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Economy

Can the US manage escalating debt without triggering a fiscal crisis?

The US is grappling with record $34.5 trillion debt, triple the eurozone's, and set to hit 134% of GDP by 2029. Elevated deficits and skyrocketing interest payments may evoke fears of imminent fiscal crisis if countermeasures are not adopted.

Nature

Cicadas are so noisy in the US that residents are calling the police

Police have received complaints of a loud ‘siren’ sound as billions of cicadas emerge in a rare double convergence.

Ukraine

US secretly sent ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv has credible intelligence that Russia plans to disrupt the Global Peace Summit to be held in Switzerland in June.

USA

US Senate passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel

President Joe Biden said the package “sends a message to the world about the power of American leadership” and that he would sign it into law on Wednesday.

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Culture news

Luxury designer sentenced to prison for smuggling crocodile handbags

Nancy Gonzalez, a fashion designer who has worked with major Hollywood stars, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty of smuggling crocodile handbags into the US.

Ukraine

Biden says military aid on way to Ukraine after Senate approval

EU foreign and defence minister agree Ukraine needs better air defences but stop sort of committing to send Patriot systems to Kiev.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy thanks US after House passes aid bill

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders have applauded the US for passing a vital €89 billion aid bill which has been struggling to make it through the House of Representatives for months.

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Civil War' - A jaw-droppingly tense thriller

2024's most controversial film is here - and it demands a theatrical experience.

USA

‘He’s my friend’: Trump welcomes Poland president in US

Polish president Andrzej Duda has been welcomed to Trump Tower, the latest in a string of get-togethers between the aspirant US president and populist European leaders.

Culture news

A cultural history of the O.J. Simpson trial

Dubbed "the trial of the century", here's how the O.J. Simpson murder case influenced popular culture.

USA

OJ Simpson dies at 76 after years lived in shadow of double murder

After being acquitted in the criminal trial of the century, former football star was found liable for murder in a civil suit.

Healthcare

Arizona court reinstates 160-year-old law banning nearly all abortions

Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalising nearly all abortions, a court in the US state has ruled.

Culture news

Beyoncé is first Black woman to top Country Album charts

Beyoncé has made history as the first Black woman to ever top Billboard’s Top Country album charts with her #1 album ‘Cowboy Carter’.

Tunisia

Euroviews. Tunisia can still be a catalyst for global democratic reform

The Middle East’s conflicts have long had chilling reverberating effects on international security and stability. The protection of Tunisia's democracy would stand as a beacon of hope, Ambassador Gordon Gray writes.

Culture news

Why isn’t Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson endorsing Joe Biden in 2024?

The Rock, a beloved celebrity with a huge following in the US, has explained why he won’t be endorsing any candidate this year after supporting Biden and Harris in 2020.

Culture news

A fifth Matrix film is everything the Wachowski sisters feared

The Matrix Regurgitations? Warner Bros. has announced a fifth film is in development. This time without either Wachowski sisters in a directorial role.

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WATCH: Severe weather rips through US

Significant rain storms and three suspected tornados lashed nine US states on Tuesday.

USA

'Havana syndrome' possibly linked to Russian intelligence

A new joint investigation by The Insider, Der Spiegel and CBS’s 60 Minutes suggests the mysterious syndrome, which has affected several US diplomats in recent years, is linked to a Russian intelligence unit.

Culture news

Former US presidents' favourite books (that they've definitely read)

Donald Trump is now selling Bibles. No, this isn't a joke. He says it's his favourite book. (Make of that what you will.) To steer back towards a sense of sanity, here are the favourite books of former US presidents - the ones that have actually cracked a book.

Culture news

Pirates of the Caribbean to return without Johnny Depp

Pirates of the Caribbean producer confirms a series reboot is in the works without Johnny Depp on board.