Who Is Putin's Investment Envoy Kirill Dmitriev and What Will He Discuss in Washington?
Dmitriev, 49, the chief of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, the Russian Direct Investment Fund since 2011, was appointed in ...
Cheeseburgers and Chicken So Far Fail to Entice a Rescue Dog Who's Spent Weeks on the Run in Alaska
A German shepherd-husky dog has evaded capture for nearly two months after being rescued from a California shelter and ...
Greece to Spend 25 Billion Euros as Part of Multi-Year Defence Plan
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece aims to spend 25 billion euros ($26.99 billion) as part of a multi-year defence plan, Prime ...
Myanmar's Leader Expected to Attend Regional Summit in Bangkok, Thailand Says
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will attend the regional BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok this week, ...
Rival Cypriot Sides to Work on Removing Landmines, Other Peace Initiatives
(Reuters) - Greek and Turkish Cypriots will cooperate on removing landmines between their estranged communities and undertake ...
Gabon's Old Guard PM 'Bilie' Challenges Coup Leader for Presidency
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Alain Claude Bilie By Nze enjoyed just seven months as prime minister of Gabon before a 2023 military ...
Gabon Junta Leader Nguema Seeks Democratic Legitimacy in Post-Coup Vote
Nguema is favoured to win the eight-candidate race, in which his main challenger is seen as Alain Claude Bilie By Nze, ...
Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Plan Amplifies Risk of Ocean Shipping Chaos, Executives Say
The Trump administration on Wednesday is set to announce "reciprocal tariffs" targeting nations that have duties on U.S.
Congo's Leader Commutes Death Sentences of 3 Americans Convicted in Failed Coup Plot
Congo’s president has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country’s capital of Kinshasa last year ...
Angola Needs $240 Million to Clear Hundreds of Civil War Minefields, Official Says
HUAMBO, Angola (Reuters) - Angola requires $240 million from government or donor funding to clear nearly 1,000 minefields from the civil war that ended more than two decades ago, the National Mine ...
Norway Won't Exit Landmine Treaty, Foreign Minister Says
OSLO (Reuters) - NATO member Norway will not withdraw from the global convention banning anti-personnel landmines as all the other countries bordering Russia have done, the country's foreign minister ...