Sierra Leone leader urges end of Ukraine war for 'sake of humanity'
Sierra Leone's president expressed hope in an AFP interview that a new African mediation mission would help end Russia's war in Ukraine which has hit the "poorest...
2023-05-18 16:24
Pakistan Latest: Imran Khan Arrest Fears Keep Nation on Edge
Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan said he fears imminent arrest after police surrounded his home in Punjab province,
2023-05-18 15:47
Ukraine Recap: Kyiv Downs Missiles, China Envoy Meets Zelenskiy
Air defense intercepted 29 out of 30 missiles fired by Russian forces overnight, Ukraine’s army chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi
2023-05-18 15:24
China lifts ban on Australian timber imports in another sign of improving bilateral relations
China has opened its doors to Australian timber imports for the first time in more than two years, in another sign that the tattered bilateral relationship is being repaired
2023-05-18 15:21
UK Announces Japan Chips Partnership as Fears Grow Over Taiwan
Rishi Sunak announced £18 billion ($22.5 billion) of new investment by Japanese businesses in the UK, mostly in
2023-05-18 13:51
Asian stocks follow Wall St higher on hopes for US debt deal
Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher on hopes U.S. political leaders can reach agreement to avoid a potentially disastrous default on government debt
2023-05-18 13:45
US banks rethink social media as a threat, not a marketing tool
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK Bankers are beefing up risk management, monitoring and emergency procedures around the use
2023-05-18 13:29
'Clock has hit midnight': China loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China
2023-05-18 13:28
Explainer-The latest on tax credit rules in Biden's climate and drugs bill
By Jarrett Renshaw and Philip Blenkinsop U.S. President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), cheered by some Democrats
2023-05-18 13:26
China Envoy Meets Zelenskiy in Ukraine as Europe Tour Kicks Off
Chinese ambassador Li Hui met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy this week, as Beijing kicked off a European
2023-05-18 12:59
Deutsche Bank to pay $75 mn in Epstein victim settlement: report
Deutsche Bank will pay $75 million to settle litigation alleging the German lender financially benefited from supporting Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking scheme...
2023-05-18 12:53
Wisconsin tribe to ask court to shut down oil pipeline
Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe are set to present their arguments that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land
2023-05-18 12:53