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Oil prices steady as hopes grow for US-Iran peace deal

Oil prices were steady on Friday and little changed for the week as traders held on to hopes for a successful outcome from attempts...

Venezuela quakes death toll rises to over 2.2K over score injured

The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 2,295, while the number of injured has...

US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, shipping...

The US and Iran held indirect technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the...

Climate activists sue TotalEnergies, demand sale details of Nigerian SPDC oil...

Several nonprofits including Friends of the Earth France sued oil major TotalEnergies in a French civil court on Wednesday, seeking to obtain environmental documents...

German prosecutors arrest man accused of ordering killings during Rwanda genocide

German prosecutors arrested a German-Rwandan national on suspicion of being an accomplice to genocide and 25 counts of murder during the 1994 genocide against...

SADC demands release of Madagascar political prisoners as pressure mounts on...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has intensified pressure on Madagascar's transitional authorities, demanding the immediate release of political prisoners, an end to the...

Venezuela quake death toll rises to 1,719 nearly a week on

The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela last Wednesday has risen to 1,719, with more than 5,000 people injured, Venezuelan National...

US, Iran to halt strikes ‘for now,’ meet in Doha over...

The United States and Iran have agreed to pause mutual attacks "for now" and hold talks on Tuesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar,...

Experts explain cause of Venezuela’s two-consecutive earthquakes

Two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela within a minute of each other on June 24 were caused by movements along two interconnected fault systems...

Australia to strengthen child social media ban despite limited impact

Australia's prime minister says he is keen to ensure the country's social media ban for children is as strong as possible, as a new...