World economy should avoid recession despite tariffs, IMF chief says
The global economy is likely to avoid a recession despite the hit to growth from US President Donald Trump's tariff rollout, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.
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Stock markets wavered Thursday as the European Central Bank cut interest rates and Donald Trump slammed Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, who warned that the US president's tariffs would likely fuel inflation.
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France, UK mull migrant swaps in bid to stem Channel crossings
Paris and London are discussing a trial to deport undocumented migrants from the United Kingdom to France in exchange for allowing others to join family in Britain, France's interior ministry said Thursday.
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Nuno says Forest still in control of Champions League chase
Nuno Espirito Santo says Nottingham Forest's Champions League qualification bid is still "in our hands" despite back to back Premier League defeats.
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Malinin, Liu help US take early lead at skating's World Team Trophy
US world figure skating champions Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu dazzled again to help their country take a commanding lead after Thursday's opening day of the season-ending World Team Trophy.
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Clashes in Sudan's besieged Darfur city kill 57
Clashes between Sudanese paramilitaries and the regular army have killed at least 57 civilians in the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher, a medical source and a volunteer aid group said Thursday.
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Kyiv's Europe allies seek influence with US in Paris talks
Key allies of Kyiv kicked off a day of meetings with top US officials in Paris on Thursday, as Europeans seek to promote their views on how to rekindle stalled talks on a ceasefire in Ukraine.
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Russia scraps Taliban's 'terror' label amid warming ties
Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban's designation as a "terrorist organisation", a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan's de facto rulers.
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Trump says Fed chief's 'termination cannot come fast enough'
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that "termination" of the independent head of the Federal Reserve "cannot come fast enough" as he lashed out at Jerome Powell's warnings of tariffs-fueled inflation.
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China's Xi, seeking to build regional ties, meets Cambodian leader
Chinese President Xi Jinping met the Cambodian premier in Phnom Penh on Thursday on the final leg of a Southeast Asia tour in which he sought to strengthen regional trade ties.
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