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Roland Lescure, France's Finance Minister, says he intends to show multilateralism can be useful. Bloomberg

G7 finance ministers hold Paris talks in bid to contain Hormuz crisis

Economy ministers from across the Middle East also invited to meeting

WHO warns world is not keeping up with risk of 'worse' pandemic

'Spectacular theft' of 20 supercars leads to Paris police chase

Putin thanks UAE for mediation role after Russia and Ukraine release 410 prisoners

Europe must pressure Syria on human rights, activists say

Norway uses minister's visit to urge Tehran to find diplomatic solution to conflict with US

Foxtrot criminal network's 'second-in-command' arrested in Tunisia

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