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Have interest rates reached their peak?
US Federal Reserve holds rates steady while European Central Bank signals a pause in monetary tightening policy.
Ethiopian prince’s hair, artefacts returned 155 years after British plunder
Prince Alemayehu, 7, was taken to England after battle of Magdala and died there in 1879 at the age of 18.
Ukraine to receive US long-range ATACMS missiles, US media report
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy did not respond directly to a question about the US supplying long-range missile system.
Taiwan calls China’s increased military drills ‘abnormal’, risks accident
Taiwan’s Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng says frequency of Chinese military drills increases risk of accidental clash.
Poland’s PM tells Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to ‘never insult’ Polish people again
Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki accused the Ukrainian leader of insulting Poles in his United Nations address this week.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 577
As the war enters its 577th day, these are the main developments.
US auto workers expand strike as Biden prepares to join picket line
The strike now includes approximately 18,600 workers across 20 states, with presidential candidates wooing their union.
Amid canal dispute, Haitian migrants prepare to leave Dominican Republic
Correspondent John Holman speaks to Haitian migrants fleeing intimidation in the Dominican Republic as tensions rise.
Marriage declines in China as young Chinese choose dating, staying single
The number of marriages falls from 13.5 million couples in 2013 to 6.8 million in 2022.
CIA abuse rendered 9/11 defendant unfit for trial: US military judge
Incompetency finding for Ramzi bin al-Shibh means the prosecution of his four co-defendants would continue without him.