Brazil police investigate mysterious oil slicks polluting Northeast beaches
Brazilian police on Wednesday opened an investigation into possible criminal activity surrounding an apparent oil spill off beaches along the country’s Northeast coast, federal prosecutors...
London forex trader sues Citigroup over ‘malicious’ forex prosecution
A London-based former Citigroup trader is suing the U.S. bank for more than $112 million, alleging it made materially false and malicious statements to U.S....
House Plans to Subpoena White House for Ukraine Records – The New York Times
House Plans to Subpoena White House for Ukraine Records The New York Times Pompeo admits he was on Ukraine call with Trump ahead of ‘urgent’ Hill...
Saudi energy minister says country has showed resilience after oil attacks
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Abdulaziz Bin Salman has said his country has shown resilience following attacks on its oil plants. Joe Davies reports....
French police march in Paris for better working conditions
Thousands of French police officers marched in the streets of Paris on Wednesday, protesting against poor working conditions they say have led to dozens of...
Stagnant politics, graft and slow recovery fuel new Iraqi unrest
Fed up of waiting for a peace dividend, Iraqis feel their country should be well on the road to recovery by now. War against Islamic...
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang raises $10 million in third quarter for Democratic presidential bid
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang raised $10 million for his presidential campaign during the third quarter, more than triple what he had raised in the previous three...
U.S. wins backing for tariffs on Europe in Airbus clash
The United States won approval on Wednesday to slap import tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European goods over illegal EU subsidies handed to Airbus,...
Britain acknowledges pain of explorer Cook’s deadly encounter with Māori
Britain’s envoy told New Zealand’s indigenous Māori on Wednesday that Britain regretted the killings of nine of their number immediately after explorer James Cook landed...
U.S. re-opens embassy in Somali capital amid persisting Islamist violence
The United States announced on Wednesday it had re-opened its embassy in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, nearly three decades after it was shut down, underscoring deepening...