The US government wants to pay the UN $725 million in outstanding contributions.
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The US government plans to pay $725 million in outstanding dues to the United Nations, pending further reforms. The UN is facing a deep financial crisis, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning of potential insolvency. The US is the largest contributor to the UN but has withheld mandatory payments under President Donald Trump.
The US military has fired the publisher, editor-in-chief, and Middle East correspondent of the military newspaper "Stars and Stripes". The editor-in-chief, Erik Slavin, said he was let go for speaking out against censorship.
US Vice President JD Vance has criticized the country's high national debt, now over $40 trillion, and blamed the Biden administration.
The US and Qatar have agreed to a deal to improve Qatar's security and cooperation with US forces.
US President Donald Trump said he expects to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year.
Democrats in Congress have proposed a bill to ban trading on insider information from government officials' social media posts.
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