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Kosovo to hold election in bid to end year-long political impasse

The vote is the second this year in Europe's youngest nation after Kurti's Vetevendosje party fell short of a majority in February.

ACTING PRIME Minister of Kosovo and Levizja Vetevendosje (Movement for Self-Determination) party leader Albin Kurti speaks to his supporters during the last election campaign rally in Pristina, Kosovo December 27, 2025.
Britain's Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward votes on a draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, during a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 18, 2025

World Bank, in letter to US, backs draft UN resolution on Gaza

Palestinians pass by rubble, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025.

IMF, World Bank members look at Gaza reconstruction, challenges ahead

 A general view shows destruction in North Gaza, as seen from Israel, May 27, 2025.

Paying for the 'day after': Who will fund Gaza’s reconstruction? - opinion


US President Donald Trump calls for World Bank to stop loaning to China

"Why is the World Bank loaning money to China? Can this be possible? China has plenty of money, and if they don't, they create it. STOP!" Trump tweeted.

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2019

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Israel to assist developing countries improve cyber resilience

"There is great demand from African and Asian countries for Israeli knowledge in the field of cyberspace," said National Cyber Directorate director-general Yigal Unna.

Cables and computers are seen inside a data centre at an office in the heart of the financial district in London, Britain May 15, 2017

Palestinian Authority PM: Israel Wants to Destroy Our Economy

Palestinian Authority asks World Bank to monitor Jewish state’s policy of withholding tax transfers over PA payments for attacks against Israelis.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (third left) and other members of the new government attend the swearing-in ceremony in Ramallah last month.

Nine million Iranians still suffer from illiteracy

The country still struggles with high illiteracy rates in spite of the implementation of three strategic plans for promoting literacy.

Iranian women gather during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to walk out of a 2015 nuclear deal, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2018

Report: Ivanka Trump is on list of candidates to head World Bank

The list of potential candidates also includes Mark Green, head of the US Agency for International Development, Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador, and David Malpass, a current Treasury official.

Ivanka Trump is all smiles at the official opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018

Israel rises in World Bank's ease of doing business rankings

A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018

World Bank: Gaza economy is collapsing

“The economic deterioration in both Gaza and West Bank can no longer be counteracted by foreign aid, which has been in steady decline."

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) wear orange jumpsuits as they protest against job cuts, outside UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City September 19, 2018

Australia ends direct aid to PA due to stipends to terrorists and families

Any assistance provided “to those convicted of politically motivated violence is an affront to Australian values, and undermines the prospect of meaningful peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

An IDF soldier stands next to a blindfolded Palestinian prisoner

U.S. Supreme Court ends second Arab Bank case

Decision blocks suits for overseas terrorism against banks with US footprint

The headquarters of Arab Bank in Amman, Jordan