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Global trade growth to slow in 2026 with further pressure from Middle East conflict: WTO
In its latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report, the WTO forecast that in a baseline growth scenario excluding energy price shocks, global merchandise trade growth would slow to 1.9 percent in 2026 from 4.6 percent in 2025 before rebounding to 2.6 percent in 2027.
Mar 20, 2026
Iran Revolutionary Guards say US-Israel strikes kill sp...
Iran Revolutionary Guards say US-Israel strikes kill sp...
Mar 20, 2026
North Korean leader, daughter try out new tank
North Korean leader, daughter try out new tank
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Fire at Kuwait refinery as Gulf states come under drone...
Fire at Kuwait refinery as Gulf states come under drone...
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Trump's Mideast muddle could play into Xi's hands at planned summit
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Afghanistan, Pakistan announce temporary ceasefire during Eid al-Fitr
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Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday evening that the Afghan government has suspended its military operations against Pakistan during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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Energy prices soar, Iran and US trade threats after Qatar gas hit
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International benchmark Brent surged 10 percent before falling back while European gas rose 35 percent after Iran attacked Qatar's huge Ras Laffan LNG facility in retaliation for an Israeli strike on its South Pars gas field.
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US intelligence chiefs face fresh scrutiny over Iran war
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Gabbard, Trump's director of national intelligence, was joined by CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel in front of the House Intelligence Committee for a hearing that was expected to revisit sharp exchanges from the Senate a day earlier.
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China calls killing of Iran's Larijani, leaders 'unacceptable'
China calls killing of Iran's Larijani, leaders 'unacceptabl...
China condemned on Thursday the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it "unacceptable". Beijing is a partner of Iran but has also criticised Tehran's strikes against Gulf states housing US military bases.
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Two Iranians charged in UK with spying on Jewish community
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UK police, the domestic intelligence service MI5 and members of parliament have long warned about a growing threat from Iran, which is currently locked in a war with the United States and Israel.
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Gaza-Egypt border crossing reopens for small numbers of people
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An Egyptian Red Crescent official, speaking anonymously to AFP, said the Rafah crossing had reopened in both directions and would allow Palestinian patients to cross into Egypt and stranded Palestinians to return to Gaza.
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European Union summit will focus on Iran war and a loan to Ukraine blocked by Hungary
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Many of those leaders have deflected entreaties by U.S. President Donald Trump to send military assets to secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the global flow of oil, gas and fertilizer. Rising energy prices because of the war and fears in Europe of a new refugee crisis have pushed leader...
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