A new report by the World Bank says Israel’s brutal aggression against Lebanon has inflicted huge economic and physical losses on the country since last October.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 2:00 GMT on March 31, 2024.

A joint report by the World Bank and the United Nations shows that Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinians in Gaza has caused damages of around $18.5 billion to the coastal territory’s critical infrastructure.

Palestinians in Gaza are at an imminent risk of famine as food shortages approaching catastrophic levels are projected to hit more than a million people, the World Bank warned.

The World Health Organization has warned that a growing number of children in Gaza are teetering on the edge of death due to severe hunger.

The World Bank and the IMF warn that the US-Israeli genocidal war against Gaza will have an impact on the world economy.

Iran’s finance minister says the human capital index in the country is above the global average.