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IMF raises 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1%, but warns of a 'highly uneven' outlook between AI winners and energy importers
Released in Bangkok, the International Monetary Fund's forecasts describe growth propped up by AI and held back by the oil shock, debt and interest rates.
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France: an unprecedented cyberattack sabotages refrigerators in hundreds of supermarkets
Hackers remotely forced the defrosting of refrigeration systems, pushing temperatures as high as 50C and destroying tonnes of food. The Paris prosecutor is investigating, the national cybersecurity agency has been called in and other European countries may be affected.
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United States: federal agents search the home of Trump critic Ilhan Omar three weeks before the midterm elections
The operation, carried out by the investigative arm of immigration enforcement, is part of an alleged immigration fraud probe, according to a source. The Democratic congresswoman denounces political intimidation; the Justice Department cites a court-authorised warrant.
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2026 economics Nobel: Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford honoured for the tools of economic stabilisation
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honours the microeconomic foundations of the models central banks now use to respond to shocks, from the pandemic to energy crises.
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'Energy ceasefire': Trump announces it between Moscow and Kyiv, Zelensky learns of it and Russia strikes Kharkiv
Donald Trump proclaimed an immediate truce on energy infrastructure without giving its terms. Kyiv says it will accept it if Moscow does, the Kremlin stays silent, and a Kharkiv power plant is hit that evening.
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North Korea fires several ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, one flying more than 900 kilometres
The launches, from the Pyongyang area, came days after South Korea tested a hypersonic weapon. Tokyo described an 'irregular' trajectory and Seoul convened an emergency security meeting.
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Saudi Arabia: twelve dead and 309 injured in an attack on Riyadh airport blamed on the Houthis
The third strike in a week on King Khalid airport killed people of seven nationalities; the Riyadh-led coalition vows to retaliate and Donald Trump says he is weighing US participation in strikes on the Houthis.
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Trump says it is "time for Ukraine to get a new president" and turns on Zelensky after the Russian diesel deal
A day after his Russian diesel deal with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump called for Volodymyr Zelensky to be replaced, blaming him for strikes on Russian refineries. Moscow hailed the remarks as "historic", while Kyiv and London backed the Ukrainian president.
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Trump-Putin deal on Russian diesel: Washington eases sanctions, Zelensky condemns "a weak decision"
After a call with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump announced massive deliveries of Russian diesel to bring prices down before the midterm elections; the Treasury authorised the imports until April 2027. Kyiv speaks of money for the war, and lawmakers from both parties say the deal runs against the sanctions law.
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Flydubai flight: the co-pilot was targeting Ben Gurion airport's terminal, the UAE prosecutor says
According to UAE prosecutors, the Omani co-pilot of the 30 September Dubai–Tel Aviv flight intended to crash the plane into Ben Gurion's terminal, inspired by 9/11; he allegedly scouted the route on two earlier flights. His radicalisation reportedly began in Australia in 2017.
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama: buildings collapse in the centre of the country, tsunami alert lifted
The earthquake, followed by a magnitude 6.6 aftershock, hit the provinces of Herrera, Coclé, Veraguas and Los Santos: roads and buildings collapsed, a colonial church destroyed, people injured. The Panama Canal is operating normally; the tsunami alert issued for nine countries was lifted.
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