frantic scene of horror, screaming and confusion. People sprinted away from the pops of gunfire across confetti-strewn streets, as the sunny winter day…

More than 100 families looking after severely disabled adults and children outside hospital, have told the BBC that the NHS is failing to provide enough vital support. Many got in touch after a BBC report about a mother left on her own for long periods to care for her son. The NHS says help is based on individual needs and guidelines ensure consistency across England and Wales. However, some families describe the system as adversarial. Only those living outside hospital with life-limiting conditions, or at risk of severe harm if they don’t have significant support, get this help from the NHS. It…