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European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde says risks to the eurozone economy had become "less pronounced" in the wake of a US-China trade truce even as President Donald Trump reignited a trade spat with Europe. SOUNDBITE of Christine Largarde
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks to ease tensions over bilateral disputes and the long-running Cyprus problem. IMAGES of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The EU and Japan hold crunch talks with their US counterparts in Brussels, hoping to get "clarity" on President Donald Trump's controversial new steel and aluminium tariffs. IMAGES
Kosovo and Serbia's leaders visit Brussels for talks with their European counterparts on calming tensions, with Aleksandar Vucic, president of Serbia, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti arriving for a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The talks come just days after an European Union envoy, as well as diplomats from the United States, France, Germany and Italy visited both Belgrade and Pristina, for top-level talks over the issue. IMAGES
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in New Delhi for talks expected to focus on deepening trade and technology ties as well as shared concern about China. IMAGES
Angolan president, Joao Lourenco, hosts talks in Luanda to discuss the rising tensions in eastern DRC with their neighbours, Rwanda. Several heads of state can be seen arriving, including the President of Burundi and former president of Kenya. Paul Kagame, the Rwandan president was not in attendance, instead Vincent Biruta, minister for foreign affairs represented the country at the summit. Eastern DRC has witnessed fierce fighting in recent months between Congolese troops and the M23 rebel group, prompting the East African Community (EAC) bloc to deploy a joint regional force to quell the violence. IMAGES