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Ukraine crisis, inflation risks loom over European Central Bank meeting

ECB to accelerate bond-buying stimulus wind down, interest rate hike to follow

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Mexico president survives recall vote marked by low turnout

Critics see referendum as ‘useless exercise’

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Macron, Le Pen to face run-off in French election battle 

Incumbent leads first round of presidential polls with larger than expected margin

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Ukraine braces for ‘important battles’ as Pope urges Easter ceasefire

Meanwhile, Russia’s Orthodox Patriarch urges pushback against ‘enemies’

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China slams US virus ‘accusations’ as Shanghai lockdown drags on

Our epidemic control policy scientific, effective, says foreign ministry spokesman

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Israel ‘on offensive’ after Tel Aviv attacks, launches West Bank raids

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett vows to ‘settle accounts’ with everyone linked to recent violence

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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka nearly out of medicine, doctors warn

Doctors warn current economic crisis threatens worse death toll than Covid-19 pandemic

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Sharif set to become next Pakistan PM after Parliament ousts Khan

It’s back to the pavilion for the now-former prime minister

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Hong Kong authorities net record 700kg meth haul

Drugs hidden inside two consignments of heavy industrial gear, says Customs Dept

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Aussie Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls May 21 election

His conservative govt is struggling to woo nation’s 17 mil voters

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Civilians flee east Ukraine as Kyiv readies for ‘big battles’

Evacuations resume after missile strike kills 52 people in railway station

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Macron seeks new term in tight French vote

Incumbent predicted to lead polls by several percentage points in first round

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Finland gears up for historic Nato decision

Public sentiment in favour of joining has doubled from 30% to 60%, according to polls