In Sudan, internet users find ways to beat blackout – The East African
In Sudan, internet users find ways to beat blackout The East African Sudan military council open to talks as protests ramp up pressure Middle East Eye Militia’s...
Japan Olympics chief at heart of bribery probe
The resignation of Japan’s Olympics chief, Tsunekazu Takeda, comes three years after allegations first surfaced that Tokyo’s Olympics bidding committee had paid more than $2...
New York lawmakers pass aggressive law to fight climate change
New York state lawmakers passed early Thursday one of the nation’s most ambitious plans to slow climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero...
Deutsche Bank faces investigation for possible money-laundering lapses: NYT
U.S. federal authorities are investigating whether Deutsche Bank AG complied with laws meant to stop money laundering and other crimes, the New York Times reported...
Four jailed for life in Austria migrant death truck case
Four human traffickers were jailed for life in a final ruling in a Hungarian court on Thursday for the deaths of 71 migrants whose decomposing...
Iran shoots down U.S. military drone in Gulf region
Iran has shot down a U.S. drone which the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday was flying over southern Iran, raising fears that a major...
China’s Xi arrives in North Korea week before he’s due to meet Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea on Thursday as Beijing looks to bolster its neighbor, hit by U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and...
China’s Xi holds talks with North Korean leader Kim
China’s President Xi Jinping held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang as part of his two-day state visit, Chinese state media...
Oil prices jump as downed U.S. drone stokes Middle East tensions
Oil prices climbed around 3% on Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East as a U.S. official said one of the country’s military drones...
Is South Africa edging out Turkey as the big EM short?
Move over Turkey and Argentina, emerging markets investors have another country to sweat over: South Africa....