The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion - AP News

The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion  AP News

John Swinney defends £45,000 business-class flights to World Cup

The Scottish government spent almost £100,000 on official visits to the United States in June.

Bessent to Detail US Plans to Isolate Iran’s Economy on Monday

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US will soon unveil its plan to economically isolate Iran and its trading partners, after President Donald Trump threatened Tehran and others with “an ECONOMIC D-DAY” to end the current stalemate in the Middle East.

By Jeff Mason and Patrick Sykes

State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained

U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.

By Karoun Demirjian

Israel is flirting with the next intifada

America must press Binyamin Netanyahu to rein in violent settlers

America’s national debt hits record $40tn

Also in today’s newsletter, how the story of the US is getting a Maga rebrand

US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal

Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia, who arrived on Thursday as part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under a new deal. The deportees arrived at the Roberts international airport outside Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is among the largest third-country deportations driven by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. Continue reading...

By Associated Press

US debt hits $40 trillion: Who does Washington owe and why does it matter?

Heavy borrowing, increased spending and tax cuts by Democratic and Republican administrations have long raised concern.

Iran proves that it might change its military leaders, but it’s not changing strategy

Ahmad Vahidi's appointment to command the IRGC signals Tehran's intent to maintain asymmetric warfare against the United States and Israel abroad.

JD Sports cuts profit forecast as US demand slumps - The Times

JD Sports cuts profit forecast as US demand slumps  The Times

India news: US envoy's Kashmir remarks reignite Pakistan row

US envoy Sergio Gor's remark calling Jammu and Kashmir an "important part of India," triggering a diplomatic spat between Islamabad and New Delhi. DW has the latest.

ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest US sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal's independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. The State Department announced Tuesday that it had hit ICC president Tomoko Akane, a Japanese national, and ICC senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, who is from Senegal, with sanctions that freeze any assets they have in US jurisdictio...

By FRANCE24

U.S. bond yields are already surging again a day after Bessent’s debt-buyback plan

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s plan to calm markets is being short-circuited.

By Joy Wiltermuth

The Latest: The US national debt hits a record $40 trillion

The United States’ debt has surpassed a record $40 trillion, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending

By The Associated Press

U.S. And EU Welcome Peace Progress Between Armenia And Azerbaijan

One year after the Washington peace summit, the United States and the European Union have welcomed Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s progress toward peace.

By Mark Temnycky, Senior Contributor

Australia reaches trillion-dollar debt for the first time

Australia's debt has cracked a trillion dollars, triggering a political debate as to who has the best plan to pay off the nation's massive credit bill.

US debt tops $40 trillion amid concern over borrowing costs

Gross federal debt now amounts to 124% of GDP, as the 30-year Treasury yield trades at its highest level in two decades

By Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno

El Niño will upend winter weather in the US. Here’s who will feel it the most

Governor races present ‘unique moment’ as historic number of Black candidates climbs to 8

Only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black in 250 years of American history

By Bill Barrow, Steven Sloan, The Associated Press

US debt crosses $40 trillion but everyone still trusts Uncle Sam. But for how long?

By CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA

‘Between Pakistan and US': CM Omar Abdullah on Pak summoning US diplomat over Sergio Gor's J&K remark

India's US ambassador Sergio Gor on Wednesday called J&K an “important part of India” and said Washington would reconsider its travel advisory for the UT.

US designates Myanmar scholar, US citizen Min Zin held by China as wrongfully detained

The designation for Min Zin, who is accused of endangering Chinese national security, comes just weeks before US President Donald Trump is scheduled to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US.

N.K. leader's sister says reduced military exercise put Seoul 'in poor plight of canceling war games'

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Thursday that Washington's recent decision to scale down the ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise has placed Seoul "in a poor plight of canceling 'war games' it liked very much." Kim Yo-jong made the remarks in a statement as South Korea and the United States scaled down the summertime annual combined exercise after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the drills to be reduced. "Trump issued a sudden order to reduce the scale of t

By The Korea Herald

Four nations join forces with Cyprus for joint naval exercise

Warships from Cyprus, Greece, Germany, Italy and the United States carried out a multinational exercise in waters south of Limassol on Monday, the results of which were disclosed on Thursday in a statement from the national guard. The drill, named “Cyprus Arrow”, was part of wider naval operations being conducted in the Levant. The exercise […]

Did Tokyo pull its punches when protesting U.S. sanctions on ICC chief?

The wording of statements by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the Foreign Ministry has spurred curiosity over whether language was softened to avoid a confrontation.

(LEAD) N.K. leader's sister says reduced military exercise put Seoul 'in poor plight of canceling war games'

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-u...

By Kang Yoon-seung

U.S. approves potential $4.5B sale of Boeing KC-46A tankers to Qatar

US national debt tops $40T after doubling in a decade

The debt had reached $39 trillion only five months ago

By Peter Weber, The Week US

Bessent says US will impose toughest ever sanctions on Iran, urges China to cooperate

By Reuters

Iran signals tougher military strategy as US standoff deepens

Iran goes on offensive as diplomacy with US stalls

US national debt exceeds US$40tn for the first time

US Urges UAE to Exert Economic Pressure on Iran

The U.S. has been urging the UAE for weeks to increase economic pressure on Iran.

US steps up sanctions pressure on Iran

The tensions between Iran and the United States continue, with officials from both countries exchanging threats. So far, U.S. military operations against Iran have failed to force...

Europe Scrambles For Innovation And Defense As US Decouples From "Global Order"

Europe Scrambles For Innovation And Defense As US Decouples From "Global Order" For decades the European elites have pretended as if US integration into the progressive agenda is an afterthought on the way to a liberal Utopia.  The EU has long criticized Americans as backwards in their principles and politics, while at the same time being desperately dependent on American consumers, American innovation and American military might.  They simply never considered the possibility th...

By Tyler Durden

Indonesia denies US allegations of transshipment fraud

The Indonesian government has denied allegations of a transshipment scam by the United States (US), following the White ...

First US deportees land in Liberia

The first group of US deportees has landed in Liberia, part of a deal to accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Read More: https://punchng.com/first-us-deportees-land-in-liberia/

By Punch Newspapers

First US deportees land in Liberia

Liberia is the latest African country to agree to take in migrants deported under US President Donald Trump's contested immigration crackdown. The post First US deportees land in Liberia appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Akinbayo Wahab

U.S. preparing to foce Netherlands to ban ASML from selling to China

The Dutch company ASML, as basically the only company in the world that makes

By 91122

Is the US serious about talking to Hezbollah?

US to fund hypersonic missile development

American defense startup Castelion has raised more than $1 billion in new funding to accelerate the development and production of hypersonic weapons.

US National Debt Crosses Historic US$40 Trillion Mark

The United States national debt has reached US$40 trillion for the first time, setting a new record as federal spending exceeds tax revenue.