The International Monetary Fund has sharply lowered its 2026 outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, projecting the region’s economy will contract by 0.3 percent. Its previous forecast had called for 1.9 percent growth, a sharp reversal as war-related disruption and shipping risks weigh on economic activity. Hormuz disruption driv...
Alberta voters are due to decide on October 19 whether the province should begin the legal process that could lead to a binding vote on leaving Canada. The coming referendum is non-binding: a yes result would support starting that process, rather than make Alberta independent immediately. What the ballot asks The question asks whether Albert...
Shadrack Sibiya, South Africa’s suspended deputy national police commissioner for crime detection, resigned as a disciplinary hearing against him was due to begin. His lawyers submitted the resignation at the start of proceedings on Monday, October 12. Departure during disciplinary proceedings A police spokesperson said Sibiya’s...
In Gaza City, residents reported a powerful rotten smell after aircraft dropped packets of foul-smelling liquid over populated areas in late...
Six Israeli military vehicles entered Syria’s Quneitra countryside on Monday and stopped residents from digging foundations for constr...
Azerbaijan’s new school uniform rules have barred girls wearing hijabs from attending classes, prompting protests by students and teac...
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