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Donald Trump speaks at a podium.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a prayer service and dinner on April 16 [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]
  • United States President Donald Trump has lashed out at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying the economic leader’s “termination cannot come fast enough”.
  • Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House, a day after the US president met with a delegation from Japan.