Sat 24 May 2025: The rising debt burden in the US is fueling economic concerns, as Washington’s national debt is expected to affect wages, employment, investments, and the economic growth of the country. Rating agency Moody’s downgraded the US’ credit rating from Aaa to Aa1, citing the rise in public debt and interest payments. The […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Wednesday that Canada is in high-level talks with US President Donald Trump’s administration about joining the proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system aimed at strengthening North American security against potential threats. Speaking after a two-day Cabinet retreat in Ottawa, Carney said that Canada was considering […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: Net migration to the UK fell by nearly 50% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to figures released Thursday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS said the number of people immigrating minus those emigrating is estimated at 431,000 for the year ending December 2024, down from 860,000 the year before. […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that he ordered the creation of a buffer security zone along the border between Russia and Ukraine. “A decision has been made to establish a necessary security buffer zone along our borders. Our military units are currently addressing this task,” he said at a government meeting in Moscow. Putin described methods by […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: The $175bn ambitious space proposal aims to counter aerial threats but Washington’s adversary China says it would prompt an arms race. United States President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he has selected a $175bn design for the multilayered Golden Dome missile defence programme aimed at countering aerial threats “even if they are […]
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Thu 22 May 2025: US President Donald Trump, during a phone call with European leaders on Monday, said Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ready to end the war in Ukraine as he believes he is winning, according to three Wall Street Journal sources who were familiar with the conversation. The newspaper said the “acknowledgment was what European leaders had long believed about Putin—but […]
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Thu 22 May 2025: Relentless downpours battered eastern Australia for a second day on Thursday, with overflowing rivers flooding roads and isolating nearly 50,000 people. In Taree, 300 km north of Sydney, police discovered a 63-year-old man’s body in a flooded home, and another body, likely a missing man in his 30s, was found in […]
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Wed 21 May 2025: The US has accepted a 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar, the US media outlets reported Wednesday, citing a defense department spokesman. According to the report, the Air Force has been asked to figure out a way to rapidly upgrade the plane so it can be put into use as […]
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Wed 21 May 2025: Statement from Biden’s office comes after US President Donald Trump expressed doubt over timing of diagnosis. Former United States President Joe Biden was not diagnosed with prostate cancer before last week, and received his “last known” blood test for the disease more than a decade ago, his office has said. The […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: The EU approved on Tuesday its 17th sanctions package against Russia. “The EU has approved its 17th sanctions package against Russia, targeting nearly 200 shadow fleet ships,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced on X. She added that new measures also address “hybrid threats and human rights.” Underlining that […]
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