6.2-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea coast: USGS
A fire broke out at a garment shop in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra’s Thane district late last night. More details awaited.
Karnataka | Devotees arrive at Shri Koranti Hanuman Temple, Kalaburagi, to offer prayers on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti
Argentine economy will grow ‘like never before’ Milei says after aid announcements
IDB to provide Argentina with up to $10 bn in financing
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) declared on Friday its intention to provide Argentina with “up to $10 billion” in combined public and private sector funding spanning the next three years.
The proposal, pending approval from the IDB’s board of executive directors, aligns with a fresh $20 billion lending arrangement from the International Monetary Fund, alongside a separate $12 billion funding pledge from the World Bank.
World news: Trump says dollar will ‘always’ be ‘currency of choice’
Donald Trump said the US dollar is “always” going to be the “currency of choice,” as investors fled what is typically considered a key haven currency amid his seesawing tariff policies.
“We’re the currency of choice. We’re always going to be… I think the dollar is tremendous,” Trump told reporters late Friday as he flew to his Florida estate, after the dollar plunged to its lowest level against the euro in more than three years.
