Director of the IMF’s European Department, Alfred Kammer, has said that the organization’s forecast has been revised. The IMF has significantly downgraded its projection for Ukraine’s economic growth in 2026, lowering expectations to 2%, per Texty. The forecast was revised downward due to a change in the baseline scenario forContinue Reading
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Children from Umm al-Khair in the occupied West Bank protest after setters erect a fence blocking access to school., Umm al-Khair, occupied West Bank – Just old enough to utter complete sentences in a small, wavering voice, Masa Hathaleen, five, stands before the barbed wire fence blocking her path toContinue Reading
Residents of southern Lebanon face a stark choice: stay home and risk being killed, or flee and risk deepening poverty., Tyre, Lebanon – On March 4, Em Saeid was at her home near the el-Buss roundabout in Tyre when Israel issued a forced evacuation threat for the entirety of southernContinue Reading
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The Israeli military on Sunday published a map of where its forces are operating in southern Lebanon. The map shows where Israel has taken control amid a ceasefire agreement between the two countries. Reuters reported that Israeli troops destroyed abandoned Lebanese villages in this area. Israel says this is beingContinue Reading
Federal immigration crackdowns, and the fear that results from them, have farmers worried they might not have enough workers this harvest season. This comes at a time when more and more farms have been closing nationwide. “It just causes a lot of stress, a lot of anxiety, a lot ofContinue Reading
commentary Traitor 47 has turned toxic and Viktor Orbán is toast. But the authoritarian threat isn’t going away Published April 19, 2026 11:20AM (EDT) From left, Geert Wilders of the Dutch Freedom Party, Marine Le Pen of the French party National Rally, Santiago Abascal of the Spanish party VOX, HungarianContinue Reading
A top Department of Justice official was removed Friday from an investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan after she reportedly expressed doubts about the probe. Maria Medetis Long, chief of the national security section for the U.S. attorney’s office in Miami, notified attorneys working on the probe that sheContinue Reading
The US said its naval blockade of Iranian ports will continue despite the ongoing ceasefire, prompting Iran to U-turn on its reopening of the Strait of Hormuz just hours after it declared it open for maritime traffic, and firing at vessels trying to transit.Continue Reading
The Strait of Hormuz has been blocked again by Iran, as the IRGC’s hardline stance appears to prevail in Tehran. US Vice President JD Vance will lead the US delegation for talks in Pakistan on Monday, after Traitor 47 said he would not attend.Continue Reading
A photo of an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon has sparked widespread outrage., Outrage after Israeli soldier desecrates statue of Jesus Christ in Lebanon NewsFeed A photo of an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon hasContinue Reading
Brent crude rises more than 7 percent as Washington and Tehran offer conflicting accounts on ceasefire negotiations., Brent crude rises more than 7 percent as Washington and Tehran offer conflicting accounts on ceasefire negotiations. Oil prices have risen sharply following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz andContinue Reading