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Peter Schiff warns of an impending economic crisis in the U.S., emphasizing issues like unsustainable debt, hidden recessions, and misguided trade policies that could impact voters' economic experiences.
The U.S. government reports a record deficit of $1.1 trillion in just the first five months of 2025, raising concerns about fiscal sustainability as spending outpaces tax revenues significantly.
Over 200,000 unused government credit cards were deactivated as part of an audit initiative led by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which found inefficiencies in federal spending.
The anticipated boom in artificial intelligence spending has prompted officials to express concerns over the U.S. electricity grid's capacity to meet the rising power demands of data centers.
iRobot's shares plummeted after the company issued a dire "going concern" warning, revealing significant financial losses and a revenue shortfall that raised doubts about its ability to continue operations.

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Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas theguardian.com 9 hours ago by Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor
Donald Trump, Fossil fuels, Climate crisis, Oil and gas companies, US domestic policy, US foreign policy, Trump administration, Energy, Pollution, Africa, Business, Energy industry, US politics, World news, US news, Environment
The US president is making energy deals with Japan and Ukraine, and in Africa has even touted resurrecting coal Donald Trump’s repeated mantr…
Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report theguardian.com 14 hours ago by Sarah Johnson
Global development, Prisons, Women's rights and gender equality, Women, World news, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Africa, Society, Prisons and probation, Law, UK criminal justice
First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men Poverty, abuse and …
Sierra Leone’s immigration chief fired after footage showed him with fugitive drug lord theguardian.com a day ago by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
Sierra Leone, Drugs trade, Netherlands, Africa, World news, Europe
President sacks Alusine Kanneh after video of him with Johannes Leijdekkers, one of Europe’s most wanted Sierra Leone’s president has fired t…
Mother of teenage bride in South Sudan comes out of hiding to be with pregnant daughter theguardian.com 2 days ago by Florence Miettaux in Juba
Global development, Child marriage, South Sudan, Africa, World news
Athiak Dau Riak was traditionally married for a record bride price last year, despite her mother’s insistence that she was only 14, which led …
Drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians across Africa, says report theguardian.com 3 days ago by Mark Townsend
Global development, Drones (military), Conflict and arms, World news, Africa, Ethiopia, Mali, Sudan, Burkina Faso
Calls grow to control military use of unmanned aerial vehicles which, despite claims of precise targeting, are claiming civilian lives Almost…
Mass prison escapes stoke panic in DRC after rebel advance theguardian.com 3 days ago by A reporter in Bukavu and Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, World news
People warn of growing lawlessness amid concerns that thousands of escaped convicts may try to exact revenge Mass prison escapes during the c…
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on nearly $30bn worth of US imports theguardian.com 44 minutes ago by Lauren Aratani in New York
Trump tariffs, Canada, US news, Americas, Donald Trump, World news, US economy
Canadian government says it will follow ‘dollar-by-dollar’ approach and institute 25% tariffs on US imports Canada announced retaliatory tari…
Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’ theguardian.com an hour ago by Natricia Duncan and Kejan Haynes
Immigration and asylum, Trinidad and Tobago, Commonwealth immigration, Americas, Home Office, Politics, World news, UK news
Travellers from country now need visas with decision reportedly made in response to rising asylum claims * UK politics live – latest updates…
US pauses water-sharing negotiations with Canada over Columbia River theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Canada, Water, Oregon, Trump administration, Donald Trump, US politics, US news, Americas, World news
Break in talks comes as Trump escalates trade war with Canada and threatens its sovereignty The United States has paused negotiations with Ca…
Rubio says Trump’s ‘51st state’ plan not on G7 summit agenda in Canada theguardian.com 5 hours ago by Oliver Holmes
G7, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Trump administration, Trump tariffs, US politics, US news, Canada, Americas, World news
Secretary of state’s visit has backdrop of trade war between US and allies and Trump’s threats to take over Canada Marco Rubio has said he is…
Ecuador’s president enlists ex-Blackwater chief in controversial crime crackdown theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent
Ecuador, Xe (Blackwater), Donald Trump, US news, US politics, Americas, World news
Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election, announced the partnership with Erik Prince, a supporter of Donald Trump Ecuador’s president, Daniel…
EU retaliates against Trump tariffs with €26bn ‘countermeasures’ theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Joanna Partridge
Trump tariffs, European Union, Trump administration, Business, International trade, US politics, Canada, Donald Trump, Americas, US news, World news, US foreign policy, Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission, Europe, Global economy
US goods due to be affected from 1 April include bourbon whiskey, jeans and Harley-Davidson motorbikes * Business live – latest updates The…
Rodrigo Duterte in ICC custody after arrival in the Netherlands theguardian.com an hour ago by Rebecca Ratcliffe, Kate Lamb and Oliver Holmes
Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines, World news, International criminal court, Asia Pacific
Former Philippine president expected in court within days as daughter accuses Manila government of ‘kidnapping’ The former Philippine preside…
Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest could be telling blow in the Philippines’ dynastic feud theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent
Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines, International criminal court, Asia Pacific, Drugs trade, International criminal justice, Law, World news
Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current president Few expected things to move so …
Police launch new search for fugitive father and children missing in New Zealand wilderness for three years theguardian.com 17 hours ago by Eva Corlett in Wellington
New Zealand, Asia Pacific
Over the next few days police will be ‘present’ in the remote Marokopa area where Tom Phillips and his three children are believed to be hidin…
Mother of two sons shot in Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ dares hope for justice theguardian.com a day ago by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent, and Guill Ramos in Manila
Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines, International criminal court, International criminal justice, Law, Asia Pacific, World news
Sarah Celiz among tens of thousands feeling relief that ex-Philippines president will finally face the courts * Duterte flown to The Hague a…
Duterte flown to The Hague after arrest over Philippines drug war killings theguardian.com a day ago by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent
Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Asia Pacific, World news
Ex-president to face charges of crimes against humanity over ‘war on drugs’ that rights groups say left 30,000 dead The former Philippine pre…
K-pop singer Wheesung found dead at home aged 43 theguardian.com 2 days ago by Sian Cain and agencies
K-pop, South Korea, Music, Pop and rock, Asia Pacific, Culture, World news
Tributes have been paid to singer who had a string of hits in South Korea including a cover of Craig David’s Insomnia The South Korean singer…
Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Patrick Greenfield
Plastics, Birds, Wildlife, Marine life, Environment, World news, Pollution, Animals, Australia news
Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decay Ingest…
Coal lobby group urged members to attend fundraiser with Nationals leader David Littleproud theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Dan Jervis-Bardy
National party, David Littleproud, Australia news, Australian politics, Coalition, Coal
Political fundraisers are occurring with increasing frequency as major parties build war chests for the election * Get our breaking news ema…
Mentally unwell woman in solitary confinement for almost a decade ‘an emergency situation’, Victorian judge warns theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter
Victoria, Australia news, Mental health, Health
Psychiatrist describes the detained woman at Thomas Embling hospital as one of the most unwell patients in the state * Get our breaking news…
Rate of Indigenous people in jail has risen by 20% since 2019, Closing the Gap data shows theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Sarah Collard
Indigenous Australians, Australia news, Indigenous incarceration
New data reveals child protection, incarceration and suicide rates getting worse * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podca…
Peter Dutton took publicly funded flights to Sydney on days of NRL grand finals, records show theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Christopher Knaus and Henry Belot
Australian politicians' expenses, Peter Dutton, Anthony Albanese, Australian politics, Australian election 2025, Australia news
Guardian analysis reveals opposition leader also claimed for flights on days of a rugby tournament and, like many Labor MPs, a Matildas World …
Expert concerned as large rafts of invasive fire ants seen floating in flood waters after Cyclone Alfred theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Daisy Dumas
