Debt is America’s golden goose. Fitch can’t kill it

The world still wants to buy US debt, and the dollar's dominance won't be affected by the Fitch downgrade.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/8/4/the-fitch-us-downgrade-wont-rock-the-dollar-heres-why

Hong Kong uses China playbook as crackdown turns to dissidents’ loved ones

Hong Kong authorities are targeting the relatives of activists overseas in latest sign of alignment with mainland China.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/4/hong-kong-uses-china-playbook-as-crackdown-turns-to-dissidents-loved-ones

Caught between drought and downpours, India’s tomato prices crash and soar

As fortunes were made or wiped out and budgets skewered, economists say it’s time India fixed its supply chain.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/8/3/caught-between-drought-and-deluge-tomato-prices-in-india-crash-and-soar

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 2020 election charges

Former US president remains defiant in face of four criminal charges linked to his push to overturn US election results.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/3/donald-trump-pleads-not-guilty-to-2020-election-charges

‘The main show’: 2020 election indictment is most serious against Trump

Legal experts say charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 vote are more damaging than other cases Trump is facing.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/3/the-main-show-2020-election-indictment-is-most-serious-against-trump

Ancient whale found in Peru may be the heaviest animal ever

Move over, blue whale. There is a new contender for the heaviest animal in Earth's history.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/3/ancient-whale-found-in-peru-may-be-the-heaviest-animal-ever

Niger coup leader defiant as Nigeria cuts power, ECOWAS threatens force

Coup leader says he will not bow down to pressure to reinstate deposed government, intensifies standoff with ECOWAS.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/3/niger-coup-leader-defiant-as-nigeria-cuts-power-ecowas-threatens-force

What is Elon Musk’s ‘everything app’ and what can it learn from China?

Musk's plans for social media platform X could take cues from China's super app WeChat.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/8/3/what-is-elon-musks-everything-app-and-what-can-it-learn-from-china

US State Department orders evacuation of embassy in Niger following coup

The US joins European countries in calling for citizens to evacuate after Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/3/us-state-department-orders-evacuation-of-embassy-in-niger-following-coup

Timeline: A week after the coup, how has the Niger crisis unfolded?

Here is a roundup of the key events since a military coup took place in Niger on Wednesday, July 26.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/timeline-a-week-after-the-coup-how-has-the-niger-crisis-unfolded

Republicans react to Trump’s indictment in 2020 election probe

Former Vice President Mike Pence blasted Trump, while other GOP figures defended the former president.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/un-american-republicans-react-to-trump-indictment-in-2020-election-probe

What charges does Trump face over the 2020 US election?

Prosecutors say Donald Trump pushed fraud claims he knew to be untrue and incited a violent assault on the US Capitol.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-over-efforts-to-overturn-the-us-2020-election

US formally invites China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Washington

Washington says invite extended to Wang's predecessor in June was officially transferred to Beijing's new top diplomat.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/us-formally-invites-chinas-foreign-minister-wang-yi-to-washington

US credit rating downgraded over rising debt, ‘standards of governance’

The downgrade marks only the second cut by a major rating agency in US history.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/8/2/us-credit-rating-downgraded-over-rising-debt-standards-of-governance

Photos: Firefighters contain a quarter of huge California-Nevada wildfire

Smoke blotted out the sun on the Las Vegas Strip, while flames scorched tens of thousands of hectares of desert scrub.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/8/1/photos-firefighters-contain-a-quarter-of-huge-california-nevada-wildfire

‘Black suffering’: Henrietta Lacks medical research lawsuit settled in US

Cells taken in 1951 from Lacks, a Black woman, without her knowledge became the cornerstone of modern medical research.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/black-suffering-henrietta-lacks-medical-research-lawsuit-settled-in-us

Two killed in Senegal in protests over arrest of opposition figure Sonko

West African country's interior ministry says it is taking measures to 'preserve peace and tranquillity in the country'.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/two-killed-in-senegal-protests-over-arrest-of-opposition-figure-sonko

Taliban, US hold first official talks since Afghanistan takeover

Two-day talks in Qatar's capital focused on economy, human rights and narcotics trafficking, officials say.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/taliban-us-hold-first-official-talks-since-afghanistan-takeover

Treacherous Darien Gap migration route sees record number of crossings

Nearly 250,000 people have risked their lives crossing a perilous stretch of jungle between Colombia and Panama.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/31/treacherous-darien-gap-migration-route-sees-record-number-of-crossings

US Treasury sanctions Bosnian Serb leaders for ‘inflammatory legislation’

The law would allow Republika Srpska, part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ignore the country's Constitutional Court.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/31/us-treasury-sanctions-bosnian-serb-leaders-for-inflammatory-legislation

England win dramatic fifth Test to draw Ashes series

Retiring England bowler Stuart Broad took the last two Australian wickets to help England win the final Test.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/31/england-win-fifth-test-in-dramatic-end-to-draw-ashes-series