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Iran war weighs on global economy as IMF meeting starts

Iran war weighs on global economy as IMF meeting starts

By Mark John LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Alarm over the impact of the Iran war on the global economy grew on Monday with more countries announcing emergency support measures to combat rising energy costs, while others appealed for international support.

Péter Magyar says he’d speak with Putin if called, and ask him to end the killing in Ukraine

Péter Magyar says he’d speak with Putin if called, and ask him to end the killing in Ukraine

Péter Magyar, Hungary's new leader, says he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin but won't initiate contact

Economic shock of Middle East war to cast shadow over IMF, World Bank meetings

Economic shock of Middle East war to cast shadow over IMF, World Bank meetings

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - Top finance officials from around the world will convene in Washington this week under the shadow of the war in the Middle East, which has delivered a third major shock to the global economy after the COVID pandemic and Russia's full-scale invasion

European leaders hope Hungary's new leader Péter Magyar can make the EU great again

European leaders hope Hungary's new leader Péter Magyar can make the EU great again

European leaders are welcoming Péter Magyar's election victory in Hungary and the fall from power of long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

Hungarian election victor Magyar says he’d speak with Putin and ask him to end the war in Ukraine

Hungarian election victor Magyar says he’d speak with Putin and ask him to end the war in Ukraine

Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar says he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin but won't initiate contact

Hungarians look to changed future after pro-EU Magyar's election landslide

Hungarians look to changed future after pro-EU Magyar's election landslide

By Anita Komuves and Anna Magdalena Lubowicka BUDAPEST, April 13 (Reuters) - Hungarians were waking up to a political earthquake https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary/elections/ on Monday, after a landslide victory nL1N40V01B for the centre-right opposition reverberated everywhere from Washington to

Dollar jumps as failed US/Iran peace talks spark fresh safe-haven push

Dollar jumps as failed US/Iran peace talks spark fresh safe-haven push

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - The dollar jumped against other major currencies in thin trading late on Sunday, as investors sought the relative safety of the U.S. currency after marathon talks between Washington and Tehran failed to yield a peace deal, plunging markets into a seventh

Analysis-Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the cost

Analysis-Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the cost

By Marc Jones, Uditha Jayasinghe and Ariba Shahid LONDON/COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD, April 10 (Reuters) - Sanoj Weeratunge thought this would finally be the year his tour firm put Sri Lanka's spate of crises behind it.

Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say

Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say

By Pesha Magid and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO, April 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Board of Peace has received only a tiny fraction of the $17 billion pledged for Gaza, preventing the U.S. president from pushing ahead with his plan for the shattered Palestinian enclave's future, sources told

Unsettled and uncertain: What the Iran war means around the world as US and Iran enter talks

Unsettled and uncertain: What the Iran war means around the world as US and Iran enter talks

The long-term fallout of the war in Iran is only beginning to take shape, but this much is clear: The conflict has left the Middle East unsettled, alliances strained and the world facing uncertain shifts in the balance of economic and military power

US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire

US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire

With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. and Iranian negotiators are heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials

Middle East war to cut growth, deliver cascading impact, World Bank chief says

Middle East war to cut growth, deliver cascading impact, World Bank chief says

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The war in the Middle East will have a cascading impact on the global economy, even if the fragile ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump takes hold, World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters in an interview on Friday.