Queensland, Invasive species, Australia news, New South Wales, Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Kirsty McKenna filmed entire colonies clinging on to debris, ready to make nests on dry ground in Queensland and beyond * Follow our Austral…
‘We have people going to Russia right now,’ says Trump as Zelenskyy hopes for ‘strong steps’ if Russia rejects ceasefire – Europe live theguardian.com 33 minutes ago by Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Jakub Krupa and Helen Sullivan (earlier)
Ukraine, World news, Russia, US news, Europe, US foreign policy, Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Greenland
Ukraine president says Kyiv will not ‘recognise any territory occupied by Russians’ * Zelenskyy expects ‘strong steps’ from US if Russia rej…
Trump hints at financial repercussions if Russia rejects Ukraine ceasefire theguardian.com an hour ago by Shaun Walker in Kyiv, Pjotr Sauer, and Andrew Roth in Washington
Ukraine, Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Marco Rubio, Europe, World news, US news, Donald Trump
Ukraine president describes talks with US delegation as positive as countries attempt to repair relations * Russia-Ukraine war – latest news…
Greenland votes for change but coalition talks will govern how it reacts to Trump | Miranda Bryant theguardian.com an hour ago by Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
Greenland, Donald Trump, World news, Denmark, Europe, US foreign policy
The tone of relations with the US may depend on whether second-placed Naleraq ends up inside the government It was an election that was fough…
UK accuses Russia of driving its Moscow embassy towards closure theguardian.com an hour ago by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Politics, Russia, Europe, UK news, World news
Foreign Office issues strongly worded statement as it responds to expulsion of two diplomats with tit-for-tat move Russia is attempting to pu…
Cautious Zelenskyy keeps cards close to his chest after Ukraine ceasefire proposal theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Shaun Walker in Kyiv
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine, World news, Europe, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Russia
Ukrainian president would not be drawn on details of proposed deal and also steered clear of criticising Trump at press briefing * Russia-Uk…
Bone fragments of oldest known human face in western Europe found in Spain theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Ian Sample Science editor
Archaeology, Evolution, Spain, Fossils, Science, Europe
Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers say Bone fragments unearthed at an ancient c…
US relies on rare foreign policy provision to try to deport Mahmoud Khalil theguardian.com 31 minutes ago by Anna Betts and Erum Salam in New York
New York, US immigration, US universities, Palestinian territories, Israel-Gaza war, US news, Mahmoud Khalil, World news, Middle East and north Africa
Court document claims ‘potentially serious foreign policy consequences’ amid outcry over Palestinian activist’s arrest The US government is r…
Israel to occupy Syrian southern territory for ‘unlimited time’, says minister theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Jason Burke in Jerusalem
Syria, Israel, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Israel Katz reaffirms IDF will continue holding Mount Hermon area beyond contested northern Israeli borders Israel’s defence minister has rea…
‘Absolute fear’: Israeli hostage describes abuse during 505-day Hamas captivity theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Jason Burke in Jerusalem
Israel-Gaza war, Israel, World news, Hamas, Gaza, Middle East and north Africa, Palestinian territories
Omer Wenkert says he was held mostly in darkness – and his mistreatment was often sparked by events in war An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas …
Israeli police raid Palestinian bookshop in East Jerusalem twice in a month theguardian.com a day ago by Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem
Palestinian territories, Israel, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Books about Banksy and by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé were removed, and one of the owners detained Israeli police have raided the leading Pal…
US and Ukraine continue negotiations after marathon day of peace talks theguardian.com a day ago by Shaun Walker in Kyiv and Oliver Holmes in London
Ukraine, Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Marco Rubio, US foreign policy, Vladimir Putin, Europe, US news, Saudi Arabia, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Kyiv ‘ready to do everything’ to end fighting after Trump cut support for Ukraine in its war with Russia * Europe live – latest updates Sen…
Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led SDF to integrate north-east region theguardian.com 2 days ago by William Christou in Beirut
Syria, Kurds, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Bashar al-Assad
Agreement recognises Kurdish rights as president Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to achieve nationwide ceasefire Syria’s government has reached a deal …
