The Republic of Yemen welcomed the announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron regarding France's intention to officially recognize the State of Palestine.
The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 55,297, with 128,426 injured, the Ministry of Health in afflicted Palestinian enclave said. The majority of the victims are women and children.
Saudi Al-Hilal FC has been eliminated from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Fluminense FC from Brazil in the quarterfinals. The match was held at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
Public debt in Italy rises to unprecedented levels of $3.1 trillion in June.
[18/08/2024 01:13]
ROME-SABA
Public debt in Italy rose to unprecedented levels in June, jumping by more than $30 billion to more than $3.1 trillion.
The Italian Central Bank said in a statement "The nominal value of the state's public debt in June 2023 reached 2843.1 billion euros ($3134 billion), an increase of 27.8 billion euros ($30.7 billion) from the previous May".
The rise in public debt reflects increased treasury liquidity in June by €14.2 billion ($15.65 billion) to €41.8 billion ($46.1 billion) and "debt requirements" by €12.3 billion ($13.6 billion).