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Rescuers in Germany abandoned an elaborate operation on Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that has been repeatedly stranded off the Baltic Sea coast and has stirred up attention across the country for weeks. The whale, which has been nicknamed Timmy by local media, is lying in shallow waters…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its global economic growth forecast as tensions between the United States and Iran have driven up energy and food costs globally.The IMF said on Tuesday that it expected the global economy to grow by 3.1 percent this year, a slowdown from its earlier…

No country can “prohibit the freedom of navigation” on international waterways, the chief of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, told Euronews amid an ongoing standoff between Washington and Tehran over the passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Asked about the US Navy’s blockade of Iranian ports,…

Roelf Meyer will replace the South African ambassador who was expelled from the US by President Donald Trump in 2025.Published On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026South Africa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who helped negotiate the end of white minority rule in his country in the 1990s, as the next ambassador…

Venezuelan president says limited sanctions relief has not been enough to stabilise the country’s turbulent economy.Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has called on the United States to lift the suite of sanctions that have hammered the country’s economy.Her remarks on Tuesday came after the…

Midwest soybean farmers have faced persistent financial headwinds in recent years, which were compounded by tariffs and the war in the Middle East, reporting from Lee Enterprises and The Associated Press found.Farmers’ costs, such as equipment, have crept up over time while soybean prices have stayed low. Tariffs levied by…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.As we come out of one of the coldest, most persistent winters in recent memory, some local farmers are…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The stunning collapse of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s California governor campaign has upended the wide-open contest where no Democratic candidate has emerged as a clear frontrunner and mail-in voting is scheduled to start in under a month. Democrats, who have run the state for years, are publicly…

Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not attend next week’s informal summit of European Union leaders, according to several EU officials. It would have been his last summit as Hungarian prime minister in what is usually a customary farewell. Orbán, who was decisively defeated in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, is…