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Flowers and a pair of sunglasses are placed on US-Swiss singer Tina Turner’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Hollywood, California.
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Debt ceiling talks in Washington are reportedly not going well. President Joe Biden remained upbeat in his public comments on the situation. But Republicans in Congress say there is still a long way to go before they will agree to any deal.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attempted to announce his 2024 presidential nomination via Twitter Spaces this week. However, despite the presence of the social media platform’s owner, Elon Musk, the online meeting was marred by technical difficulties.
The US surgeon general has warned that social media is triggering a mental health crisis in American teenagers. The recommendation encourages social media platforms to share the burden of restricting teens’ use of their products with parents.
The leader of the mercenary group Wagner fighting in Ukraine said he lost more than 20,000 soldiers in the invasion. Meanwhile, the European Union is exploring ways to send billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to fund its war effort.
Elsewhere in Europe, countries are also taking action to combat climate change. France has banned short flights to reduce emissions from kerosene use, and Germany is considering a ban on gas boilers.
And we remember the legendary Tina Turner, who passed away on Wednesday at her home in Switzerland at the age of 83.
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The international portion of the News Roundup features The Economist’s David Rennie, Foreign Policy’s Jennifer Williams and Bloomberg’s Katrina Manson.
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