South Africa took over the rotating presidency of the grouping of the world’s biggest economies on December 1 and will host its summit in November before handing over to the United States. It is a “great moment for our continent” as well as for developing countries known as the Global South, Ramaphosa said at a […]
The C$250,000 ($178,662) in advertisements will run through March in 11 languages, including Spanish, Urdu, Ukrainian, Hindi and Tamil, the immigration department told Reuters. They are part of a broader shift in tone by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s unpopular government on immigration and an effort to clamp down on refugee claims. Migrants have been blamed […]
Among the materials banned from export are metals gallium, antimony and germanium, Beijing’s commerce ministry said in a statement that cited “national security” concerns. Exports of graphite, another key component, will also be subject to “stricter reviews of end-users and end-uses”, the ministry said. “To safeguard national security interests and fulfill international obligations such as […]
Under the plan, which needs Abbas’s approval, the committee would be composed of 10 to 15 non-partisan figures with authority on matters related to the economy, education, health, humanitarian aid, and reconstruction, according to a draft of the proposal seen by AFP. Following talks in Cairo brokered by Egypt, the two rival factions agreed the […]
The incoming US president has vowed to press for a quick deal to end Russia’s war — leaving Kyiv scrambling to position itself ahead of his January inauguration. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said getting security guarantees from the Western alliance and supplies of key weaponry are prerequisites for Kyiv to start talking about halting […]
The complaint filed in California state court on Sunday by Amar Bhakta, who works in digital advertising for Apple, claims the company requires employees to install software on personal devices that they use for work allowing Apple to access their email, photo libraries, health and “smart home” data and other personal information. At the same […]
The former prime minister, already serving a six-year jail term for corruption related to the plunder of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, faces several other cases linked to the financial scandal that led to his defeat in the 2018 elections. Taking the witness stand, Najib told the court: “The charges against me are politically motivated.” The […]
The Kremlin also said Monday that it continued to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after rebels last week wrested swathes of territory from government control. Iran has backed President Bashar al-Assad since Syria’s civil war broke out in 2011 and says it only deploys military advisers in the country at the invitation of Damascus. “We […]
Vanuatu, one of the small island states that spearheaded the effort to get the International Court of Justice to give a so-called advisory opinion, will be the first of over a hundred states and international organizations to give their views in two weeks of proceedings starting at 10 a.m. (0900 GMT). While the court’s advisory […]
“We are actively coordinating with all relevant parties in Syria to ensure the safety of our people and facilitate their secure relocation… to our safe areas in the northeast of the country,” Mazloum Abdi, head of the Syrian Democratic Forces, said in a statement. A Syria war monitor said late Sunday that around 200,000 Syrian […]
