US election to decide fate of 70,000 Afghan refugees
The Taliban, an ultraconservative Islamic political group, retook control of Kabul a little more than three years ago, dashing many Afghans’ hopes for a tolerant, democratic government.
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IMF says global fight against inflation is 'almost won' but warns of rising risks
Much of the world has managed to successfully lower inflation and engineer an economic soft landing, avoiding recession, but faces rising geopolitical risks and weaker long-term growth prospects, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Trump campaign accuses UK's Labour Party of election 'interference'
Donald Trump's campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party of "blatant foreign interference" in the U.S. presidential election after its volunteers travelled to the United States to help campaign for Kamala Harris.
What North Korean troops mean for the Ukraine war
It is still unclear how many North Korean soldiers will find their way onto the killing fields of eastern Ukraine.
Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River
WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years.
US demands swift result, accountability from India over foiled Sikh separatist murder plot
An Indian Enquiry Committee visited Washington last week to discuss India’s own investigations after the Justice Department alleged an Indian intelligence official had directed plans to assassinate dual US-Canada citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Sikh separatist, last year.
Yellen Rebukes Chinese Lending Practices in Call for Debt Relief
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen rebuked China’s “opaque” lending practices and urged global financial institutions and other creditors to accelerate debt relief to low- and middle-income countries in an interview on Monday.
BRICS summit gives IMF gang a run for its money
It’s going to be a busy, tense and challenge-laden International Monetary Fund gathering in Washington this week.