U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington remained willing to engage with Tehran if it demonstrated a genuine commitment...
Dubai, UAE -- The government has said that Reuters' decision to withdraw and apologise for a report claiming explosions were...
Global markets are watching closely to see if Thursday's planned meeting between the two presidents can halt a trade war...Global markets are watching closely to see if Thursday's planned meeting between the two presidents can halt a trade war sparked by the sweeping tariffs announced by Trump
Speaking at a forum in Beijing on Monday, Wang Yi urged "an end to politicising economic and trade issues, artificially fragmenting global markets, and resorting to trade wars
- Trump rewarded Cambodia and Thailand with trade deals after co-signing their ceasefire pact, and saying he was confident of a...
Trump met Qatar's leaders -- among the guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire deal he spearheaded -- during a refueling stop.
As he left Washington, Trump added to speculation that he could meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first time since 2019 while on the Korean peninsula.
- Lagos, Nigeria -- Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery, already the largest in Africa, aims to become the biggest in the world...
"We are more than doubling the barrels... to 1.4 million from 650,000," said Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian businessman who is Africa's richest person.
The Dangote refinery has sparked monopoly fears as it becomes a powerful player itself.
Washington, United States -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signaled a tentative deal with China to de-escalate their...Scott Bessent said the US threat of a 100% tariff hike on Chinese goods had effectively been taken off the table in exchange for Beijing deferring curbs on its rare earth exports.
The secretary's remarks came as Trump kicked off an Asia tour in Kuala Lumpur that will culminate in a sitdown with Xi in South Korea.
- Paris, France -- France's TotalEnergies said Saturday the consortium it leads to build a $20-billion liquified natural gas project in...
The Mozambique LNG project, the largest private investment in Africa's energy infrastructure, is expected to generate thousands of jobs.
Work was frozen after militants launched a deadly attack on the site of the project near the Tanzanian border in March 2021, resulting in around 800 deaths.
New York, United States -- An unknown local lawmaker just a few months ago, leftist Zohran Mamdani has burst onto...The 34-year-old election frontrunner was born in Uganda to a family of Indian origin and has lived in the United States since he was seven.
He is the son of filmmaker Mira Nair ("Monsoon Wedding," "Salaam Bombay!") and Mahmood Mamdani, a professor and respected Africa expert.
The central bank's second-to-last rate meeting of the year is taking place against the backdrop of a weeks-long standoff between...Without these key insights into the US economy, Fed officials will be forced to set interest rates without the full spectrum of data they normally rely upon.
The US central bank has a dual mandate from Congress to act independently to tackle both inflation and unemployment.
- Shortly after a ceasefire took effect in Gaza, clashes erupted between armed groups, some backed by Israel and others loyal...
Some of these groups are criminal gangs, others consist of members of historically influential Gaza families, and some combine both elements, experts told AFP
Armed gangs in Gaza are reportedly acting under Israeli protection, and allegedly loot aid convoys entering the territory, where shortages remain dire after Israel's blockade
- Afghan and Pakistani negotiators were locked in talks to hammer out a lasting ceasefire Saturday, with Islamabad warning that if...
Two weeks ago, the Taliban government launched a border offensive following explosions in Kabul which it blamed on its Pakistani neighbour
Vowing a strong response, Islamabad then carried out "precision strikes" against armed groups on Afghan soil which are at the heart of the dispute
- US President Donald Trump left on Friday for Asia and high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping -- adding...
Trump is set to meet Xi in South Korea on the last day of his regional swing in a bid to seal a deal to end the bruising trade war between the world's two biggest economies
He will also visit Malaysia and Japan on his first trip to Asia since he returned to the White House in January in a blaze of tariffs and international dealmaking
