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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends an event in McLean, Virginia a day after the world's biggest economy lost its top-tier credit rating from Fitch

US Credit Downgrade 'Entirely Unwarranted': Yellen

A US credit downgrade by Fitch was "entirely unwarranted," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday, pushing back against the second-ever decrease by a major ratings agency following repeated debt limit standoffs in Washington.
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Emirati oil executive Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, who is also COP28 president,  attends the 4th Environmental and Climate Sustainability working group meeting in Chennai

COP28: UAE Allows Environmental Activists To Protest

"The COP28 Presidency believes inclusivity is a critical enabler to achieving transformative progress across the climate agenda. Only by rising above our differences and working together can we raise our shared ambition and deliver progress to keep 1.5°C within reach," COP28 President-Designate, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said.
Two missiles landed close to the centre of Kryvyi Rig just after 9:00 am (0600 GMT)

Six Killed In Zelensky's Hometown As Moscow Bolsters Onslaught

A missile strike on a residential building killed six and wounded dozens in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown on Monday, as Russia said it stepped up strikes against military facilities in response to attacks on its territory, including Moscow.
Project leaders believe the Euclid space telescope's test images show it is capable of ultimately fulfilling its mission to shed more light on dark matter and dark energy

First Test Images From Euclid Space Telescope Unveiled

The Euclid space telescope, launched July 1 on a mission to shed more light on elusive dark matter and dark energy, has reached its destination orbit and on Monday its European operators revealed its first test images.
Afghan women walk past a closed beauty parlour in Kabul on July 25, 2023

US Delegation Presses Taliban In Doha On Women's Rights

US officials met with Taliban representatives in Doha, where they denounced the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan -- particularly for women and girls, according to a statement from the State Department on Monday.
(front L to R) US President Joe Biden, Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (back 3rd L), and Transport Minister Merav Michael

Biden And Netanyahu, Unhappily Bound In A Key Alliance

They have known each other for decades, rubbing shoulders at countless international events, but there is little love lost between US President Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu as the Israeli prime minister faces a full-blown crisis over a contested judicial reform.

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