Tuesday, October 06
Elon Musk’s net worth grew slightly after he said that he regretted some of his harsh comments about US President Donald Trump.According to Forbes’ live billionaire tracker, Musk’s wealth rose by $191 million, reaching $411.4 billion. This happened soon after he admitted that some of his past posts aimed at Trump may have “gone too far”.Musk took to X on Wednesday and said: "I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.”— elonmusk (@elonmusk) Soon after, Reuters reported that Musk had called Trump on Monday before sharing his apology publicly.Following that, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump had seen the message and was thankful. "The President acknowledged the statement that Elon put out this
The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Wednesday.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office meanwhile said that Israel's forces recovered the remains of two additional hostages held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on southern Israel that launched the war in Gaza.The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but has said that women and children make up more than half the 55,000 dead. Israel says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas, accusing the militants of hiding among civilians, because they operate in populated areas.The ministry says 55,104 people have been killed since the start of the war and 1,27,394 wounded. Many more
