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US Debt Tops US$40T, Ukraine Names New Defence Chief, US-South Korea Joint Drills Scaled Back
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Headline news for August 20, 2026: United States total debt crossed a historic 40 trillion US dollar threshold. Ukraine’s lawmakers have approved Yevhenii Khmara as the country’s new defence minister. South Korea and the United States will cut short annual joint military drills to five days from eleven.
Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.
Written by: Nicole Teo (nicolet@sph.com.sg)
Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Nicole Teo
Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media
Produced with AI text-to-speech capabilities
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