Both Trump and Musk are known to be sceptical of the EU’s crackdown on tech companies. Musk could potentially be facing a fine by the EU—the first under its Digital Services Act—for failing to clamp down on illegal content on his social media platform X.

The UK doesn’t need to trade off its special relationship with the US against its European alliances, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, despite concern that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to to ramp-up tariffs will drive a wedge between the allies.

The Prime Minister’s speech came as Donald Trump announced Warren Stephens as his pick for the USA’s next ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK doesn’t need to trade off its special relationship with the US against its European alliances, despite concern that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to ramp up tariffs will drive a wedge between the allies.

An Army general who oversaw the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was promoted to a four-star officer after a Republican senator dropped a hold on his nomination, according to a Senate aide. A Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago disappeared voluntarily as she sought to “step away from modern connectivity” and was last seen crossing into Mexico with her luggage,