Washington: Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla, which is headed by Elon Musk, slumped Tuesday as the war of words between billionaire and President Donald Trump over the big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts heats up again, with Musk saying he may form a new political party.

Washington: US President Donald Trump called the Democrat Zohran Mamdani of Indian American descent a “communist” and said, “the last thing we need is a communist.”

US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on Tesla CEO Elon Musk, alleging that Musk’s businesses would not survive without federal subsidies. Trump suggested that Musk would "probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa" if government support was withdrawn.

Turkish police have arrested at least four employees of the satirical weekly magazine LeMan following allegations that a recently published cartoon depicted the Prophet Muhammad, sparking protests and clashes in Istanbul.

Cairo: Israeli forces killed at least 67 people in Gaza on Monday with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire that left 22 others dead as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid, witnesses, hospital and health officials said.

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday urged India to resume the normal functioning of the Indus Waters Treaty, which New Delhi has held in abeyance since May, saying the recent decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague showed that the agreement was still "valid and operational".

China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday arrested 8 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters, according to an official release.