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The IMF has given Argentina a cautious but clear endorsement — growth is holding, inflation is falling, and sovereign spreads have dropped below 450 basis points. As the Fund's largest borrower,…
The IMF has given the Federal Reserve's rate pause a formal thumbs-up, pointing to stronger-than-expected 2.1% US Q1 growth and…
Hong Kong authorities have arrested journalist and bookstore owner Leticia Wong Man-huen for allegedly selling seditious…
An IMF team landed in Sri Lanka this week with a dual mandate: gauge how the Middle East conflict's energy price spike is hitting…
A cargo vessel took a projectile hit off Oman's coast on 25 June, damaging its bridge — the same day Iran's IRGC warned that…
The White House released video on 25 June 2026 showing suspects vandalizing the Reflecting Pool on Washington D.C.'s National…
India's Ambassador to Japan held a rare meeting with the President of Japan's National Diet on 25 June, capping a month of…
Russia and Romania have entered a full diplomatic tit-for-tat, with Moscow expelling Bucharest's Consul General in St. Petersburg…
At the Jeju Forum, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun reframed Seoul’s North Korea policy with a ‘phased and practical’…
