While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 7, 2025
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US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaking to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle at the White House on March 11, in Washington.
PHOTO: AFP
Trump says Musk has ‘lost his mind’ as feud fallout mounts
US President Donald Trump said on June 6 that Mr Elon Musk had “lost his mind” but insisted he wanted to move on from the fiery split with his billionaire former ally.
The blistering public break-up between the world’s richest person and the world’s most powerful is fraught with political and economic risks all round.
Mr Trump had scrapped the idea of a call with Mr Musk and was even thinking of ditching the red Tesla he bought at the height of their bromance, White House officials told AFP.
But Mr Trump told US broadcasters that he now wanted to focus instead on passing his “big, beautiful” mega-Bill – Mr Musk’s harsh criticism of which had sparked their break-up.
Trump asks US Supreme Court to let him dismantle Education Department
Mr Donald Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court on June 6 to permit it to proceed with dismantling the Department of Education, a move that would leave school policy in the United States almost entirely in the hands of states and local boards.
The Justice Department asked the court to halt Boston-based US District Judge Myong Joun’s May 22 ruling that ordered the administration reinstate employees terminated in a mass layoff and end further actions to shutter the department.
The Justice Department said the lower court lacked jurisdiction to “second-guess the Executive’s internal management decisions,” referring to the federal government’s executive branch.
Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv in response to Ukraine’s ‘terrorist acts’
Russia launched an intense missile and drone barrage at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the early hours of June 6, killing four people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as powerful explosions reverberated across the country.
The attacks followed a warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin, conveyed via US President Donald Trump, that the Kremlin would hit back after Ukrainian drones destroyed several strategic bomber aircraft in attacks deep inside Russia.
Mr Zelensky said three emergency responders were killed in the missile and drone salvo against the capital. Another person died in an attack on the north-western city of Lutsk.
France opens ‘complicity in genocide’ probes over blocked Gaza aid
French anti-terror prosecutors have opened probes into “complicity in genocide” and “incitement to genocide” after French-Israelis allegedly blocked aid intended for war-torn Gaza last year, they said on June 6.
The two investigations, opened after legal complaints, were also to look into possible “complicity in crimes against humanity” between January and May 2024, the anti-terror prosecutor’s office (PNAT) said.
They are the first known probes in France to be looking into alleged violations of international law in Gaza, several sources with knowledge of the cases told AFP.
Defiant Postecoglou proud of Spurs reign despite sacking
Ange Postecoglou insisted he was proud of his turbulent Tottenham reign despite being sacked on June 6 as the Australian claimed he had defied the odds by ending the club’s trophy drought.
Postecoglou led Tottenham to their first silverware for 17 years just 16 days ago when they beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League final in Bilbao.
But securing a lucrative place in next season’s Champions League by winning Tottenham’s first European prize since 1984 wasn’t enough to save Postecoglou.