ZELENSKY VISITS US IN FIRST TRIP ABROAD AFTER RUSSIAN INVASION
After landing in the United States on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met US President Joe Biden at the White
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International
USA RELEASES G20 BALI LEADERS’ DECLARATION
Bali, Indonesia, 15-16 November 2022 1. Fourteen years ago, the Leaders of the G20 met for the first time, facing
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Netanyahu wins fifth term as Israel’s PM as rival concedes defeat
Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his victory in Tuesday’s general election. Mr Lapid said
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Italy’s far-right wins election and vows to govern for all: Giorgia Meloni set to become the first female PM of Italy.
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in Italy’s election, and is on course to become the country’s first female
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Populist leader Jimmie Akesson’s right-wing party wins Sweden election
Sweden’s center-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday conceded defeat in a weekend election while the leader of a nationalist
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NANCY PELOSI LANDS IN TAIWAN, DEFIES CHINA
Taipei, August 2 US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing
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EU cuts euro zone growth forecasts, revises up inflation outlook
The European Commission cut its forecasts for economic growth in the euro zone for this year and next and revised
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The hike is (almost) here! Now for what comes next: Five questions for the European Central Bank
The European Central Bank is set to deliver its first interest-rate hike since 2011 this week, yet markets are already
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US dollar nudges down from multi-year highs as euro gasps for gas
The dollar began the week nudging down from multi-year highs, with a hotter-than-forecast inflation reading in New Zealand lending modest
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Swiss central bank plans at least 50 bps rate hike in September, newspaper reports
The Swiss National Bank is currently planning to raise interest rates by 50 or 75 basis points in its next
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