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Following Elon Musk's exit as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, the dispute between the tech entrepreneur and US President Donald Trump has escalated. Musk threatened with incriminating revelations and Trump countered by threatening to deprive the former's companies of billions in government contracts and subsidies. Then on Wednesday Musk posted a message on X expressing regret about some of his statements about the US president.

The British government under Keir Starmer has committed to investing 14.2 billion pounds (around 16.8 billion euros) in the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear plant on England's east coast. According to estimates the project will take around ten years to complete. There have been major delays in the construction of a similar reactor, Hinkley Point C in Somerset, and the plant is not expected to start operating until 2030, more than a decade later and costing billions more than originally planned.

The US has seen a wave of violent protests against raids by immigration authorities. President Trump first mobilised the National Guard against the wishes of California Governor Gavin Newsom and has now deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in a move Newsom has labelled 'unjustified' and 'unprecedented'. The European press analyses the situation.