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by Admin Jan 7, 2025 European Leaders have united against the political interference of the world’s richest man as he tries to extend his tentacles into the European political echelon after his successful stunts in United States politics and his support in the victory of Donald Trump’s re-emergence as the next President of the United States. Things got a bit tense on Monday after leaders of Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, and France issued a stern warning in a separate statement condemning the X social media platform CEO’s theatrics for using his platform and influence to sway the opinion and emotions of their people against them. Elon Musk became more prominent after supporting the new United States President and becoming part of the new administration with his appointment as the joint head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which will be tasked with cutting down on excessive government spending. French President Emmanuel Macron did not hold back in expressing his discontent with Elon Musk’s recent comments about European Union policies. Macron has been battling internal political foes after a failed government led to the removal of his former prime minister, Michel Barnier, who is a great ally of Macron against the far-right party. The French president said, “ “Who could have imagined, 10 years ago, that the owner of one of the world’s largest social networks would intervene directly in elections, including in Germany?” Macron has been on his heels ever since a collapsed government while he was on a visit to Mayotte to examine the depth of the destruction of the cyclone effect on the French colony. Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has been a direct target of Elon Musk after the Tech Billionaire accused the British prime minister of negligence in the handling of the increase in child sexual abuse that has grown rampant in the United Kingdom which Elon Musk pointed out that the lack of control on immigrants in the United Kingdom is behind the increase in child sexual abuse. The British Prime Minister in his response to Musk’s accusation said “Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible are not interested in victims. They’re interested in themselves”. Elon Musk has been a critic of Keir Starmer’s policies on immigration and last week he called for the resignation of the British Prime Minister. Musk has tipped Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader party, and also the main opposition leader as a good replacement for Keir Starmer if she pushes for policies that would control the immigration crisis in the United Kingdom. Whereas in Norway, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has stamped his foot in the face of Elon Musk’s political interference in European politics, he said: “I find it worrying that a man with enormous access to social media and huge economic resources involves himself so directly in the internal affairs of other countries”. He added that “This is not the way things should be between democracies and allies”. However, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired back at Elon Musk’s political critics of the European political interference crusade in a statement issued by his spokesman, the German Chancellor said “The normal people, the sensible people, the decent people are far in the majority in this country,” He further added, “We act as if Mr. Musk’s statements … could influence a country of 84 million people with untruths or half-truths or expressions of opinion. This is simply not the case”. Prodesq political analyst, Temitope Oladeji weighed in on the tension between the four European leaders and the richest man in the world. Temitope highlighted that the sudden change in tune and interference of Elon Musk in the European political spectrum comes from deeper emotions of revenge and power stunts of the control that the United States sways over Europe which Elon Musk is desperately making glaring to the world. In 2022, the European Union invited Elon Musk to question why his platform has been the epitome of spreading misinformation in European countries the European leadership sees the action as an intentional means to disrupt European society to turn the people against their leaders and also saw the spread of misinformation as a payback for investigating Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. Temitope further explained that Elon Musk is indirectly expressing the perception of his principal Donald Trump who has been a staunch critic of the European countries’ role in the NATO alliance which has not been encouraging enough to the new President-elect. Elon Musk and his new boss share the same view of reducing the financial assistance to Ukraine in its war against Russia, which will leave the European countries as the sole supporter of Ukraine if Donald Trump goes through with his decision to withdraw its financial support with Elon Musk playing the front role in accomplishing the mission after his newfound role as the joint head of the Department of Government Efficiency which will look into cutting down the excessive budget of the United States government. The silence of Donald Trump to Elon Musk’s political interference shows that the new American President is fully aware of what his tech Billionaire friend is up to or most likely Trump is using Musk to voice his opinions about European policies.

by Admin Jan 4, 2025 Apple has been found guilty of eavesdropping on their customers via Siri in a lawsuit against the company and has agreed to pay a settlement fee of 95 million dollars. Fumiko Lopez, the lead complaint, said she and her daughter were recorded by Siri without their permission. She highlighted that she and her daughter were targeted for several ads after she and her daughter talked about Air Jordan products. In the preliminary settlement, the Tech company did not respond directly to any allegations about the bridge of privacy between the company and its customers, it said: “recorded, disclosed to third parties, or failed to delete, conversations recorded as the result of a Siri activation”. However, the company’s attorney affirmed that “They permanently deleted individual Siri audio recordings collected by Apple before October 2019″. The company’s claim contradicted the complaints filed against Siri, the claimants claimed that the tech firm recorded them who activated the virtual assistant unintentionally without using the phrase “Hey, Siri” to wake it. The complainants say advertisers who received the recordings from Apple use their conversations as keywords on them to create a better target audience. According to court documents, each claimant based in the US could receive up to $20 for every Siri-enabled device they owned between 2014 and 2019. By settling, Apple not only denied any wrongdoing but also acted quickly to prevent the risk of a court case that could potentially lead to a much higher payout. The Tech giant has been in constant payment lawsuits. In January 2024, it started paying out a $500m lawsuit that claimed it deliberately slowed down iPhones in the US. Also, in March Apple agreed to a settlement lawsuit fee of $490m, a class action led by Norfolk County Council in the UK.

