Exclusive: Trade tensions put energy transition at risk – BP chairman
Trade tensions risk throwing the global economy’s transition to greener energy into disarray and could hurt energy companies’ preparations towards it, BP Chairman Helge Lund...
Wildfires spread in Catalonia as heatwave grips Spain
Wildfires raged on Thursday across nearly 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia and fire fighters said the area affected could...
Ethiopia police arrest 56 members of ethnic Amhara party, says group’s spokesman
Police have arrested 56 members of an ethnic Ethiopian party over a failed coup in the northern Amhara region, a spokesman for the party said...
Five wounded in suicide bomber attack in Tunisian capital
At least five people were wounded in the Tunisian capital on Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up, the government said....
Czech government survives no-confidence vote but cabinet still fragile
The Czech minority government led by the populist ANO party on Thursday survived a vote of no confidence in parliament after public protests against Prime...
“Furry medicine” – recovered addict’s rescue dogs bring healing to young inmates
Fueled by a passion for animals and a history of overcoming immense obstacles, a dog rescue center owner wants to save unwanted pets from euthanasia...
Zimbabweans wary as dollarisation decade ends
On the streets of Harare, locals say they’re worried about a decision to make Zimbabwe’s interim currency its sole legal tender. Serena Chaudhry reports....
U.N. looks for U.S.-Russia understanding to spur Syria peace process
U.N. Syria envoy Geir Pedersen is working on fostering “a deeper understanding” between Russia and the United States to move the Syrian peace process forward,...
U.S. states unsure how to halt online sales of abortion pills amid clinic crackdown
American women faced with new restrictions on abortions passed by a dozen U.S. states this year are turning to abortion pills from foreign online suppliers,...
Adviser to EU top court doubts Polish judiciary’s independence
An adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday that a supreme court reform in Poland could undermine the independence of its judiciary, adding pressure...