Britain subjected its multi-billion-pound aid programs to US military goals and got mired in corruption and criminality, a report claims Despite spending almost £3.5 billion ($4.23 bn) in aid over two decades on building a functional state in Afghanistan, Britain mostly failed to achieve its goals, a government watchdog said in a damning report. A…

Major Western economies should expect a significant growth slowdown, according to investment firm PIMCO The US will “more likely than not” fall into recession within the next 12 months, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing Andrew Balls, CIO of US-based investment management firm PIMCO.

GOP Senator Josh Hawley has dubbed the video-sharing app “China’s backdoor into Americans’ lives” Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation seeking to ban TikTok on all devices in the United States – as well as prohibit transactions with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance – claiming it represents a major national security threat.