The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday said the U.S. Treasury Department will exhaust its ability to pay all its bills sometime between July and September, unless the current $31.4 trillion cap on borrowing is raised or suspended.
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Russia said it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east of the country, while Western countries announced more military spending on Ukraine, including artillery rounds, as Kyiv warned of continued Russian attacks.
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Veterinarians and disease experts warn it is now a year-round problem.
- WorldUN likely to vote Monday on call for Israel to stop settlements, diplomats say
The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would demand Israel "immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory."
A year into the Ukraine war
- Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining warWorld ·
February 15, 2023 Vladimir Putin casts the war in Ukraine as a watershed when Russia finally stood up to the West - but some within the elite fear he has committed his country to a long and fruitless drain on lives and resources.
The Wider Image
'The grandson was crying, her daughter was crying. It was emotional.'On the road from Donetsk, evacuation ends in heartbreak
Talking Points
Earnings
- Motor racingNothing will stop me speaking out, says Hamilton