WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump kept talking about lowering interest rates when visiting the Federal Reserve's headquarters in Washington on Thursday afternoon.
"We have to get interest rates lower ... Our country is the hottest in the world right now," Trump said in response to questions from the media after touring the Federal Reserve building. "People are pretty much unable to buy housing, because the interest rates are too high." (US-Trump-Fed Reserve)
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PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine during the upcoming 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) in September.
"The urgent need today is to end the war in Gaza and to rescue the civilian population," Macron stated on his official X account. He emphasized the necessity for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and the delivery of massive humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. (France-Palestine-Recognition)
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DAMASCUS -- A powerful explosion rocked the area around Maarrat Misrin in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including a woman and a child, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The blast, which occurred in an area east of al-Foua and near the town of Sirin, is believed to have originated from a weapons depot, the observatory reported. Explosions continued later in the day as additional ammunition detonated, further complicating rescue efforts. (Syria-Blast-Casualty)
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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Thailand and Cambodia to exercise maximum restraint, a UN spokesman said Thursday.
"The Secretary-General is following with concern reports of armed clashes at the border between Cambodia and Thailand. The Secretary-General urges both sides to exercise maximum restraint and address any issues through dialogue and in a spirit of good neighbourliness, with a view to finding a lasting solution to the dispute," said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN chief, at a daily briefing. (UN-Thailand-Cambodia) Enditem
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