U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will purchase a new Tesla to show his support for company owner Elon Musk, amid recent protests under the slogan “Boycott Tesla” and a decline in the company’s stock value.

“Elon Musk is fighting hard to help our nation and is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! But the Radical Left lunatics, as they always do, are trying to illegally boycott Tesla—one of the world’s greatest car manufacturers and Elon’s ‘baby’—for no reason other than to attack him and everything he stands for,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday night. He added that on Tuesday, he would buy “a brand-new Tesla” as a sign of confidence and support for Elon Musk, whom he called “a truly great American.”

The White House later confirmed that Trump intends to buy a Tesla and that the purchase could happen the same day. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, “A Tesla is on its way” to the residence, and the President will see it soon.

At least six people lost their lives, and two remain in critical condition following a collision involving four buses early Tuesday morning on a highway in northern Chile, authorities reported.

“We regret to inform the tragic passing of six individuals. (…) Among them, a bus driver from the fourth vehicle involved in the accident,” stated General Juan Muñoz, head of the Coquimbo region police force (Carabineros). He also confirmed that 11 people were injured, with two still in critical condition.

The injured were transported to hospitals in the nearby cities of Coquimbo and La Serena, the closest medical centers to the crash site.

The accident occurred around 4:30 AM local time (07:30 GMT), when it was still dark, approximately 480 km north of Santiago.

Chilean President Gabriel Boric addressed the “terrible tragedy” on his social media account X, expressing his condolences and solidarity with the victims’ families during this difficult time.

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According to eyewitnesses, two buses had stopped on the side of the road due to a mechanical issue. A third bus overturned, crashing into the first two, while a fourth bus failed to stop in time, colliding with the third and striking people who had exited their vehicles.

Due to the accident, Carabineros reported a complete road closure on the northbound lanes of the Pan-American Highway at the crash site.

Pope Francis is in ‘good spirits’ this Tuesday, just hours after doctors confirmed that his life is no longer at risk and are now considering his eventual discharge from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he has been hospitalized for 26 days due to respiratory issues.

“He is in good spirits because he is also feeling better,” a Vatican source reported. On Tuesday morning, the pontiff followed spiritual exercises remotely from the Vatican and prayed in his private chapel at the hospital, according to official statements.

From his 10th-floor apartment at the hospital in northern Rome, the Catholic leader continued his physiotherapy and breathing exercises to regain his respiratory strength, which had weakened due to illness.

The latest medical update, released by the Vatican on Monday night, stated that his condition is no longer considered critical. Now, the main question remains: when will doctors discharge the 88-year-old Argentine Jesuit?

“We hope he returns soon to Santa Marta. We love him very much, and Santa Marta feels empty without him,” said Simonetta Maronge, an employee at the residence where Francis lives when in the Vatican, speaking to AFP at the hospital entrance.

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At the base of the statue of John Paul II, which stands at the entrance of Gemelli hospital, believers continue to place candles, flowers, drawings, and rosaries, praying for the swift recovery of the first Latin American pope.