by Admin Jan 4, 2025 Tragedy struck again in South Korea after a shipping boat capsized killing three people while 19 other people survived with minor injuries less than two weeks after a deadly plane crash killed 179 passengers. According to the South Korean coast guard authority, the fishing boat capsized off the coast of Southwestern Island near Gageo Island in Sinan, South Jeolla Province, around 10.30 am. The ship was carrying 22 people; the Coast Guard rescue team disclosed that three people were found in a state of cardiac arrest and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Nineteen others were pulled from the water by the Coast Guard and a nearby vessel that responded to the SOS call of the fishing vessel. The Coast Guard authority revealed that the ship began to capsize after it struck a rock that was hidden by the mist covering the atmosphere of the island. However, an investigation has begun to determine further cause of the accident and the reason for the headcount dissimilarity. Prodesq News gathered that the captain of the shipping boat will be charged for professional negligence resulting in death, the Coast Guard said. This is the second naval accident that happened in the past week, earlier this week waters west of Seosan, about 100 km southwest of Seoul. Two people were rescued while the body of the captain was found in a state of cardiac arrest.

by Admin Jan 5, 2025 With a few weeks left to relinquish power and leave the Oval Office, President Joe Biden has arranged an arms shipment sale worth 8 billion dollars to Israel. The United States Department of State submitted the proposal for the sale of the weapons to Congress for review last week. The weapons consignment, requiring approval from House and Senate committees, includes missiles, shells, and other ammunition. A United States official further disclosed that the latest planned shipment contains air-to-air missiles, Hellfire missiles, artillery shells, and bombs. The US official said “The president has made clear Israel has a right to defend its citizens, consistent with international law and international humanitarian law, and to deter aggression from Iran and its proxy organizations. He added, “We will continue to provide the capabilities necessary for Israel’s defense.” The decision of President Biden comes as a huge surprise after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu the Prime Minister of Israel and Yoav Gallant the former Defense Minister for committing war crimes in Gaza and Lebanon. The Biden government has continually rejected the call to halt military aid to Israel amidst the ongoing war in Gaza and a break of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The conflict has recorded over 70,000 casualties with over 10,000 children being the victims of constant Israeli airstrikes. In August, the United States government approved the sale of $20bn worth of fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel. Prodesq political analyst Temitope Oladeji disclosed that the decision of President Biden to equip Israel with another worth of $8 billion worth of shipment contradicts the proposed ongoing ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. President Biden vacates the Oval Office on the 20th of January, 2025, with a failed foreign policy in the Middle East, the fragile ceasefire deal he brokered between Israel and Hezbollah did not last up to 48 hours before both parties resumed hostilities. Amid an ongoing ceasefire discussion to quell the conflict and genocide in Gaza, he decides to sell more weapons to Israel which indicates that he does not have any interest in quelling the conflict in the Middle East.

by Admin Jan 5, 2025 Karl Nehammer, the Chancellor of Austria, has called for the curtains to close on his role as the Austrian Chancellor after he failed to secure a coalition government with the two other political parties. The Austrian Chancellor announced on Saturday that he would resign in the coming days from his role as Chancellor after talks on forming a coalition government collapsed. The three political parties, including the Chancellor’s conservative People’s Party, the center-left Social Democrats, and the liberal party NEOS, were all involved in the failed negotiations. The negotiation was organized by the Austrian Chancellor which aimed at side-lining the far-right Freedom Party that won the national elections last September. This is the second time a negotiation to form a new government has failed between the three parties which prompted the Chancellor to take to his social media platform to announce his intent to resign as the country’s chancellor. In his post, he said, “Unfortunately I have to tell you today that the negotiations have ended and will not be continued by the People’s Party,”. The Chancellor laid accusations for the failure of the negotiations on “Destructive forces” in which the Social Democratic Party has “gained the upper hand” and that the People’s Party will not agree to sign on to a program that stands against economic competitiveness However, Andreas Babler the leader of the Social Democratic Party expressed his regret for the failure to form a coalition government, he said “This is not a good decision for our country” He further said, “I have offered to Karl Nehammer and the People’s Party to continue negotiating and called on them not to get up,”. The next government in Austria must address the need to save between 18 and 24 billion euros, according to the EU Commission. Additionally, Austria has been experiencing a recession for the past two years.

