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Kamil Idris took oath on Saturday as the country’s first PM since 2021 military-led coup. On Sunday Idris pledged to to prioritise stability

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Yes, Elon Musk has indeed stated that SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is active on all seven continents, including Antarctica. This signifies that Starlink has achieved its goal of providing worldwide coverage. 

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Delegations from Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet on June 2 in Istanbul for the next round of peace talks, even as air assaults are ramped up in the military struggle back at home.

Russian state media reported that the Kremlin’s negotiating team had arrived at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport late on June 1 in anticipation of talks to begin at 1 p.m. the next day in the Turkish city.

Meanwhile, in a presidential decree, Kyiv said that Defense Minister Rustem Umerov will head Ukraine’s delegation, backed by at least a dozen other officials. The decree did not state if the team had already arrived in Turkey.

The US State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio had spoken by phone with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on June 1 to discuss the upcoming talks.

It said the call was made at Russia’s request and that Rubio had reiterated President Donald Trump’s call for continued direct talks to "achieve a lasting peace."

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Exit polls in Poland’s presidential runoff on Sunday showed the two candidates in a statistical tie with the race still too close to call in the deeply divided nation. The results could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union.

A first exit poll showed liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski with a slight lead over conservative historian Karol Nawrocki, but two hours later an updated “late poll” showed Nawrocki winning 50.7%, more than Trzaskowski with 49.3%

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Elon Musk's X is launching XChat in beta with encryption, vanishing messages, and file sharing.

XChat aims to enhance privacy on X, aligning with Musk's vision for an everything app.

XChat's launch follows X's encrypted messaging feature for paid users introduced in May 2023.

X, and earlier Twitter, has long been the platform of choice for users who revel in the public eye — a space to share unfiltered thoughts, "takes" of all kinds, and viral drama.

But since Elon Musk bought the platform in 2022, he has aimed to attract a more private set of users as he works to make X integral to everyday life.

His latest effort is a new feature called XChat. The "all new XChat is rolling out with encryption, vanishing messages, and the ability to send any kind of file. Also, audio/video calling," Musk said in a post on X on Sunday.

Musk said the chat function would also have "(Bitcoin style) encryption," which is a "whole new architecture." He didn't elaborate on what that actually means. X did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for clarification.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have discussed prospects for settling the conflict in Ukraine and Russia-Ukraine talks set for Monday in Türkiye, Lavrov's ministry said.

"The situation linked to the Ukraine crisis was discussed," the ministry said in a statement on its website on Sunday.

"S.V. Lavrov and M. Rubio also exchanged views on various initiatives concerning a settlement of the Ukraine crisis, including plans to resume direct Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul on June 2."

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Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists will set sail for Gaza on a humanitarian ship aimed at protesting Israel’s war on the territory, a French-Palestinian lawmaker has said, AFP reports.

The trip is organised by the Freedom Flotilla, a coalition of groups opposed to the blockade on humanitarian aid for Gaza that Israel imposed on March 2 and has only recently begun lifting.

Rima Hassan, a European Parliament member also taking part in the trip, said the operation had “several aims: to condemn the humanitarian blockade and ongoing genocide, the impunity granted to the state of Israel and raise international awareness.”

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