Microsoft’s Bing blocked in China
Microsoft’s search engine, Bing is the latest American technology service to be censored in China. It has been ordered by…
OPEC+ ponders stability in 2019
IEA, OPEC and EIA data imply that oil production cuts should balance the market in the first half of 2019.…
Sudan’s new supporters
UAE, Turkey, Qatar, Russia pledge economic support for Sudan's embattled government after protests erupted against the Omar al-Bashir administration. Sudan…
Congress summons Priyanka Gandhi
India’s Congress party turns to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, sister of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to head the Uttar Pradesh East…
Ivory coast president to seek third term
Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast, is planning to seek a third five-year term in next year’s presidential polls…
Tensions between Israel and Iran rise over Syria
Israel has launched its most incisive attack on Iranian positions in neighbouring Syria since the civil war began in 2011…
Top US diplomat in Europe resigns
A. Wess Mitchell, the top diplomat in charge of European affairs, will resign from the State Department next month, creating…
France and Germany sign Aachen treaty
President Macron and Chancellor Merkel signed a new treaty on Franco-German friendship in the border town of Aachen. The new…
Parliament moves to delay Brexit
The British Parliament is moving closer to a plan to delay Brexit in order to stop the country dropping out…
Qatar to support Lebanese economy with $500m
Qatar plans to buy $500 million worth of Lebanese sovereign bonds to support Lebanon’s economy. Lebanon has one of the…
Jet’s failure casts shadow over government
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi rode to power five years ago on his business-friendly credentials and the promise of generating…
France summons Italian envoy over comment
France has summoned Italy’s ambassador to protest about comments by Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio, who accused Paris…
The widening inequality in the world
The new Oxfam International report reveals that 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity,…
GDPR strikes Google
France fines the tech giant 50 billion Euros under the EU’s new privacy regulations, the General Data Protection Regulation, which…
Greece protests against Macedonia deal
Protesters have clashed with police in the Greek capital Athens at a big rally to oppose the government's deal with…