As US consumer confidence falls, retailers see long list of woes
Walmart's earnings warning and weakening consumer confidence paint a leery picture for the US economy.
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Saudi Arabia, Greece to sign energy deal, Crown Prince MBS says
Saudi's Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Greece and France on a his first EU visit since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Uganda’s Museveni extols Africa-Russia ties during Lavrov visit
Uganda was among 17 African states that abstained in a March vote on a UN resolution condemning the Russian invasion.
South Africa calls for Israel to be declared an ‘apartheid state’
Over the years, the South African government has remained a strong ally of Palestine, supporting its liberation cause.
Burkina ex-leader Compaore apologises to family of slain Sankara
Compaore, 71, has been in exile in neighbouring Ivory Coast since being deposed by mass protests in 2014.
Griner’s Russian court defence: The medicinal use of cannabis
US basketball star Brittney Griner's drug trial focuses on testimony that cannabis can have legitimate medicinal uses.
British agencies secure funds to develop standard monkeypox tools
CEPI allocated $375,000 just a few days after the WHO declared the disease a global health emergency.
Coinbase faces SEC investigation on crypto listings; shares fall
The probe focuses on whether Coinbase let Americans trade digital assets that should have been registered as securities.
What is Nord Stream 1 and why is it crucial to Europe?
Gas flows via the pipeline are being halted in what EU officials say is a 'politically motivated' move by Moscow.
Lesotho drops murder charges against ex-PM over ex-wife’s murder
Police accused former prime minister Thomas Thabane of paying assassins a down payment of $24,000 to kill his ex-wife.
Forgotten bomb kills 13 scrap scavengers in northeast Nigeria
Armed groups have been targeting scrap collectors, accusing them of spying for troops and the militia fighting them.
Russia to quit International Space Station ‘after 2024’
Roscosmos chief says space agency will focus on creating its own orbital outpost as it exits multilateral project.
‘The Russians have nothing equivalent’: How HIMARS help Ukraine
The US-made system has struck Russia’s advance and is the weapon of choice on NATO’s eastern flank.
As inflation in Argentina skyrockets, everyone is poorer
The country’s challenge is to avoid triple-digit inflation by year end.
Protesters demand UN troops leave DRC amid rising conflict
The UN peacekeeping mission has been criticised locally for its perceived inability to stop fighting in eastern DRC.
California’s Oak Fire: What, where and why?
Key questions answered about the blaze that is raging in US's central California.
Truss, Sunak spar in first debate as UK leadership race heats up
The two candidates competing to succeed caretaker PM Boris Johnson tussle over the cost-of-living crisis.
Rights groups concerned over Nepal plans to amend war crime laws
Amnesty, HRW and others say Nepal risks letting wartime atrocities committed during the Maoist rebellion go unpunished.
How a ‘love jihad’ case was manufactured in India’s Uttar Pradesh
A story of a woman who was an alleged 'complainant' against her Muslim partner that led to his imprisonment for months.
Zimbabwe launches gold coins to stem inflation
Authorities are struggling to pull Zimbabwe from the grip of an economic crisis characterised by rising prices.