OECD lifts global growth outlook as US, China outperform expectations | Business and Economy

OECD lifts global growth outlook as US, China outperform expectations | Business and Economy

Paris-based organisation predicts global economy to expand by 3.1 percent this year and 3.2 percent in 2025. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has upgraded its outlook for the global economy on the back of stronger-than-expected growth in the United States and China. The global economy is forecast…

Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says | Israel War on Gaza News

Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says | Israel War on Gaza News

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a staunch critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, says the Israeli government is ‘genocidal’. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced plans to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over its war in the Gaza Strip, which human rights advocates and other experts have warned could amount to…

ICJ rejects Nicaragua’s request to halt German arms sales to Israel | Israel War on Gaza

ICJ rejects Nicaragua’s request to halt German arms sales to Israel | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed The UN’s top court has thrown out Nicaragua’s request to halt German arms sales to Israel. In its ruling the ICJ said the circumstances, as they present themselves now, do not require the exercise of power. However, the court said it remains “deeply concerned about the catastrophic living conditions”…

Chile declares national mourning after three police officers killed | Police News

Chile declares national mourning after three police officers killed | Police News

It’s the latest attack on security forces in a region where tensions have long simmered between locals and the state. Armed assailants have ambushed and killed three police officers in southern Chile before setting their car on fire, authorities said, the latest attack on police to revive security concerns in…

‘Happened very fast’: At least 10 killed, 13 injured in Brazil fire | News

‘Happened very fast’: At least 10 killed, 13 injured in Brazil fire | News

Forensic experts in Porto Alegre are working to determine the cause of the blaze and identify the victims. At least 10 people have been killed after a fire broke out at a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, officials…

Why is Elon Musk feuding with Australia and Brazil over free speech? | Technology

Why is Elon Musk feuding with Australia and Brazil over free speech? | Technology

Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed free speech absolutist and CEO of X, Tesla, and SpaceX, is once again at the centre of a heated debate about free speech and censorship. Since buying X, the platform formally known as Twitter, in 2022, Musk has sparred with governments and public figures around the…

About 282 million people faced acute hunger last year: UN-led report | Hunger News

About 282 million people faced acute hunger last year: UN-led report | Hunger News

Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with about 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to United Nations agencies and development groups. Extreme weather events and economic shocks added to the number of those facing acute food insecurity, which…

Photos: Argentina protesters march against Milei’s public university cuts | Protests News

Photos: Argentina protesters march against Milei’s public university cuts | Protests News

Hundreds of thousands of Argentines have taken to the streets to voice outrage at cuts to higher public education under budget-slashing President Javier Milei, protest organisers say. Joined by professors, parents and alumni from the 57 state-run universities in the economic crisis-riddled South American country, students rose up on Tuesday…