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IMF's director of the fiscal affairs department Rodrigo Valdes looks on during the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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World Bank President Ajay Banga gives remarks during a forum held at the Atlantic Council building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo/File Photo
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Vehicles queue at a fuel station, as concerns grow over fuel supply following U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage/File Photo
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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting of France's defence and security council following the Iran war ceasefire announcement and to address the return of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French nationals freed by Iran after three and a half years in detention, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/Pool
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Trump says other countries need to lead in reopening waterway
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Trump says other countries need to lead in reopening waterway
02/04/2026
FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper leaves following a cabinet meeting at Downing Street, in London, Britain, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
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UK to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz
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A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and a 3D-printed miniature model depicting U.S. President Donald Trump are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Trump urges countries to go to Strait of Hormuz and 'just take it'
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A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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France says it approached 35 countries over future Hormuz mission
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Motorcycle drivers queue at a gas station as oil prices are expected to increase amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
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Philippines says working with Washington to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries
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FILE PHOTO: Switzerland's Federal President Guy Parmelin and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pose with participants for a group photo at the opening of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Informal ministerial gathering during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. LAURENT GILLIERON/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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WTO reform deadlock may prompt some countries to seek other options on free trade
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FILE PHOTO: Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Countries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf
19/03/2026
U.S. probes 60 countries over forced labour concerns
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U.S. probes 60 countries over forced labour concerns
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US opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries over forced labor
13/03/2026
Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration/File Photo
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From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
08/03/2026
People way the sunset over Dubai
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Australia weighing requests for assistance from countries attacked by Iran
08/03/2026

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IMF's director of the fiscal affairs department Rodrigo Valdes looks on during the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 15, 2026. China Daily via REUTERS
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