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IMF slashes global growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund says US tariffs and market uncertainty will lead to a significant worldwide slowdown.

The International Monetary Fund slashes its forecasts for global growth blaming US tariff policy and uncertainty.

Also on the programme: More than 20 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on tourists in Indian administered Kashmir; and how dozens of new cardinals will affect the papal conclave or choosing of the next pope.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House. Credit: Reuters)

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