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Agent Orange has decided he isn\u2019t happy about paying for <\/strong>military assistance to Egypt:<\/strong> US Donald Trump complained about the \u201cwasteful\u201d use of money in the latest covid-19 stimulus bill, which also includes bns of USD in regular government spending \u2014 including Egypt\u2019s USD 1.3 bn in military aid. The BBC<\/a> reports that Trump balked at the cost, saying that Egypt will \u201cgo out and buy almost exclusively Russian military equipment,\u201d and urged lawmakers to use the foreign aid money to increase direct stimulus checks from USD 600 to USD 2k.<\/p>\n

It seems the <\/strong>UK and the EU have finally agreed a tentative outline for a Brexit trade agreement<\/strong>, with the text of the agreement still being drafted, Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing officials with knowledge of the matter. The agreement still requires higher-up approvals and could still fall through at the last moment, the officials say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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