Lay-offs at Twitter as Elon Musk takes over

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his takeover of Twitter. In a post apparently referring to the $44bn deal, Mr Musk said 'the bird is freed'.

Claims about corruption, Covid, deforestation and even cannibalism have grabbed attention on the campaign trail ahead of Brazil's presidential election vote this Sunday.

And Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has denied he has any intention of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.