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Saudi Arabia is in talks with a major China-based bank, the New Development Bank, which represents the world’s largest developing nations.
The move signals a further deepening of ties between the world’s largest crude oil exporter and China.
It will also allow the bank to shore up funding while Russia (one of its members) struggles under the strain of sanctions.
Mark Roughton has more from Hong Kong:
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U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have agreed in principle to a debt deal that would help the country avoid a default on June 5th.
Now they have to convince both Republicans and Democrats lawmakers to vote the legislation through in the House and Senate - before they run out of time.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II faced a potential assassination threat in the 1980s, according to documents released by the FBI.
Documents show the Federal Bureau of Investigation was concerned about threats from the IRA ahead of the late queen's trip to the United States.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Two more Cheetahs cubs have died in India's Kuno National Park where a multi-million-dollar conservation effort is underway.
A total of three cubs have died due to extreme weather conditions so far.
20 Cheetahs have been brought in from Africa to reintroduce them to the wild, five decades after their extinction in India.
Ishan Garg reports.
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US President Joe Biden says he believes a deal will be reached to raise the country's debt ceiling saying the two sides have made progress - but negotiations continue.
Republicans want to roll back government spending but President Biden and Democrats do not.
The credit rating agency Fitch has put the US on rating watch negative, reflecting the uncertainty around the possibility of a first-ever default.
President Biden reiterated that the only way to move forward is to find a bipartisan agreement.
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The leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group has been sentenced to eighteen years in prison over his role in the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol.
It's the most severe punishment so far of over a thousand cases stemming from the attack.
US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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Events are being held across the United States to mark the third anniversary of the death of George Floyd, which sparked protests across the globe.
Floyd's murder in Minneapolis at the hands of a white police officer led to calls for police reform and opened up conversations about systemic racism.
But campaigners say far more is needed to keep Black communities safe.
Sally Patterson reports.
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