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Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again heading into a weekend where President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar, hoping high-stakes negotiations would make progress on avoiding a potentially catastrophic federal default

President Joe Biden downplayed fresh concerns that tensions in U.S. debt limit negotiations could lead to a catastrophic U.S. default, saying Republicans and Democrats will still be able to reach an agreement.

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Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the US Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default.

U.S. President Joe Biden aims to speak this weekend with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Ukraine and the "sacrosanct" issue of sovereignty and territorial integrity, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday.

The Group of Seven rich nations will issue a statement on a shared approach on China, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said early Saturday, adding that G7 members were looking to "de-risk, not decouple" from China.

WASHINGTON — Negotiators resumed talks Friday night to avert a catastrophic U.S. default hours after a Republican walk-out punctured optimism that a debt-limit deal was near and drove down stocks.

WASHINGTON — The family of Shanquella Robinson and their attorneys said they found hope Friday morning after meeting with White House officials to demand that federal authorities extradite a woman wanted in Mexico on charges of killing Robinson.

Janet Yellen, the treasury secretary, has said that without action the US will cease to be able to pay its debts around 1 June

The major indexes swung lower Friday after lawmakers reached an impasse in debt ceiling negotiations.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.36%. The dollar retreated after Friday after talks to raise the debt ceiling hit a roadblock when Republican negotiators left a meeting with White House representatives and said talks were on a “pause.” The dollar also moved lower Friday after Fed...