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IMF Cuts Global Growth Outlook as Strait of Hormuz Disruption Weighs on Trade

The International Monetary Fund has lowered its global outlook to an adverse growth scenario of 2.5 percent, warning that prolonged disruption to shipping and energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz would hit developing economies particularly hard.
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US Government Delays Public Release of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Model for Security Review
Trump Threatens 100 Percent Tariffs Over European Digital Services Taxes
IMF Cuts Global Growth Outlook as Strait of Hormuz Disruption Weighs on Trade
Israel and Lebanon Agree to US-Brokered Framework for Border Security
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Venezuela Earthquakes Leave More Than 900 Dead as Thousands Remain Missing
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