As mood sours, Syrians report forced deportations from Turkey
When Syrian real estate worker Abu Ahmad was stopped by police in Istanbul he expected a ritual ticking-off for his expired documents, before being allowed...
U.S. sanctions target food subsidy scam in Venezuela
The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on 10 people and 13 groups in a food subsidy scheme that lined the pockets of leader Nicolas...
Gazprom gets bids worth $3.15 billion for sale of own shares
Gazprom , the world’s biggest conventional gas producer, said on Thursday it had received bids worth 198.89 billion roubles ($3.15 billion) for 3% of its...
Total plans $5 billion of asset sales to future-proof business
French energy giant Total will sell about $5 billion of assets, mostly from its exploration and production business as it sharpens its focus on low-breakeven...
Environmentalists urge Tour de France to end ‘avalanche of plastic’
The corporate “caravan” that motors across valleys and mountains ahead of the cyclists competing in the Tour de France has been a crowd-pleaser for decades,...
U.S. sanctions Maduro stepsons over Venzuela food scam: website
The United States imposed Venezuela-related sanctions on Thursday against 10 individuals, including the stepsons of leader Nicholas Maduro and 13 entities, according to the Treasury...
Ugandan pop star declares presidential bid
Opposition lawmaker and musician Bobi Wine has officially announced he will run for president in Uganda’s 2021 election. Serena Chaudhry reports....
Sudan’s military says it stopped a coup attempt
Senior army officers and politicians have been arrested for their part in an alleged plot to “abort the people’s glorious revolution” in Sudan, according to...
I’ll make Britain great again, PM Johnson echoes Trump over Brexit
Boris Johnson promised on Thursday that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on earth, echoing the patriotic rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump in...
Van and passengers buried by landslide in Moroccan mountains, authorities say
Search operations are under way to unearth a van with passengers buried by a landslide following torrential rains in the Atlas mountains south of Marrakech,...