The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.
U.S. Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, successfully carried out a live-fire sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 2026, targeting the decommissioned amphibious transport dock USS Juneau off the coast of Guam.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has hit south of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii, though the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports that there are no tsunami threats at this time.
The Iran war brought global economic momentum to a halt, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, providing new projections for slower growth and higher inflation. Why it matters: It is the latest major economic institution to warn about stagflation-like global economic fallout from the war. The conflict upended what was shaping up to be a solid year for the global economy. - The IMF joins the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which last month scrapped a planned upgrade to its own forecasts in the wake of the Iran war. What they're saying: "Prior to the war, we were poised to upgrade our global growth forecast," the IMF says in its latest World Economic Outlook, pointing to a tech investment boom, easing…