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With one eye on China, Japan backs Sri Lanka as a partner in the Indo-Pacific 07/29/2023 08:05am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) 鈥� Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Saturday that Sri Lanka is a key partner in a Tokyo-led initiative aimed at building security and economic cooperation around the Indo-Pacific but also at countering an increasingly assertive China. Sri Lanka, strategically French President Macron visits his counterpart in Sri Lanka 07/29/2023 12:23am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) 鈥� French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region in the first-ever visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation. As the fourth-largest creditor to Sri Lanka, France had p UN says it's forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis 07/28/2023 11:46pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) 鈥� The United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of 鈥渁 crippling funding crisis鈥� that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels, a top official said Fri Trucking company Yellow Corp. is reportedly preparing for bankruptcy. Here's what you need to know 07/28/2023 06:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The fate of U.S. trucking company Yellow Corp. isn't looking good. After years of financial struggles, Yellow is reportedly preparing for bankruptcy and seeing customers leave in large numbers 鈥� heightening risk for future liquidation. While no official decision has been announce Putin woos African leaders at a summit in Russia with promises of expanding trade and other ties 07/28/2023 05:22pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) 鈥� Russian President Vladimir Putin courted leaders from Africa at a summit on Friday, hailing the continent's growing role in global affairs and offering to expand political and business ties. Addressing the Russia-Africa summit for a second day, Putin said Moscow would Biden jokes that Republicans may impeach him because inflation is starting to cool down 07/28/2023 04:58pm • AUBURN, Maine (AP) 鈥� President Joe Biden 鈥� buoyed by new signs the economy is continuing on the upswing 鈥� took a swipe on Friday at House Republicans' flirtations with an impeachment inquiry, quipping that GOP lawmakers may decide to impeach him because inflation is cooling down. Standing in Supreme Court's student loan decision will lower US deficit according to new White House projection 07/28/2023 03:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Supreme Court ruling that upended President Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loan debt changed his budget math, modestly lowering the projected deficit for this year, his budget office reported Friday. The White House expects to pare back $259 billion in spending that oth Europe's banks could survive a drastic economic downturn, stress test shows 07/28/2023 01:21pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) 鈥� Europe's banking sector could withstand a severe economic downturn without depleting their financial buffers against losses, the European Central Bank said Friday. A survey of 98 large and medium-sized banks done by the ECB's supervisory arm in conjunction with the Europe IMF agrees to release $7.5 billion to cash-strapped Argentina as its economy reels from drought 07/28/2023 12:39pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) 鈥� The International Monetary Fund said Friday that it reached an agreement with Argentina that would open the door for the cash-strapped South American country to receive $7.5 billion over the next few months as part of an existing program. The agreement, which was und NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 07/28/2023 11:50am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. 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