WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its global growth forecast in 2024 at 3.2 percent, consistent with its projection in July, according to its newly released World Economic Outlook (WEO).

The level of uncertainty surrounding the global economic outlook is high, the report noted. (IMF-Global Growth-2024)

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SEOUL -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has inspected strategic missile bases, calling for the country's strategic missile force to keep counteraction posture in response to the ever-increasing threat by the United States, state media reported on Wednesday.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, examined the readiness for action of strategic deterrence directly connected with the state security, including the functions and capabilities of missile-launching facilities in the missile bases and the strategic missile combat duty, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, without specifying the exact date of the inspection tour. (DPRK-Kim Jong Un)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday that Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, was killed in an airstrike on Beirut three weeks ago.

Safieddine was killed in a bombing carried out by Israeli warplanes on Beirut's southern suburb, the military said in a statement. The attack targeted a building where, according to Israel, Hezbollah's main underground intelligence headquarters were located. (Israel-Lebanon-Killing) Enditem

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