US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin as Musk's firms explore merger and Nigeria records first Ebola case

Following talks with President Wolodymyr Selenskyj in Oslo, US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, according to a US government source. Tesla and SpaceX, both led by Elon Musk, have set up dedicated committees at the request of shareholders to study a potential merger, while Musk remains excluded because of his significant ownership stakes. Nigeria’s health authorities have confirmed the country’s first Ebola case, a female patient who flew in from Uganda and was treated in a private hospital in Abuja; 44 individuals have been listed as contacts.

In Austria, a writer born in Graz and residing in Vienna will be awarded the Grand Austrian State Prize for 2026, the nation’s top cultural honor. Additionally, Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker will testify before a parliamentary inquiry into the Pilnacek affair, and Austrian football club LASK seeks its first Champions League point against Sporting Lisbon.