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As Ukraine fights against Russian invasion, it faces a battle on two fronts: military and financial. Global attention understandably focuses on battlefield developments, where Russian troops are pushing towards Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv. But Ukraine is simultaneously experiencing financial struggles.

Updated quarterly GDP confirms UK was fastest-growing economy in G7 with consumer confidence returning

FRANCE 24 spoke to Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on the sidelines of a global summit in Paris, during which $1 billion were pledged to increase the production of vaccines in Africa. Masisi discussed the importance of Africa producing its own vaccines and the need for considerable funding. He also reacted…

Candidates promise to fix Britain’s domestic woes as the top two parties look set to lose votes over Gaza positions.

UN says finding funds to tackle climate crisis is ‘a steep mountain to climb’, as talks end with little agreement

If France and the US end up with populist illiberals in power, it’s hard to see what can be salvaged from the western powers’ club, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

Hotfoot from signing a security pact with North Korea on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin has popped up in Vietnam, another of the few remaining countries where the Russian president is still welcome (or doesn’t face arrest under the war crimes warrant issued by the International Criminal Court last year). Here he…

Battles continue in Kharkiv as President Putin signs a strategic agreement with North Korea.

Both men have behaved in ways that might give even the most cautious observer pause, says Emma Brockes