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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday as the countries pivot toward economic cooperation with a flurry of agreements during his first visit to the Gulf state since 2013.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday agreed there was a crucial window for diplomacy and a chance for Russia to step back and avert disaster in Ukraine, Johnson's office said after a call between the leaders.

Gold rallied to a threemonth peak on Monday as fears around the RussiaUkraine conflict boosted bullion's safehaven appeal and sparked fears of supply disruption in the palladium market.

The protests, started by Canadian truckers opposing a vaccinate-or-quarantine mandate for cross-border drivers, have turned into a rallying point for people opposing the policies of Trudeau's government.

German chancellor Scholz was criticised for being non-committal regarding the shelving on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as part of the sanctions on Russia.

Union minister S Jaishankar and Australian foreign minister Marise Payne said that both nations will work to further enhance trade relations and economic partnership

Prior to tocilizumab, the WHO has prequalified three different compositions for the steroid dexamethasone for treating Covid, as well as Gilead's antiviral remdesivir, although that prequalification has since been suspended.

Canada's Ontario province declared a state of emergency on Friday and threatened to fine and jail protesters who have been blocking a key U.S. trade corridor for four days, damaging auto production and drawing calls for action from the White House.

A police source said around 1,800 vehicles were estimated to be closing in on the capital.

Canada will seek to join the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia to be included in consultations as part of the European Union's dispute with China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing's alleged trade curbs on Lithuania.

London police chief Cressida Dick resigned on Thursday, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said, after he told her he was not satisfied she could root out the racism, sexism and other problems that still existed within the force.

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday she hopes China will urge Russia to "do the right thing" on Ukraine, prompting her Chinese counterpart to quickly respond with a call for diplomacy and an end to "hyping up the tension."

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday it was still not clear if reported abuses by Israeli police of a powerful spyware had actually happened, and that he believed a highlevel inquiry would clarify matters "soon".

Mitch McConnell's comments indicate that there could be a section among the Republicans who may favour a move away from Trump

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