Who is Alejandro Betancourt, ex-Chavez ally now Trump’s Venezuela oil man?
The controversial tycoon will lead the joint oil venture as the Trump administration seeks to reshape energy markets.
Napoli’s ex Man Utd star McTominay needs surgery for irregular heartbeat
Scotland international Scott McTominay, who joined Napoli from Manchester United, to undergo heart surgery.
How wildfires are scorching France’s wine industry
Europe's largest wine exporter is already battling a cocktail of crisis from heatwaves to lower sales.
SCO slams attacks, sanctions on Iran: Key takeaways from Bishkek summit
The SCO started in 1996 and accounts for 43 percent of the world’s population and 23 percent of the global economy.
Irish minister calls for EU action in banning Israeli settlement trade
Ireland’s defence minister has called on EU member states to take more action to ban trade with Israeli settlements.
US brings back Russia’s Siluanov to G20 finance talks, angering Europe
Anton Siluanov holds talks with US counterpart as European officials object to Russia's return to G20 talks.
Toxic haze from Indonesian fires chokes Malaysian Borneo
Respiratory illnesses surge as smoke settles over Malaysia's Sarawak in the region's worst haze crisis in a decade.
New York police kill knife-wielding woman in Times Square
A woman has been shot dead by police in New York’s Times Square. Police say she was armed with knives.
African NGOs demand probe into six bodies found in Guinea mass grave
The bodies were found bound and blindfolded in the Forecariah administrative prefecture on August 24.
Five years after Saied’s power grab, Tunisia’s old grievances resurface
Economic grievances persist while space for dissent has narrowed under President Kais Saied.