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IMF Sees Global Growth Below 3% in 2023

The International Monetary Fund expects global economic growth to dip below 3% in 2023 and to remain around 3% for the next five years, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in prepared remarks on Thursday. That is the global lender's lowest medium-term growth forecast since 1990, and well below the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin, Lukashenko hold talks on defense, economic ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart are holding talks on expanding their economic cooperation and bolstering defense ties that include a plan to deploy Russia’ nuclear weapons to its neighbor and ally amid the fighting in Ukraine

The Independent UK

French source says China ready to work on Ukraine peace, details scant

China is ready to work together with France on obtaining a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine, a French diplomatic source said on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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Ukraine war: the lessons from the Northern Ireland peace process

As the French and Chinese presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping, were discussing the need for more constructive international engagement to end the war in Ukraine, it emerged this week that Ukraine, too, was open to reconsidering its options. A top adviser to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, noted that Kyiv…

The Conversation

Global economy heading for weakest growth since 1990, says IMF boss

Kristalina Georgieva says slowdown last year after Covid pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine could persist for five years

The Guardian - UK

France implores China to ‘bring Russia to its senses’ on Ukraine

France’s president, accompanied by the European Commission chief, says he wants to ‘be a voice that unites Europe’.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian groups learn about DNA use to identify war victims

Ukrainian civil society and rights groups have visited an organization that uses high-tech DNA techniques to identify people who go missing in conflicts and natural disasters

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Pier Head's iconic Beatles statue's makeover ahead of Eurovision Song Contest

The Beatles were given a makeover in the build up to next month's contest

Liverpool Echo

Ukraine ‘may be willing to hold talks on Crimea with Russia if counter-offensive succeeds’

It is the most explicit suggestion yet of Ukraine’s interest in negotiaton since peace talks failed last April

Evening Standard

Russia's Prigozhin says no sign Ukraine quitting Bakhmut, more support needed

The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces were not abandoning the city of Bakhmut but that, even if they did, he would need more support from the regular military before trying to advance further.

Reuters

Oleksandr Zinchenko admits he considered joining Ukraine frontline before Arsenal transfer

Arsenal left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko has admitted that he considered joining the Ukraine frontline before making the switch to North London as he tries to raise money for the people of his nation.

Football London

Ukrainian forces take fight to streets of besieged Bakhmut

Ukrainian and Russian forces are battling in the streets of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine's devastated "fortress" city.

The New Daily

Polish PM says fast-track route for Moldovan EU membership is possible

Fast-tracking Moldova's accession to the European Union could be possible, Poland's prime minister said on Thursday, as Chisinau seeks to join the bloc amid fears it could be drawn into the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine.

Reuters

Macron urges Xi to bring Russia ‘back to reason’ over Ukraine

French president makes plea as two leaders hold first of series of high-level meetings in Beijing

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Ukrainian dolphins find new home in Romanian aquarium

At the dolphinarium in the Black Sea port city of Constanta, Romanian and Ukrainian trainers are letting dolphins guide them despite language barriers.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine may be willing to hold talks on Crimea, suggests Zelenskiy adviser

Andriy Sybiha expresses Kyiv’s interest in negotiations with Moscow should Ukrainian forces reach region

Al Jazeera

Wagner advances in Bakhmut as Ukraine gears up for counterattack

Russian mercenaries say they have seized the centre of Bakhmut as Ukraine’s troops train for new offensives.

Radio France Internationale

Macron, von der Leyen meet with President Xi in Beijing

French President Emmanuel Macron met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, as the French leader seeks to dissuade China from supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

Rustam Muradov: Putin ‘sacks one of Russia’s most senior commanders in Ukraine’

More military dismissals likely to follow, British defence ministry intelligence update says

Al Jazeera

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Roman Vassilenko, Kazakhstan’s deputy foreign minister, calls for diplomacy to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Radio France Internationale

Macron, von der Leyen to press Xi Jinping on ending Ukraine conflict

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Thursday meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a close ally of Vladimir Putin. Macron and von der Leyen are expected to maintain pressure on Beijing for assistance in bringing the 14-month war to an end.

Evening Standard

Putin ‘dismisses top general amid Ukraine failures’

It is “highly likely” Vladimir Putin has axed one of his top generals following Russia’s stalled invasion of Ukraine, British defence chiefs said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Macron in China wants 'common path' on peace in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants a “common path” with China on peace in Ukraine when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping

Asharq Al-Awsat

IOC Opposes Ukraine Sanctions on Sport Governing Bodies

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday that it would oppose a move by the Ukrainian government to strip national sports governing bodies of their national status if their athletes compete against Russians or Belarusians. The IOC sanctioned Russia and Belarus after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022…

France 24

France and China call for Ukraine peace talks, Xi urges ‘restraint’

French and EU leaders on Thursday sought to make Europe's case for bringing an end to the conflict in Ukraine in a Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.

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