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Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon is reportedly set to resign from her position after eight years in the role. The SNP leader is expected to make the shock announcement during a press conference in Edinburgh at her official residence, Bute House, today.  Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby understands the first minister will stay in post until somebody else takes over but said there was "not an obvious candidate", raising "huge questions" for the future of her party. The reasons for her exit are also yet to be revealed, but SNP sources have told Beth Rigby the first minister had "just had enough".   SNP MP Alison Thewliss said she was "absolutely gutted" about the news, adding: "Nicola has been an incredible leader."   Her party colleague, MP Stewart McDonald, called Ms Sturgeon "the finest public servant of the devolution age" and would be "an enormous loss" to the country and party.   An...

Twitter CEO, Elon Musk has said that he might be able to appoint his successor as Twitter CEO by the end of 2023 but first needs to stabilize his social media company. Twitter boss, Elon Musk has disclosed that he might be able to appoint his successor as Twitter CEO by the end of 2023 but first needs to stabilize his social media company. 'I'm guessing probably towards the end of this year should be good timing to find someone else to run the company,' he told the World Government Summit conference in Dubai via video. 'I need to stabilise the organisation and make sure it's in a healthy place and that the product roadmap is clearly laid out... I think it should be in a stable position around the end of this year.'  Musk took over as CEO of Twitter in October as part of his $44 billion acquisition of the social media firm. The billionaire indicated late last year that he doesn't expect to be the CEO of Twitter permanently and eventually will hand ...

Drake has reportedly filed a motion to get out of his upcoming deposition in the murder trial of rapper XXXTentacion.   XXXTentacion, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was shot and killed on June 18, 2018 aged 20, after he was ambushed during an apparent robbery as he was leaving a motor sports store in Deerfield.  On the opening day of the trial, defense attorneys representing three men accused of murdering XXXTentacion, suggested that Drake   might be linked to the killing - with the star ordered to appear on Zoom on February 24 to answer questions, after allegedly missing his first date on January 27.   Now, the rapper has reportedly filed a motion through his attorney Bradford Cohen, asking the judge to set aside the subpoena for the private deposition.  The publication reports documents reveal defense attorney Mauricio Padilla, representing defendant Dedrick Williams, 26, who is accused of being the driver in the shooting - sent Drake a Zoom ...

The suspected shooter who opened fire at Michigan State University, killing 3 and wounding 5 others, has killed himself. The suspect in this incident was located outside of the MSU campus, and it does appear that the suspect has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, interim Deputy MSU Police Chief Chris Rozman said. It is confirmed that he is deceased. At least three people were killed and five were injured during the active shooter situation on the MSU campus, according to authorities. Rozman said the first 911 calls came in at 8:18 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, from people at Berkey Hall, which is just south of Grand River Avenue on the MSU campus.  We received multiple 911 calls of a shooting inside Berkey Hall, Rozman said. Numerous officers responded. We were quickly on scene within minutes. He said several shooting victims were found at that scene, including two people who were killed. Police then learned of a second shooting scene nearby at the Michigan Sta...

At least three people were killed and several more injured in a shooting at Michigan State University, USA, with the  suspect dying from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Michigan University police tweeted on Monday, February 13, that shots were fired in two locations: near an academic building called Berkey Hall and an athletic facility known as IM East.         After searches that went on for more than four hours, MSU police announced at 12.30am on Tuesday morning that the suspected shooter had been found dead off campus. While appealing for information from the public, the police said it was unclear what the motive for the attack may have been and work to identify the suspect was ongoing.   Earlier in the evening, police released images of the suspect, describing him as a short male wearing a mask. Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, tweeted her support for the community after the shooting. Let's wrap our arms around the Spar...

    Allies of transatlantic military alliance, NATO will step up and sustain support for Ukraine, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's Secretary General said on Monday February 13. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, and in few days time, the war would reach its one year anniversary.   Almost one year of the invasion, President Putin is not preparing for peace. He is launching new offensives, Stoltenberg said at a press conference on Monday, February 13.   "We must continue to provide Ukraine with what it needs to win and to achieve a just and sustainable peace," he said, adding that Ukrainian defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will join the NATO meeting on Tuesday, and together they will address Ukraine's urgent needs. His comments come ahead of a meeting of NATO ministers of defense on February 14. Also, the United States has told its citizens in Russia to leave "immediately" due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of potential harassment and arbitrary ar...

Turkish basketball player Nilay Aydogan has been found dead following last week's devastating earthquake in Turkey, the sport's federation in the country has announced. Aydogan, 30, who played for Turkish Super League side Cankaya University, had reportedly gone to visit her grandmother in Malayta when the devastating earthquake struck, collapsing the apartment block. The basketball player and her grandmother were found dead among the rubble, with the search continuing in hundreds of Turkish and northern Syrian settlements to try and find people still alive. In a statement, the Turkish Basketball Federation said that they had learned of the news with 'deep sadness'. 'We have learned with deep sadness that Nilay Aydogan, the national player of Cankaya University, one of the ING Women's Basketball Super League teams, lost her life in the earthquake disaster,' they said. 'May God have mercy on the deceased, we offer our condolences to her family,...