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What Elon Musk’s trillion would mean in real terms
NEW YORK (AP) — Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire by the end of the day. That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable. Before Friday, the trillion dollar mark was reserved for measures like the GDP (or…
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US and Iran are close to a deal to end their war, officials say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told The Associated Press on Friday. A senior U.S. official said the tentative deal includes terms for removing and destroying nuclear material from Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted Friday on X…
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Record slump in aid: UN official warns
Marcella Favretto, Acting Chief of the Development, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Branch of OHCHR, warned at the 2026 Forum on Global Human Rights Governance in Beijing that global aid has hit a record annual slump. The drastic fall in development assistance comes as global military spending keeps climbing. She said that in this context,…
