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Lagarde Says ECB Will Continue To Cut Interest Rates

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said eurozone growth 'is likely to take a hit' if the United States goes into protectionism mode
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Monday eurozone policymakers would keep cutting interest rates and warned that higher US tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump could hit growth in the bloc.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo Army is fighting M23 rebels in the east

DR Congo, Rwanda Peace Talks Cancelled

Talks due Sunday between the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to end conflict in the eastern DRC were called off after negotiations deadlocked, officials said.
Yoon's fate now lies with the country's Constitutional Court, which has 180 days to deliberate on the case

South Korea's Yoon Impeached: What Happens Next?

South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his shock decision to declare martial law last week, which plunged the country into some of its worst political turmoil in decades.
When Assad returned from Moscow, Syria's second city of Aleppo was no longer under his government's control

A Palace In Shock: Bashar Al-Assad's Final Moments In Syria

Hours before rebel forces seized Damascus and toppled his government on Sunday, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was already out of the country, telling hardly anyone, five former officials told AFP. The night before, Assad had even asked his close adviser Buthaina Shaaban to prepare a speech -- which the ousted leader never gave -- before flying from Damascus airport to Russia's Hmeimim air base in Syria, and from there out of the country.
Suspense mounted over Emmanuel Macron's pick for prime minister

Suspense Mounts Over Macron's Pick For PM

Suspense mounted on Friday over Emmanuel Macron's pick for prime minister, with the president racing to name a new head of government to break political deadlock.
Gisele Pelicot has become an icon for demanding the trial be open to the public

France Gets New Helpline Amid Trauma Of Mass Rape Trial

Some callers are women fearful they have been drugged and sexually assaulted; others are doctors worried they have misdiagnosed them -- a helpline set up amid France's notorious mass rape trial has tapped a nation's unease.

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