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The United States government under President Donald Trump aims to transfer $725 million in outstanding contributions to the United Nations (UN) by August 4th, according to a letter from the Department of State to Congress. However, this payment is contingent upon further reforms within the world organization. As of Friday, no money had been disbursed.
The UN is currently in a severe financial crisis, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning of potential insolvency earlier this year. The United States is the largest contributor to the UN but has withheld mandatory contributions under Trump and pushed for drastic budget cuts. The US Defense Department has fired the editor-in-chief, the editor, and the Middle East correspondent of the military newspaper "Stars and Stripes."
The editor-in-chief, Erik Slavin, claims he was dismissed due to opposition to military censorship in an interview, but he insists on the necessity of "Stars and Stripes" maintaining editorial independence.
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