As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters. By Erika SolomonFarnaz FassihiSanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese Times journalists got a rare look ...

The Venezuelan regime had high-powered air defense systems from its allies in the Kremlin, but failed to set much of it up. By Maria Abi-HabibEric SchmittChristiaan Triebert and Julian E. Barnes A ...

January 13, 2026 • A historian of modern China, Jung Chang turns the lens back on herself in her newest book to understand how she sees the world and why she writes about China today.

An Iranian parliamentarian said the government will face even bigger protests unless it addresses people's grievances, after more than two weeks of nationwide demonstrations that have challenged the ...

As of October 2025, the World Economic Outlook database and supporting documents will be accessible through the IMF Data portal. The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the ...

The 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund will take place from Monday, October 13 to Saturday, October 18. Keystones of the Annual Meetings are the Plenary ...

You’re not imagining it — divorce can create a ripple effect until it feels like everyone you know is breaking up. Author and expert Sara Davison explains why ...

The World Bank Group focuses on solutions that meet our clients where they are and help them realize their smart development goals. We are supporting countries to build resilience to climate change so ...

he West Central Wisconsin Ghostbusters made a stop at WEAU Thursday morning ahead of their annual appearance at the Bates Dead and Breakfast in Fall Creek. A University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ...

The number of Venezuelans in the U.S. has more than doubled in five years, to about 1.2 million. That makes Venezuelans the fastest-growing Hispanic group in percentage terms, far ahead of Ecuadorians ...

World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results adopts the analytical framework of the demographic transition—the historic shift towards longer lives and smaller families—approximated here by the ...

Global growth is projected at 3.1 percent in 2024 and 3.2 percent in 2025, with the 2024 forecast 0.2 percentage point higher than that in the October 2023 World Economic Outlook (WEO) on account of ...