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International news and analysis.
A July 2026 UN report finds hunger fell for a third straight year to 7.8% of the world's people, yet a healthy diet costs more than ever and remains unaffordable for about one in three.
The IMF's October 2026 outlook studied cost-of-living crises across dozens of economies and found that price caps and subsidies can cost 3 to 22 times more than targeted transfers.
An estimated 117.8 million people were forcibly displaced at the end of 2025, the first drop in a decade. Here is what the number covers, why it fell, and why it is no cause for relief.
The World Bank sees global growth slowing to 2.5% in 2026, while the IMF projects 3.0%. Here is what each forecast says, what drives the gap, and how to read both.
The converging pressures behind a slow-moving crisis that rarely makes headlines until it's acute — and why it's a global issue, not a regional one.
Why countries from Japan to Italy are aging faster than their economies were built for, and what that actually means for labor markets and pensions.
