U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Ukraine in new year
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he will be traveling to Ukraine and a few other countries in the new year to...
Turkish opposition says it opposes Libya troop deployment bill
Turkey’s main opposition party said on Monday it opposes a bill to allow a troop deployment to Libya, arguing such a move would exacerbate the...
Spain’s state attorney calls for release of jailed Catalan leader
Spain’s state attorney called on Monday for the release of Catalan separatist Oriol Junqueras from prison, in what was widely seen as a gesture of...
MTN reviewing allegations after being named in U.S. complaint
South African telecoms firm MTN on Monday said it was reviewing allegations raised in a U.S. complaint which accuses several firms of paying protection money...
Muslim women spread Christmas cheer in Gaza
Muslim women in the Palestinian Gaza Strip have been hand-crafting gifts for the approaching Orthodox Christmas as part of a project to empower a traditional...
Merkel, Erdogan and Putin discuss diplomatic solution for Libya
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed efforts to reach a diplomatic solution for the Libyan conflict in separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and...
I wouldn’t have wasted my time on Trump, says Greta Thunberg
Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg said on Monday that talking to U.S. President Donald Trump at a United Nations summit on global warming would...
Exclusive: India PM Modi’s office proposes waiving carbon tax on coal
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has proposed waiving a tax on coal to help finance pollution-curbing equipment, according to documents, but the move would...
British digital bank Monzo closes in on new fundraising round
British digital bank Monzo is close to raising between 50 to 100 million pounds ($65.58-$131.16 million) within weeks to help fund its rapid growth, a...
Maxar Technologies to sell its robotics business for C$1 billion
U.S. satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies Inc said on Monday it would sell its space robotics business to a consortium led by Northern Private Capital...