“This UN town hall will … provide a rare opportunity to engage with the ideas, priorities and leadership vision of the candidates for one of the world’s most important positions,” General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said.

The US House of Representatives narrowly passed an annual defense policy bill on Wednesday that would authorize a record $1.15 trillion in funding for the Pentagon, as the divisive Iran war drags on.

The challenge was not simply to collect more taxes. It was to redesign the country’s revenue architecture.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) did, however, acknowledge a US investigation into a third party with links to the association.

Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has told President Bola Tinubu that his administration has no constitutional business funding the construction and renovation of palaces for traditional rulers.