G20 should lead way on energy transition plans at COP28, event president says
Dubai (Reuters) – G20 powers must send stronger signals of their will to transform world energy systems and should lead
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Turkey’s Erdogan appoints three deputy governors to central bank
Istanbul (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan named three deputy governors to the central bank, the country’s official gazette said
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Putin tells African Union president Russia sees bloc joining G20 in September
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin told the president of the African Union during a meeting shown on state television
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African leaders seek grain commitments at Russia summit with Putin
London (Reuters) – African leaders will look to Russian President Vladimir Putin for concrete promises on grain supplies at a
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Putin promises African leaders free grain despite ‘hypocritical’ Western sanctions
Moscow (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told African leaders he would gift them tens of thousands of
Read MoreZimbabwe eyes world No.5 lithium spot as Chinese investors boost capacity
Nairobi (Reuters) – Chinese investors racing to secure lithium supplies could help Zimbabwe rise to become the world’s fifth biggest
Read MoreSudan army mediation team returns home from Jeddah ‘for consultations’
Khartoum (Reuters) – The Sudanese army’s delegation to talks in the Saudi Red Sea port of Jeddah aimed at restoring
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U.N. Libya mission warns of violence after push for new interim govt
Tripoli (Reuters) – The United Nations Libya mission warned on Thursday against “unilateral initiatives” to address the country’s political stalemate
Read MoreKuwait executes man over role in 2015 mosque suicide bombing
Kuwait (Reuters) – Kuwait on Thursday executed a man convicted over involvement in a suicide attack that killed 27 worshippers
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Gulf central banks raise key interest rates by 25 bps, mirroring Fed
Cairo/Dubai (Reuters) – Most Gulf central banks increased their key interest rates on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised rates
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