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Getty Images Moody’s warned in 2023 that the US’ triple-A rating was at risk The US has lost its last triple-A credit score from a major ratings firm after being downgraded by Moody’s, which cited growing federal debt over the past decade. In lowering the US rating to ‘Aa1’, Moody’s noted that successive US administrations … Read more
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Getty Images Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has so-far stalled on Capitol Hill. In a setback for Donald Trump, his fellow Republicans in House of Representatives have failed to pass the president’s “big, beautiful” package of tax breaks and spending cuts, starkly exposing the party’s budgetary divisions. The 1,116-page … Read more
After a tense first week, Sean “Diddy” Combs lawyers finished their cross-examination on the prosecution’s star witness, his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Combs faces charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The rapper has denied all of them. The BBC’s Nada Tawfik explains what happened when lawyers brought up old text … Read more
Watch: James Comey’s 8647 post “meant assassination”, says Trump Republicans in the US are accusing former FBI director James Comey of calling for violence against President Donald Trump by posting a photo online of sea shells assembled to draw out the numbers 8-6-4-7 on a beach. Trump is the 47th American president, and the phrase … Read more
Eleven prisoners, several of them facing murder charges, have escaped a New Orleans jail, authorities say. The inmates are thought to have fled around midnight, and were discovered missing during a headcount at 08:30 local time (13:30 GMT) at the Orleans Parish Jail on Friday morning. One inmate was apprehended in New Orleans’ French Quarter, … Read more
Sweden’s foreign minister has spoken of grief among her colleagues after it emerged that a diplomat who was questioned this week on suspicion of spying has been found dead. The man, described as a high-ranking diplomat, was arrested by Sweden’s Säpo intelligence service on Sunday and released on Wednesday. He had denied wrongdoing, although prosecutors … Read more
A budget bill, long touted by Donald Trump as the “big, beautiful bill” hit a roadblock on Friday when lawmakers from the president’s own party voted against it in congress. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in delivering a stunning setback to President Trump’s domestic agenda, demanding deeper budget cuts. Trump, who has muscled through close … Read more
“Give me some,” 6-year-old Ismail said while waiting for food in Gaza As crowds gathered at a food distribution point in northern Gaza, six-year-old Ismail Abu Odeh fought his way to the front. “Give me some,” he called out. His bowl was filled with lentils, but as he made his way back, it was knocked … Read more
More than three years into Europe’s deadliest war since 1945, there was a small step forward for democracy on Friday. Delegations from Ukraine and Russia came face to face for talks for the first time since March 2022 – one month after Moscow invaded its neighbour. The setting was an Ottoman- era palace on the … Read more
Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader, Succès Masra, has been arrested over alleged links to clashes which took place on Wednesday in the south west of the country, a public prosecutor has said. He is suspected of spreading hateful messages on social media linked to the violence in which at least 42 people died, … Read more