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UK government has introduced tax cuts to kick-start the economy. The IMF warns the plan could stoke soaring inflation.
Lebanese banks to remain shut ‘indefinitely’ after a series of holdups by angry depositors.
As King Charles III takes over at a time of economic hardship, critics question the monarchy’s expensive budget.
Vladimir Putin threatens to let Europe ‘freeze’ by cutting energy supplies if price caps are imposed.
Devastating flooding has left one-third of the country under water and affected at least 33 million Pakistanis.
Several European nations reactivate coal-fired plants after a ban on Russian fossil fuels.
Rivers drying up and farmland parched. Water scarcity in Europe is affecting lives and businesses across the continent.
The UN urges windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas giants.
Chinese homebuyers are refusing to pay the mortgage on properties they have bought because developers can’t finish them.
European Central Bank raises interest rates for the first time in more than a decade.
Record-breaking temperatures and ferocious wildfires take their toll on much of Western Europe.
The US president pushed for an increase in oil output during his first trip to the Middle East.
Western leaders and the private sector met to discuss how to rebuild Ukraine, even as the war with Russia continues.
Members of the G7 discuss how best to deal with Russia during these turbulent economic times.
