Will the US default on its debt?
The United States has hit its debt ceiling, triggering a political battle in Congress.
UEFA to have smaller groups for World Cup, Euros qualifying
UEFA wants qualifying for the men’s World Cup and European Championship to be more interesting and had decided that teams will no longer play in six-team groups after Euro 2024.
President Biden Announces The US Will Send An Entire Battalion Of 31 M1 Abrams Tanks To Ukraine
Daily Mail: Biden will send 31 Abrams tanks worth $400M to Ukraine: White House adds to Zelensky’s arsenal after diplomatic row with Germany * Biden speaks from the White House Wednesday on ‘continued support’ * It follows Germany’s an…
Random rules: Part II
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into Ahrar al-Sham, one faction in the Syrian war, and the strategies it used to manage alliances among other rebel factions.
Biden’s promise to send tanks delayed by lack of inventory: reports – Fox News
Biden’s promise to send tanks delayed by lack of inventory: reports Fox NewsWestern armored vehicles going to Ukraine to fight Russian ‘onslaught’ Business InsiderBelgium to send Ukraine ‘substantial aid’, not tanks EUR…
School officials ignored multiple warnings that 6-year-old had a gun before he shot his teacher, lawyer says
Concerned staff warned administrators at a Virginia elementary school three times that a six-year-old boy had a gun and was threatening other students in the hours before he shot and wounded a teacher, …
India’s government scrambles to block a film about Modi’s role in anti-Muslim riots
The BBC documentary interviews journalists, activists and victims of the 2002 unrest, which left more than 1,000 people dead. They say the prime minister, then a regional leader, looked the other way.
Experian Glitch Exposing Credit Files Lasted 47 Days
On Dec. 23, 2022, KrebsOnSecurity alerted big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian that identity thieves had worked out how to bypass its security and access any consumer’s full credit report — armed with nothing more than a person’s name, address, date of birth, and Social Security number. Experian fixed the glitch, but remained silent about the incident for a month. This week, however, Experian acknowledged that the security failure persisted for nearly seven weeks, between Nov. 9, 2022 and Dec. 26, 2022.
Is France finally paying respect to its aging African soldiers?
Tirailleurs sénégalais – Senegalese colonial infantry – fought wars for France, but have been treated like second-class soldiers. Now, with a blockbuster film and pension reform, they may be getting their due.