Pakistan operation to free hostages after train hijacking ends with dozens killed theguardian.com an hour ago by Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
Pakistan, South and central Asia, World news
Security services claim to have rescued about 190 people being held by Baloch Liberation Army in remote area An operation to rescue hundreds …
Militants say 214 people taken hostage as train hijacked in Pakistan theguardian.com a day ago by Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
Pakistan, South and central Asia, World news
Baloch Liberation Army claims to have killed 30 military personnel after blowing up tracks in Balochistan region A separatist militant group …
Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts theguardian.com 2 days ago by Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
Myanmar, South and central Asia, World news, China, Alexander Lukashenko
There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as credible The Myanmar military’…
Two men arrested in India over alleged rape of Israeli and local woman theguardian.com 4 days ago by Associated Press
India, Rape and sexual assault, Law, South and central Asia, World news
The two women were said to have been stargazing with three male travellers when the incident took place Two men have been arrested in India i…
World Food Programme halves food rations for Rohingya in Bangladesh theguardian.com 6 days ago by Kaamil Ahmed and Shaikh Azizur Rahman
Global development, Rohingya, Aid, Bangladesh, Kenya, Africa, Society, South and central Asia, World news, Refugees, Food poverty, Hunger, Poverty
Decision made after attempts to raise more funds had been unsuccessful, agency tells authorities Food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangla…
British activist Jagtar Singh Johal acquitted in India terror trial theguardian.com 8 days ago by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
India, UK news, South and central Asia, World news
Human rights campaigner still faces threat of death penalty if found guilty of further charges Jagtar Singh Johal, the British human rights a…
BBC ‘deeply sorry’ for not protecting female employees from email abuse by ex-presenter theguardian.com 29 minutes ago by Michael Savage Media editor
BBC, Media, Radio industry, Television industry, Jeremy Vine, UK news, Bullying
Former Radio Leeds host Alex Belfield was jailed in 2022 for stalking four people including Jeremy Vine The BBC has issued a “full and unrese…
Apple to appeal against UK government data demand at secret high court hearing theguardian.com 42 minutes ago by Rachel Hall
Apple, UK news, Technology, UK security and counter-terrorism
Guardian understands tech company’s appeal against Home Office request for encrypted data is to be heard by tribunal on Friday Apple’s appeal…
Old Trafford abuzz as Manchester United’s neighbours welcome new stadium plans theguardian.com an hour ago by Rachel Keenan
Manchester United, Manchester, Regeneration, Football, Cities, Greater Manchester, Jim Ratcliffe, UK news, Sport, England
Local people are enthusiastic about regeneration, though some fans share Andy Burnham’s worries over where the money will come from Even on a…
The fruit of flattery is tariffs, but Trump-wrangler Starmer stays circumspect | John Crace theguardian.com an hour ago by John Crace
Keir Starmer, Donald Trump, Labour, Kemi Badenoch, Reform UK, Nigel Farage, Politics, PMQs, UK news, International trade, House of Commons
Despite pandering to Trump’s ego, Labour finds itself in a trade war. At least Reform is still giving comic relief Well, that went well, didn…
No cash Isa shake-up in spring statement, but Reeves still considering cuts theguardian.com an hour ago by Rupert Jones
Isas, Money, Savings, Budget, Banks and building societies, UK news, Investment Isas, Investments, Investment funds, Financial sector, Banking
Reduction in maximum amount from £20,000 to £4,000 understood to be longer-term aim for chancellor A mooted shake-up of cash Isas will not be…
Police question Russian master of ship that hit tanker in North Sea theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Robyn Vinter, Josh Halliday and Dan Sabbagh
UK news, England
Man, 59, held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over crash, with crew member feared dead Police have been questioning the Russian…
Mahmoud Khalil lawyers say activist being punished for free speech as hundreds protest against detention – live theguardian.com 29 minutes ago by Chris Stein (now); Maya Yang and Amy Sedghi (earlier)
Trump tariffs, Trump administration, US news, US politics, World news, Donald Trump, Doge, Elon Musk, US Congress, Republicans
Actor Susan Sarandon among demonstrators calling for pro-Palestinian activist’s release outside New York courthouse * Government asks court …
Education department slashed in half after Trump administration mass firings theguardian.com an hour ago by Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Trump administration, US education, US politics, US news, Education, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, World news
More than 1,300 dismissals seem first step toward quashing US agency entirely as education secretary touts ‘efficiency’ The Trump administrat…