It’s been a busy first month, with a blizzard of activity, so we compare his pledges with what he has delivered.
Month: February 2025
List accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers
The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.
California asks US government for billions in fire relief funds
Governor Gavin Newsom said the requested funds will help in immediate and long-term recovery work.
Israel confirms Shiri Bibas body has been returned
Hamas has previously claimed that the mother and her two sons were killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Mali to investigate claims soldiers ‘executed’ women and children
Tuareg separatists accuse Russian Wagner fighters and Malian soldiers of killing 24 civilians.
French prisoner ‘The Fly’ arrested nine months after deadly van ambush
Two prison officers were killed and three others injured when a vehicle carrying Mohamed Amra was ambushed in May 2024.
Pope remains in ‘critical’ condition after ‘respiratory crisis’
Pope Francis is “more unwell than yesterday”, the Vatican says, adding his prognosis “remains guarded”.
Watch: Six Israeli hostages released in Gaza
Four of the men were kidnapped on 7 October 2023, while the two have been held for a decade.
Fit for a pontiff: The Roman hospital caring for Pope Francis
The Gemelli hospital has been treating popes for more than thirty years.
DR Congo rebels seeking to exploit discrimination against minority Tutsis
What is it like to be an ethnic Tutsi in DR Congo – the people for whom the M23 rebels say they are fighting?