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IMF chief urges US and wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure
The U.S. and other wealthy nations need to urgently tackle mounting global debt levels that are weighing most heavily on low-income countries and straining the global financial system, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
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MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is ‘not unique’
Iran is trying to hit military sites in Britain and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is "not unique," the head of the MI5 spy agency said Tuesday, as he warned that both Tehran and Moscow are expanding their attacks against the U.K.
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Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung
Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed he has lung cancer and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said.
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Death toll rises to 6 as Hurricane Simon and Rachel remnants unleash floods in Mexico
The death toll from Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel rose to six Tuesday after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides along Mexico's Pacific coast, authorities said.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no intelligence from partners about missiles headed to Kyiv
Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about five Russian ballistic missiles that hit civilian infrastructure in the capital of Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as tensions rise between the Ukrainian leader and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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IMF raises its forecast for world growth this year but warns of risks from AI boom and debt
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, while warning of growing risks from rising debt, including the financial frenzy around artificial intelligence.
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Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct
The White House publicly asked for U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle's resignation on Tuesday as she faced mounting accusations of improper conduct, and she announced within two hours that she was quitting, ending days of talk and speculation about her professional fate. Guilfoyle insisted that she would "vigorously defend" herself.
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Cyberattacks hit European supermarket chains and disrupt refrigeration systems
Cyberattacks disrupted European supermarket chains, affecting refrigeration systems at hundreds of stores in France and forcing a major grocer to shut down websites serving customers in Europe and the United States.
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A list of this year’s Nobel Prize winners
This year's Nobel Prize awards concluded Monday after two economists won the Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on models that help manage economic shocks.
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Trump’s diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated Congress
The House speaker stood before Donald Trump during his first term at the White House and pointed a finger declaring that with this president, "All roads lead to Putin."
