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A wealthy heiress wanted to explore the wreck of the Titanic aboard the Titan submersible.

Elon Musk shifts his focus from the White House to Wall Street, putting the Republican Party on alert. He's stepping back from financing Donald Trump's party.

The head of Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources, Alexander Kozlov, stated during a government meeting at the State Duma that the country's oil reserves, at the current level of production, would last another 26 years.

Moscow has stated: any decision to seize frozen Russian assets could set a dangerous precedent.

According to Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, Russian authorities have postponed the modernisation of 14 thermal power plants until 2028. Against this backdrop, an energy crisis has erupted in the country.

Donald Trump emphasised that the "tone and spirit" of Monday's phone conversation with Putin were "excellent".

The European Union has changed the rules that allowed Russian oligarchs to escape sanctions. From now on, for Russians to be removed from the sanctions list, they must provide convincing evidence of a genuine break with their business and ties in Russia.

On Friday, Moody's, the American credit rating agency, downgraded the credit rating of the United States. The White House is, to put it mildly, 'not amused'.

Germany and its partners have agreed to exhaust all possibilities to impose sanctions on Russia for its refusal to establish a ceasefire, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in an interview with Zeit.

Trump plans to increase the marginal tax rate from 37% to 39.6% for high-income individuals.

On BFMTV, Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine that will take place in Turkey this Thursday.

Trump plans to raise taxes for the wealthiest Americans. The increase would affect individuals earning more than $2.5 million (£2.2 million) or couples with incomes exceeding $5 million (£4.4 million).