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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
The current President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, addresses the European Parliament. The MEPs then vote on whether or not to grant her a second term. SOUNDBITE
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that he expects the United States to remain a key ally in NATO "regardless of the outcome" of the presidential election ahead of a debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. "I expect that regardless of the outcome of the US elections, the US will remain a strong NATO ally because that is in the security interest of the United States. A strong NATO is good for Europe, but also good for the United States," Stoltenberg says in an interview filmed by NATO for AFP. SOUNDBITE
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says Thursday he expects France to stay a key member of the western military alliance, even if a far-right government comes to power after upcoming snap elections. "I expect France to remain a staunch and important ally also in the future," Stoltenberg says at a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pose for a group photo in Berlin with others European leaders as the international conference on reconstruction of Ukraine starts in the German capital. IMAGES
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