The dramatically upgraded forecast issued by the IMF for Russia’s GDP growth this year is “interesting,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov commented on Wednesday.  The IMF significantly raised its growth projection for the Russian economy in 2024 in its latest World Economic Outlook update released this week. The Washington-based institution now expects Russian GDP to grow…

Dublin may cut welfare benefits to Ukrainian refugees by more than 80% and introduce limits on their stay in Irish government-provided housing, the social protection minister has told the parliament. The proposed change would be retroactive and would affect Ukrainians currently living in state accommodation, in addition to new arrivals, the Irish Independent newspaper reported…

Washington has reportedly prevented an “imminent” strike against an American aircraft The US military and Yemen’s Houthi rebels have made dueling claims of successful strikes in their ongoing battle over Red Sea shipping lanes.