by Admin Jan 3, 2025 One person was killed while another seven were injured after a Tesla Cyber Truck that was parked in front of Trump’s Tower in Las Vegas exploded on Wednesday afternoon. The Tesla Cyber Truck exploded due to fireworks, camp fuel canisters, and gas canisters that were planted inside by the driver of the vehicle. The Las Vegas police authorities disclosed that the suspect died inside the Tesla Cyber Truck after it exploded and the seven other people were passersby who suffered from minor injuries. The Las Vegas police said they are investigating the motive for the explosion, in a statement the police said “This is a Tesla truck, and we know that Elon Musk is working with President-elect Trump, and it’s the Trump Tower,”. Kevin McMahill, the Sheriff of the Police Department said “So there are things to be concerned about and it’s something we continue to look at.”. In his explanation of the political connection to the incident. He further revealed that the police authorities know the identity of the person who rented the truck through the Turo app in Colorado, but are withholding the name until investigators confirm if it is the same person who died. The Sheriff stated that video footage from Tesla charging stations, provided by Musk, assisted authorities in tracking the vehicle’s movements. The vehicle arrived in Las Vegas around 7:30 AM and then drove into the valet area of the Trump International Hotel about an hour later. It remained there for 15 to 20 seconds before the explosion occurred. Jeremy Schwartz, the acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas office disclosed that “Our number one goal is to ensure that we have the proper identification of the subject involved in this incident,” He further added “Following that, our second objective truck explosion occurred just hours after a driver crashed into a crowd in New Orleans’ famous French Quarter on New Year’s Day, resulting in the deaths of at least 15 people before police shot and killed the driver”. However, authorities are investigating the incident as a terrorist attack and believe that the driver may not have acted alone. United States President Joe Biden said that the authorities are looking into whether the New Orleans incident has any link with the Tesla Cyber Truck explosion in Las Vegas. Elon Musk took to his social media platform and said “the whole Tesla senior team” was investigating what happened and “we’ve never seen anything like this.” He further added, “We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cyber Truck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself.” There had been no official public confirmation of links to terrorism early Wednesday evening

by Admin Jan 3, 2025 It was a horrible New Year’s Day for the people of New Orleans after a truck driver rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The attacker rammed into a crowd celebrating the New Year, killing 10 people on the spot and injuring 30 others, two people died on their way to the hospital while the other two died in the ICU. The attacker who was armed with an assault rifle also shot two police officers who were first responders to the incident. The driver had the flag of ISIS hanging on the back of the truck. The suspect was identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, of Texas a United States Army Veteran. The suspect was killed in a gunfight with the police after he shot two police officers. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed that they have begun an investigation of searching a Houston location they believe is connected to the suspected New Orleans attacker. In a statement released by the agency, it said “FBI Houston and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are continuing a court-authorized search of a location near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive,” The FBI’s New Orleans field office said it was “Currently conducting several court-authorized search warrants in New Orleans and other states.” The agency further revealed that it “plans to turn over the Bourbon Street crime scene to local authorities by early tomorrow morning,” The FBI is investigating the deadly New Orleans attack as an act of terrorizing after explosive devices were found at the back of the truck. The FBI revealed that the suspect made several video recordings where he confessed to joining ISIS. An Army spokesperson revealed that the suspect served in the US Army from 2007 to 2020 as a human resources specialist and information technology specialist on active duty between March 2007 and January 2015, deploying to Afghanistan once from February 2009 to January 2010. General Liz Murrill, the attorney general of Louisiana, said “that explosive devices associated with the New Orleans attack were manufactured at an Airbnb that was rented out for that purpose,” She further revealed that “A house fire occurred Wednesday morning that was connected to this event where we believe the IEDs were being made”. Jean-Paul Morrell, New Orleans City Council member said “The vehicle was rented off of a vehicle rental site that wasn’t a traditional one. The individual, from what we understand, was in an Airbnb, and that’s where they, I guess, stayed before they came and instituted the attack”.

