Trump says Iran cancelled over 800 planned executions
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday that Iran had cancelled more than 800 executions that were scheduled to take place....
Tens of thousands of users were left unable to access Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Friday, with outages reported across multiple countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
The platform’s app and website both appeared affected, with users encountering error messages and feeds failing to load properly.
According to data from Downdetector, nearly 78,000 users in the U.S., around 18,000 in the UK, more than 8,000 in Canada, and over 6,000 in Australia reported issues.
In the UK alone, around 20,000 reports were logged shortly after 15:00 GMT, with another surge in problems before 16:00 GMT as timelines flickered between resuming and failing to load fully.
While the specific trigger for Friday’s disruption is unclear, technology specialists warn that similar outages are almost certain to occur again.
X has returned online after the earlier outage, with both the app and website reportedly functioning normally. Users around the world are once again able to access timelines and post content, following several hours of intermittent disruptions.
The platform has yet to issue a detailed statement regarding the outage.
At least four people were injured after a large fire and explosions hit a residential building in the Dutch city of Utrecht, authorities said.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said on Wednesday that Denmark was unable to change the U.S. position on Greenland after talks with American officials in Washington.
A crane collapse at a construction site near Bangkok has killed two people and injured five others on Thursday, Thai police said, a day after a separate crane accident derailed a train in northeastern Thailand, killing dozens.
Ukraine has declared a state of emergency in its energy sector after sustained Russian attacks severely damaged power and heating infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has been informed the killing of anti-government protesters in Iran has stopped and that planned executions would not go ahead, though details remain unclear.
British Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy arrived in Ukraine’s capital on Friday to attend the 100-Year Partnership Forum and meet Ukrainian leaders, highlighting ongoing cooperation between London and Kyiv.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday that Iran had cancelled more than 800 executions that were scheduled to take place.
President Donald Trump on Friday said he is considering using tariffs to pressure countries that oppose U.S. plans related to Greenland, arguing the Arctic island is vital for national security.
The Kremlin has welcomed recent signals from several major European capitals suggesting a renewed openness to dialogue with Moscow, calling the shift a “positive evolution” in Europe’s stance towards Russia.
Protests that erupted across Iran in recent weeks have largely subsided following a sweeping security crackdown that residents and human rights groups say killed thousands of people.
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