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In Washington, President Donald Trump organized an honorary round during a motorsport event. The US government intends to transfer $725 million to the United Nations (UN), as reported by an August 4th Department of State letter to Congress, according to Reuters. However, this payment is contingent upon further UN reforms, and no funds have been disbursed as of Friday.
The UN is grappling with a severe financial crisis, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning of imminent insolvency. The US remains the largest contributor but has withheld mandatory contributions and advocated for drastic cuts under Trump. As of May, US debts exceeded $4 billion, which Washington denies. The Pentagon has dismissed the editor, chief editor, and the correspondent for the Middle East at the military newspaper "Stars and Stripes."
The chief editor, Erik Slavin, claimed he was fired for opposing any censorship by the military, but he maintains that "Stars and Stripes" must remain editorially independent.
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