Dec 27, 2024 by Admin It was a bloody disaster for the residents of Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities in the Silame local government area of the northwestern Sokoto State on Wednesday night when a Nigerian military jet fired missiles into the community while on a mission against Boko Haram insurgents in northern Nigeria. Confirming the incident, Olusola Akinboyewa, spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, disclosed that an investigation has begun to determine the cause and actual number of casualties. He said “The airstrikes were conducted based on credible intelligence from multiple sources, along with confirmatory aerial surveillance. Nevertheless, reports of possible harm to civilians will be thoroughly investigated”. The Nigeria Air Force conducted airstrikes on Wednesday, which affected residents of the Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities in the Silame local government area of northwestern Sokoto State. Abubakar Daftarana, the chairman of the Silame local government area, also confirmed the incident and revealed that efforts were already underway to assess the full extent of casualties and damage before the Nigerian military service arrived at the scene. Prodesq News gathered that the Nigerian Airforce was on a mission in the Surame forest region which is a stronghold for bandits and Boko Haram insurgents. Northern Nigeria has been plagued with several terrorism and banditry acts for more than a decade and has seen the Nigerian military engaged in its longest war since its inception.

by Admin Dec 26, 2024 Christmas almost got messy on the streets of West London when a driver plowed into a crowd in the early hours of Christmas day. The police confirmed the incident when they received a call at 12:45 a.m. that a car had been driven on the wrong side of the road on Shaftesbury Avenue in Soh. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers were called to “reports of a traffic collision and a car driving on the wrong side of the road”. The police revealed that they arrested a 31-year-old man who was allegedly the driver of the car and on suspicion of murder. The police further revealed that four people were injured while one is in critical condition in the ICU. Stuart Cundy, the Deputy Assistant Commissioner said “Detectives are quickly progressing inquiries as part of this investigation.” He added, “It’s believed that the suspect was involved in an altercation at a nightclub before getting in his car and mounting the pavement.” The police clarified that the incident was not linked to any terrorist act nor was the suspect on the terrorist watch list. However, various cordons remain in place around Shaftesbury Avenue.

by Admin Dec 27, 2024 The South Korean Parliament has voted to impeach their acting President Han Duck-Soo just two weeks after he assumed office. Prime Minister Han became the President after President Yoon was removed by the parliament over a failed martial law on December 3. Several 192 lawmakers voted for his impeachment, which was more than the 151 votes needed to push for the impeachment to succeed. The acting president was tasked with leading the country out of the political turmoil caused by his predecessor President Yoon but was accused by the opposition members of parliament of deliberately failing to complete the impeachment proceedings of President Yoon. Protest broke out in the parliament when the Woo Won-shik, the National Assembly speaker announced that only 151 votes would be required to pass the impeachment bill which was met by stiff resistance from lawmakers of People Power Party (PPP) the party of former President Yoon and prime minister Han. The ruling party lawmakers of the People Power Party (PPP) argued that the required 151 votes for the impeachment of acting President Han was way below the 200 votes needed for the impeachment process of President Yoon. The ruling party lawmakers kept chanting “invalid” which led to a slight confrontation between them and their opposition members on the parliament floor, and called on the National Assembly Speaker to step down. The impeachment trial began at the early hours of Thursday morning when Acting President Han blocked the appointment of three judges that parliament had chosen to oversee President Yoon’s case. Choi Sang-mok, the finance minister is set to replace Acting President Han as the new Acting President of the country. He said “I respect the decision of the National Assembly,” Han said Friday, adding that he “will wait for the Constitutional Court’s decision.” He further added that he would suspend his duties as the finance minister of the country and would face the responsibility of the acting president in order to lead the country out of the ongoing political turmoil.

Author: Admin

European Leaders Take a Stance Against Elon Musk’s Interference

Apple Indicted for Listening to Customers Via Siri and to Pay 95 Million Dollars in Lawsuit

Three people have died after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of a South Korean island.

President Joe Biden to Send 8 Billion Dollar Worth of Arms Shipment to Israel

Austrian Chancellor to Step Down After Failed Coalition Talk

Tesla Truck Explosion Kills One In Front Of Trump Hotel In Las Vegas

ISIS Truck Driver Kills 14 In New Orleans On New Year’s Day

Several Innocent People Killed by Nigeria Airforce Missile Strike

London Christmas Scare As Driver Plows Into Crowd And Injures Four

South Korean Parliament Vote to Impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo

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