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The Bank also expects the economy to grow more than previously forecast this year, although uncertainties remain because of the Iran war.

[Premium Times] Amid ongoing constitutional reforms by the National Assembly to establish state police, former military chiefs and other stakeholders have urged the federal government to strengthen internal security institutions, improve intelligence

[GroundUp] Goods made in Lesotho will once again enter the United States duty-free after Washington’s tariffs expired on 29 July. It comes as a relief to the country’s export-dependent garment industry and

Kevin M. Warsh has made taming inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.

Greece also worked to contain blazes on Lesbos and in the Peloponnese, where another firefighter died, in the midst of a brutal wildfire season for Europe.

[GroundUp] For years, South Africa has watched the same warning signs appear – immigrants attacked, their businesses targeted, communities divided, and misinformation and fear used as tools for political mobilisation.

It is often the key secret ingredient in a lot of white wines, but the unsung hero of Sicily’s vineyards is taking its place in the sun Depending on where you buy

I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities We don’t have concentration camps today in the United States, but we have

[Shabelle] Mogadishu — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said a high-level U.S. delegation’s decision to conclude its visit to Somalia without traveling to Mogadishu was unprecedented and reflected what he described

With his popularity at historic lows, Friedrich Merz seeks spiritual guidance from Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI Summer is normally thought of as the time for pacy potboilers and brain-soothing pageturners –