Rebel mobilisation in southern Sudan raises fears of conflict spreading
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Residents of Sudan’s South Kordofan State reported mobilisation by a large rebel force on Thursday, raising fear…
Middle East
Blinken says he will work on Israel-Saudi-Arabia normalization
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Humeyra Pamuk RIYADH (Reuters) -Washington will press ahead with efforts to normalize diplomatic ties between…
Turkish lira stabilises after heavy selloff
By Nevzat Devranoglu and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A sharp selloff in Turkey’s lira slowed on Thursday, when it slipped…
Israeli army raids Palestinian city of Ramallah, 35 wounded in clashes
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Clashes erupted after Israeli forces raided the city of Ramallah in the West…
Massive fire as Sudanese factions battle for control of arms factory
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -A massive fire broke out on Wednesday near a military complex containing an arms factory in southern Khartoum…
Saudi Arabia economy grew 3.8% in Q1 boosted by non-oil activities
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 3.8% year on year in the first quarter of 2023, the General…
TRYing times: The slide and fall of the Turkish lira
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Turkey’s lira took a 7% nosedive on Wednesday as the country’s newly re-elected government appeared…
Golf-LIV, COVID and forest fires, the Canadian Open battles on
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) – After being hit with a couple of LIV Golf bombshells, COVD-19 and even forest…
Teva to pay Nevada $193 million over role in opioid epidemic
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries on Wednesday agreed to pay Nevada $193 million to settle claims that…
Oil prices rise as Saudi output cuts outweigh weak demand signals
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 1% on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia’s plans for deep output cuts…