Venezuela deal: oil meets politics
Since the last century, Venezuelan politics has been closely linked to the management of the country’s oil industry. The debate for policymakers has centred on...
International
US envoy: no plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza
The US ambassador to Israel said Saturday there was no plan underway to force Palestinians out of Gaza, after Israeli ministers laid out ideas on...
Israel has cleared Hezbollah from Lebanon
Israel’s military has cleared Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said...
9 days after disaster, 2 pulled alive in Nepal
Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after an ice,...
Singapore says China arrests 52 citizens
China has arrested 52 Singaporeans suspected of involvement in pyramid schemes, Singapore said Friday, in what local media in the city-state said could be the...
Reform UK officials step down over funding scandal
Party officials James Orr and Dan Jukes announced on Friday that they would step down, following the broadcast of an investigative television documentary. The party,...
US envoys headed to Russia, Ukraine to relaunch mediation
United States envoys are expected to arrive in Kyiv and Moscow over the weekend, in an apparent bid to revive negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s...
Meloni sets record as Italy’s longest-serving govt
On Friday, the Italian leader and her party set a record – leading the country’s longest-lasting government since World War II. Famed for political instability,...
Kenya’s President orders Tata Chemicals to end operations
Kenya President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered India’s Tata Chemicals to stop its operations in Kenya, saying its presence had failed to...
Sri Lanka arrests ex-president’s son over Airbus deal
Sri Lanka’s main anti-graft body arrested lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Friday in connection with a corruption probe into...
Argentine President threatens sanctions on Falklands
Argentine President Javier Milei has threatened sanctions against companies drilling for oil near the Falkland Islands. In a televised address on Thursday, Milei said he...
Trump moves to strip tax-exempt status from schools
President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would strip schools of tax-exempt status if they offer targeted support to specific racial groups....