The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and ...

The rest of the world calls it "football." Americans may call it "soccer." On Friday, President Trump weighed in on the ongoing debate about the sport's name, saying it should be named "football." "We ...

The threat of World War Three is looming large in the public consciousness. Last week, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warned the world could be engulfed by wars involving China, Russia, North Korea ...

Americans generally see their country as respected and powerful on the world stage, but they think the United States’ global influence is waning. How important is it that the U.S. is respected ...

The FIFA World Cup is biggest sporting spectacle on earth and has been held 22 times since its inception in 1930. Uruguay was the first host nation and since, 17 countries have hosted soccer's most ...

Switzerland regained the top spot on U.S. News & World Report's list of best countries in the world. The 2024 rankings assessed 89 countries on factors including heritage, power, and entrepreneurship.

The 2024 World Risk Report is out, highlighting which countries are most at risk from natural disasters, and what can be done to prevent catastrophes and mitigate the effects. Earthquakes, volcanic ...

A floating apartment. A residential yacht. A holiday home that travels the globe. The World, a luxury liner, has many descriptions, but "cruise ship" is not one of them, said resident Jim Minarik.

Our global population continues to rise, hitting 8 billion in November 2022. However, the increase has been very uneven across the globe, with some countries showing explosive population growth while ...

The world has at least 58 million US dollar millionaires, accounting for 1.5 percent of the global adult population, according to the 2024 UBS Global Wealth Report (PDF), which sampled 56 markets that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank upgraded its outlook for the global economy Tuesday, estimating that it will expand 2.6% this year on the strength of sustained growth in the United States. The bank’s ...