WASHINGTON, March 15 — NASA and SpaceX on Friday launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station that opens the door to bringing home US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab for nine months.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — An insurance agent lost approximately RM1.58 million after allegedly being deceived by an investment scam linked to gambling activities in Singapore last year.

WASHINGTON, Mar 4 — A senior official with the United States Agency for International Development in an email on Sunday warned the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency will result in unnecessary deaths — only to email his staff less than 30 minutes later to say he had been placed on leave.

BENGALURU, Feb 24 — Space is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 13 — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has agreed to pay about US$10 million (RM44.6 million) to settle a suit that United States President Donald Trump brought against the company and its former chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 — United States (US) President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut US financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Washington's ally Israel.

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 4 — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk on the subject of misinformation about South Africa, the presidency said today, after United States President Donald Trump said he would suspend aid to the country over its land reform policy.

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 — The Trump administration said it would lock US Agency for International Development workers out of their headquarters in downtown Washington DC for a second day today as it moved to shutter the agency, prompting two Democratic senators to vow to block confirmations of State Department nominees in protest.

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 — Elon Musk, who has moved swiftly to shrink the size of the US government at President Donald Trump's behest, is now considered a "special government employee", the White House said yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29 — Payments giant Visa and Elon Musk’s X are partnering to offer direct payment solutions to customers of the social media app, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters yesterday.

BERLIN, Jan 29 — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday sharply criticised Elon Musk’s backing of right-wing parties in the European Union, calling it “really disgusting” and said it was hindering democracy in the bloc.

SAN JOSE, California, Jan 26 — According to media reports, Elon Musk is unsatisfied with the business of his online platform X (formerly Twitter).

BRUSSELS, Jan 17 — The European Commission said it is stepping up its investigation into whether Elon Musk's social media network X (formerly Twitter) breached EU rules on content moderation with requests for information and an order for it to retain relevant documents.

HOUSTON, Dec 23 — United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump has high expectations from American voters after being elected to his second term in the White House, but the journey to achieving those goals will be challenging from the moment he is sworn into office on January 20, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

NEW YORK, Dec 13 — Elon Musk is the first person to reach an estimated fortune of more than US$400 billion (RM1.7 trillion) , reported German news agency dpa quoting Forbes and Bloomberg.

SYDNEY, Nov 22 — US billionaire Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, has criticised Australia’s proposed law to ban social media for children under 16 and fine social media platforms of up to A$49.5 million (RM143.3 million) for companies for systemic breaches.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 — A United States Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing technology issues will hold a hearing today on Chinese hacking incidents, including a recent incident involving American telcos.

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that billionaire Elon Musk would lead a new Department of Government Efficiency with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, the German news agency dpa reported.

TEXAS, Nov 6 — Elon Musk was sued in a proposed class action yesterday by registered voters who signed his petition to support the Constitution for a chance to win his (RM4.4 million) US$1 million-a-day giveaway, and claim it was a fraud.

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 — False or misleading claims by billionaire Elon Musk about the United States presidential election have amassed two billion views on social media platform X this year, said a report by non-profit group Centre for Countering Digital Hate.