Biden, McCarthy to start U.S. debt ceiling talks as clock ticks to default

U.S. President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmakers will declare their positions face to face on Tuesday on raising the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling, with an unprecedented default looming in

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's health reportedly deteriorating

Alexey Navalny, the imprisoned leader of the Russian opposition, is in deteriorating health, his representatives confirmed online Tuesday.

G7 to discuss digital currency standards, crypto regulation

Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies will consider how best to help developing countries introduce central bank digital currencies (CBDC) consistent with appropriate international standards,

US official: Top Biden aide, Saudi prince discuss Yemen war

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday amid signs that the Saudis and Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen are

EPA demands Norfolk Southern handle all cleanup after the Ohio toxic train wreck and threatens consequences

If the company fails to complete any actions as ordered by EPA, the agency will immediately step in, conduct the necessary work, and then seek to compel Norfolk Southern to pay triple the cost, the

Putin pulls back from last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the US

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is suspending his country's participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States, imperiling the last remaining pact that

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