Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who attended the G7 meeting, is also trying to position India as the voice of poorer nations, arguing that sanctions hurt developing countries the most.

Since inflation in the UK has fallen from its extreme high in 2022, the Bank has steadily decreased its interest rate over the past year, easing the pressure on people with a mortgage to pay.

“The global water crisis is a tragedy but is also an opportunity to transform the economics of water — and to start by valuing water properly so as to recognize its scarcity,” a co-chair of ...