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Elon Musk apologises to sacked Twitter employee after online spat Elon Musk has apologised to a Twitter employee he had an exchange with on the platform, who was trying to work out if he had been fired. The incident began when the employee, Halli Thorleifsson, tweeted to Mr Musk that the head of HR at Twitter was unable to confirm his employment status. Musk responded by questioning what work Thorleifsson had been doing, leading to a series of back-and-forth tweets. Later, Thorleifsson received an email confirming that he had been fired, prompting Musk to call him “the worst” in a…

Republicans slam Tucker Carlson over Capitol attack clips Fox News has faced criticism from Senate Republicans and Capitol police over one of its hosts, Tucker Carlson, who aired previously unseen clips of the riot at Congress two years ago, downplaying the violent disorder. Carlson argued that the footage “does not show an insurrection or a riot in progress,” but rather “mostly peaceful chaos.” Some Republicans accused Carlson of mischaracterising the attack on Congress. The Fox News host – a conservative network – has long insisted that other media outlets exaggerated violence at the Capitol on 6 January 2021. During the…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk The main focus of Wednesday’s newspapers is the government’s plans to ban asylum claims from those who arrive in the country illegally, in an effort to reduce Channel crossings. Channel migrant ban The i reports a “showdown” over the issue, while the Times states that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is prepared to battle judges through any legal challenges. The Sun’s editorial says that this is the only viable plan to end the small-boats scandal and criticises the opposition Labour party for offering no solutions. The Daily Express columnist Leo McKinstry also supports the plan,…

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Wednesday that the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut may fall into Russian hands in the coming days after months of intense fighting. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

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