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The war in Ukraine has undercut the global recovery and slowed expected economic growth in most countries in the world, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says. "For the first time in many years inflation has become a clear and present danger," Georgieva says in a speech ahead of the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank. SOUNDBITE
On a visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on Russia to "step back" and choose the "path of diplomacy", as tensions brew between Russia and the West over a potential invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
"I know him well and I know the danger he presents to our democracy, and we’ve been down this road before," US President Joe Biden says of former President Donald Trump, whom he could face next year in a rematch of the 2020 US presidential election. SOUNDBITE
Ex-president Donald Trump brands his successor Joe Biden an "enemy of the state" during a rally in Pennsylvania, as he slams last month's FBI raid of his Florida home. "You want to know the truth? The enemy of the state is him and the group that controls him," Trump tells cheering supporters. SOUNDBITE
"I tore up a manifesto of mistruths" says Nancy Pelosi, after being asked about ripping up the pages of President Trump's State of Union address earlier this week. The Speaker of the US House of Representatives tells reporters "I don't need any lessons from anybody, 'specially President of the United States about dignity." Pelosi was speaking during her weekly news conference, and one day after President Trump was acquitted of impeachment charges. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.