Former French President Sarkozy awaits verdict in Libya campaign finance trial/in /by
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces up to 10 years in prison if a Paris court convicts him of secretly using funds from the Libyan government of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi to finance his presidential campaign in 2007.
China hits back after Taiwan imposes chip export curbs on South Africa/in /by
China has criticized Taiwan’s decision to impose export restrictions on semiconductor products bound for South Africa, calling the move ineffective and self-damaging.
Trump’s UN visit marked by malfunctioning escalator and teleprompter/in /by
President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York began awkwardly on Tuesday when an escalator at the UN headquarters suddenly stopped as he stepped on it.
Malawi elections: Peter Mutharika defies the odds to make a comeback/in /by
The 85-year-old is returning to a job he held until 2020, when he lost to Lazarus Chakwera in a re-run ordered by a court. In a statement on Wednesday, Chakwera conceded defeat.
WTO chief defends agency as U.S. tariffs rattle global trade/in /by
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called for urgent reforms to restore stability and predictability in global trade, as pressure mounts from member states divided over trade equity, dispute resolution, and institutional transparency
Frida Kahlo self-portrait could sell for more than $60M, smash record for female artist/in /by
Frida Kahlo’s face is one of the best known in art, thanks to her bold and challenging self-portraits. A lesser-seen self-depiction by the Mexican artist is going up for auction at Sotheby’s in what could be a record-setting sale.
Kharkiv hit by waves of Russian drones in latest assault/in /by
Since Tuesday evening, Russian forces launched a heavy air raid on Kharkiv, with drones approaching every minute.
At least 15 killed as typhoon rains cause deadly flooding in Taiwan/in /by
At least 15 people were killed in Taiwan on Tuesday after a barrier lake in Hualien County overflowed during torrential rains from Super Typhoon Ragasa’s outer bands.
HIV prevention injection slashed from $28,000 to $40/in /by
A game-changing HIV prevention drug is set to become vastly more affordable in over 100 low- and middle-income countries, a move that could bring the world closer to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Malawi: Chakwera concedes defeat, Mutharika declared winner/in /by
Malawi’s president, Lazarus Chakwera has conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election, calling former leader Peter Mutharika the “presumptive winner.”