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Weekend: Elon Musk in standoff with Twitter

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Elon Musk in standoff with Twitter

09/07/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Elon Musk in standoff with Twitter

World's richest man rethinks Twitter buyout, amid threats of a lawsuit

World's richest man rethinks Twitter buyout, amid threats of a lawsuit.

A country in shock: Japan seeks a motive in Shinzo Abe’s assassination - we hear from Tokyo. 

Also, it's been a week of political drama here in the UK, as Boris Johnson said he would  step down under pressure from his own party... so, who could be the next prime minister?

What the west gets wrong about the Russian president, according to his latest biographer.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are, Liz Sly, Correspondent-at-large for the US newspaper, the Washington Post; and Nanjala Nyabola, a Kenyan writer and political analysist.

(Image: Elon Musk’s Twitter account is displayed on the screen of an iPhone. Credit: Chesnot/Getty Images)

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