US budget deficit rises to nearly $2 trillion in 2026 as debt interest costs hit record.

The US budget deficit grew to almost $2 trillion over the past year, government data showed Friday, reaching its highest level since 2021 despite President Donald Trump's promises to cut public spending and red ink. The deficit, which occurs when government spending exce…

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Singapore’s investment potential in Bangladesh remains largely untapped.

Singapore’s foreign investment stock in Bangladesh stood at just over SGD 3 billion at the end of 2024, compared with SGD 866 billion across Asia. Investors see scope to expand, but the political and economic situation may weigh on decisions. Singaporean companies are keen t…

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NASA Welcomes Croatia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.

The Republic of Croatia became the 74th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Wednesday during a ceremony in the capital city of Zagreb with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “It is my privilege to welcome the Republic of Croatia as the latest signatory of t…

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NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class.

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, calle…

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NASA Welcomes San Marino Signing the Artemis Accords.

The Republic of San Marino became the 76th signatory to the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in the city of Rimini on Friday with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present.   “San Marino joins a growing coalition of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, t…

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NASA’s Roman Team Confirms Ground Stations Receiving Data.

NASA has now confirmed all ground stations supporting the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission’s high volume of data once science operations begin by early 2027. Observing the far reaches of the cosmos wouldn’t be possible without a net…

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NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Development.

During a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28, NASA and Boeing leadership will discuss Starliner’s development and plans for regular crew flights to and from the International Space Station. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live The briefing part…

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South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC.

South Africa's new ambassador to Washington has a personal reason to challenge Donald Trump's assertion that there is a genocide against white Afrikaners - he is "a born Afrikaner" himself. "Is he talking about us?", Roelf Meyer remembers thinking…

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Eight US sailors assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln attempted suicide, Navy says.

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has said that eight crew members who were assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during their lengthy deployment. The disclosure was made in a letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York on Tuesday in re…

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The James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers become alien weather forecasters.

With a new analysis of James Webb Space Telescope observations, we're one step closer to interstellar weather forecasting — a baby step, at least. Before astronomers can issue weather forecasts for worlds beyond our solar system, they need to know what drives the atmosph…

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SpaceX rolls giant Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship's 1st orbital flight.

SpaceX is gearing up for the first orbital flight of its Starship megarocket, which is now just a week away. Starship's huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, was rolled out to the pad at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas, the company revealed in an X po…

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Earth is getting a new map — but it's impossible to draw planets accurately.

A planetary body's surface is inherently three-dimensional — and not just because of its peaks and valleys but because it must wrap around the whole world. That's obvious but easy to forget, since Earth is large enough that we experience it as flat in our everyday li…

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NASA Welcomes Albania as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.

The Republic of Albania signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, joining the coalition of like‑minded nations committed to the responsible and transparent exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welco…

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Sister of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested.

The sister of Pakistan's imprisoned former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been arrested ahead of next week's protests held in his support, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has said. Aleema Khanum was detained in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday afternoon…

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Galaxies housing the James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious 'Little Red Dots' might've revealed their secrets.

Since it began sending observations back to Earth in summer 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has helped scientists create a much clearer picture of the universe, but it has also delivered some frustrating mysteries. Among these is the puzzle of the "Little R…

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A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon.

A newly discovered crater on the moon is giving scientists a rare glimpse into the immediate aftermath of a lunar impact. Named McGetchin crater, the feature formed sometime between April 11 and May 22 in the year 2024 when an asteroid or comet fragment struck the moon. Meas…

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket-landing team gets 1st-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize.

The winners of the first-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize just got their hardware. Those awardees — the people who developed and mastered the famous landing capability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket — were announced in April. But they didn't actually receive the prize un…

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Trump declares victory in historic deal with Greenland as he secures 'permanent' US military rights.

President Donald Trump struck a sweeping agreement with Denmark and Greenland this week granting the United States permanent military rights on the strategically placed Arctic island. The U.S. will now have permanent access, basing and overflight rights in Greenland and the …

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