Budget deficit rose in December and is now 40% higher than it was a year ago
For the final calendar month of 2024, the shortfall totaled $86.7 billion, which actually represented a 33% decline from a year prior.
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South Korean police launch huge predawn operation to detain impeached president
Police are gathering to execute a warrant to arrest Yoon, who was impeached last month after imposing martial law but has refused to cooperate with investigations.
Australia news live: Brisbane tops list for most expensive private schooling; Albanese to campaign in Tasmania
Prime minister to spruik NBN and housing spending in latest early campaign visit. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Wong ‘absolutely confident’ government can work with Trump as US president Moving to another topic, Penny Wong was asked about her invite to Donald Trump’s inauguration in…
A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing.
Andrew McIntyre, a British extremist who played a key role in fomenting last summer’s unrest, was sentenced last week to seven years in jail.
Canada’s provincial leaders in disarray over response to Trump tariff threats
Responses range from conciliation to retaliation, including cutting off electricity and halting the purchase of US liquor Canada’s provincial premiers are sharply divided on how to prepare for US trade tariffs, less than a week before Donald Trump takes office with a threat to dramatically reshape the relationship between the two countries. Canadian officials have…
Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for ‘intense year’ — read the internal memo
Meta will cut about 5% of its staff, focusing on its lowest-performing workers, CNBC confirmed.
France must stand firm in face of ‘new world disorder’ embodied by Musk, says PM
François Bayrou said France must look global powers ‘face on’ in reference to Donald Trump’s return to office The French prime minister, François Bayrou, has said France must stand firm in the face of figures such as the tech billionaire Elon Musk, who represents a “new world disorder”. In his first policy speech to the…
UK women share their experiences of using fertility-tracking apps
More women are using apps instead of the pill, but while some find them ‘freeing’, others had unwanted pregnancies After 15 years on the contraceptive pill Francesca* decided that she wanted to know how her body felt without additional hormones. She started using a fertility tracking app – which tracks menstrual cycles or symptoms of…
Gaza ceasefire negotiations ‘right on the brink’ as mediators meet in Qatar
First phase of agreement likely to involve release of 33 Israeli hostages and up to 1,000 Palestinian prisoners Middle East crisis – live updates Negotiators met in Doha on Tuesday in an effort to hammer out the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza, as the warring sides were reported to be closing in on…
Watch live: Trump Defense pick Hegseth grilled on torture views, sex allegations
President-elect Donald Trump has stood behind Pete Hegseth, his controversial nominee for Secretary of Defense.