Dictatorships would appear to be on the rise. Russian president Vladimir Putin, US president Donald Trump and even un-elected tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk are ruling by decree like "kings."

From left, Activists wearing masks of AfD top candidate for Chancellor Alice Weidel, Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Vice President JD Vance, protest

So-called authentic leadership was once seen as good and moral. But leaders are increasingly ‘signalling’ their messages in ways that can be highly polarising.

Elon Musk, President Donald Trump's billionaire ally, joked Thursday that he isn't a Russian asset because Russian President Vladimir Putin "can't afford me." The comments were made at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor,

From left, Activists wearing masks of AfD top candidate for Chancellor Alice Weidel, Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Vice President JD Vance, protest

In Moscow, there’s plenty of speculation that Musk could quickly become to Trump what Boris Berezovsky was to Putin. Two alpha males, many argue, cannot coexist in the same den.

The debate over Ukraine elections and the legitimacy of its wartime leadership remains a high-stakes issue, drawing attention from global leaders, political analysts, and influential voices like Elon Musk.

President Trump is only beginning the second month of his second term, but divisions are already erupting. The friction is so obvious that Democrats, having been pummeled by their election loss

Vice President JD Vance has already spoken at CPAC in Maryland while Trump and Musk’s purge of the federal bureaucracy continues apace, with 6,700 probationary employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) set to be fired as tax season looms.

"The View" co-host Joy Behar suggested that President Donald Trump might owe something to Russian Vladimir Putin during a discussion about his admin's posture on the war.