US oil major Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N is suing the European Union in a bid to force it to scrap the bloc’s new windfall tax on oil groups, arguing Brussels… Read More »Energy giant ExxonMobil sues EU in move to block new windfall tax
Bolivian police on Wednesday arrested Luis Fernando Camacho, a key opposition figure and governor of the economic powerhouse Santa Cruz region, the government announced, without… Read More »Bolivian police arrest prominent opposition leader
The defence ministers of Russia, Turkey and Syria met in Moscow on Wednesday, the first such talks since a war broke out in Syria, the… Read More »Russian, Syrian, Turkish defence ministers meet in Moscow for first talks since 2011
Eleven people have been sentenced to life in prison in Ivory Coast on Wednesday after being convicted of carrying out an Islamic extremist attack that… Read More »Eleven sentenced to life in prison for 2016 Ivory Coast beach attack
Passenger flights resume between Addis Ababa and war-devastated Tigray, following a peace deal.
The French health system is facing a dangerous week ahead due to the “triple epidemic” of Covid, the flu and bronchiolitis, a respiratory infection affecting children… Read More »Covid, bronchiolitis, flu: Health minister warns France is facing ‘triple epidemic’
Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the worst… Read More »Kosovo closes main border crossing with Serbia
A drunk car driver ploughs into crowds at the annual event in the southern port city of Calabar.
The Vatican on Wednesday confirmed that the health of ex-pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, has worsened in the last few hours and he had been visited… Read More »Vatican says Benedict XVI’s health worsening, Pope Francis asks for prayers
Beijing’s sudden pivot away from containing Covid-19 has caused jitters around the world, with the United States saying it may restrict travel from China following… Read More »China’s sudden pivot on Covid restrictions sparks global jitters
