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IMF to cut global growth forecast due to Mideast war

IMF to cut global growth forecast due to Mideast war

The International Monetary Fund will lower global growth forecasts due to the Middle East war, its chief said Thursday, warning of the conflict's "scarring effects" despite a fragile ceasefire. "Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status

Trump says Iran doing 'poor job' of letting oil through Hormuz

Trump says Iran doing 'poor job' of letting oil through Hormuz

US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Iran of doing a "very poor job" of allowing oil through the Strait of Hormuz and of breaching the terms of their two-week ceasefire agreement. In a barrage of social media posts that sparked fresh fears for the shaky truce,

Ukraine and Russia will cease fire for Orthodox Easter

Ukraine and Russia will cease fire for Orthodox Easter

Ukraine and Russia will cease fire for the Orthodox Easter holidays, the warring countries' leaders said on Thursday, announcing a rare 32-hour halt in fighting. The four-year war previously saw limited and short truces, but Moscow and Kyiv were quick to trade accusations of violations. With talks

Iranians pay tribute to slain supreme leader weeks after killing

Iranians pay tribute to slain supreme leader weeks after killing

Thousands of Iranians rallied Thursday in a tribute to former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war with the United States and Israel, expressing criticism of talks expected in Pakistan this week. Holding portraits of their deceased leader and waving the national flags of the

Montana For Palestine to host third annual Ink Out Loud Event

Montana For Palestine to host third annual Ink Out Loud Event

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article stated that MT4P was founded in 2020, the Bozeman chapter was created in 2022, the Ink Out Loud event is the organization’s largest fundraiser and that MT4P is currently supporting 15 families. The article was corrected online on April 9

Jihadists kill Nigerian troops including senior brigadier general

Jihadists kill Nigerian troops including senior brigadier general

Jihadists in northeast Nigeria killed several troops including a brigadier general in an assault on a military base, local government and intelligence sources told AFP on Thursday, the second killing of a high-ranking officer in five months. Violence is surging across the country's mostly Muslim north, with

Ukraine lets firms deploy air defences against Russian attacks

Ukraine lets firms deploy air defences against Russian attacks

Facing daily barrages of Russian drones and missiles, Ukraine has invited private companies to get their own air-defence systems in a bid to ease the burden on its military. In an interview with AFP, a senior Ukrainian military official detailed the plan -- involving state authorisation and integration into the