IMF urges support for poorer nations facing high inflation, war spillovers
Low-income countries spend up to 14 percent of their revenue on debt repayments, IMF chief says.

Low-income countries spend up to 14 percent of their revenue on debt repayments, IMF chief says.




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Night time celebrations filled the air as Iraqis observed the start of a four-day holiday.
Trump hails completion of ‘very expensive excursion into Hell’ as US-led coalition anti-ISIL mission ends.
Iraq marks US troop withdrawal with ‘Sovereignty Days’, symbolising a shift after decades of foreign military presence.

Iraq’s security forces held parades in Baghdad and Najaf to celebrate ‘Sovereignty Day’ as US troops withdraw.
Iraq marks national ‘Sovereignty Days’ as US troops depart, but must navigate risks of new security landscape.

US Army soldiers have fully withdrawn from the US base in Baghdad.

More than two decades of US military presence in Iraq comes to an end.
Tehran filed a UN complaint against US sanctions forcing regional cancellations of Iran flights.
The continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has forced Iraq to look for alternatives to export its oil.
Ali al-Zaidi government urges dialogue to de-escalate regional tensions amid US sanctions on Iranian airlines.