Russia frees French researcher Vinatier in prisoner exchange
MOSCOW/PARIS, Jan 8 – Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving a three-year prison sentence in Russia for violating Moscow’s foreign agent laws, has been freed as part of a prisoner…
Russia frees French researcher Vinatier in prisoner exchange, state media says
MOSCOW, Jan 8 – Russia is freeing Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving a three-year prison sentence for violating Moscow’s foreign agent laws, in exchange for France’s release of a…
EU may pause carbon levy on fertilisers if market damage emerges
The carbon border levies on goods have drawn criticism from trading partners over protectionist implications. Read More
Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last years
Jan 8 – The United States could oversee Venezuela and control its oil revenue for years, President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Thursday. Read More
German president says US is destroying world order
BERLIN, Jan 8 – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised the U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate…
Ukraine working to restore power in southeast after Russian strikes
KYIV, Jan 8 – Ukrainian officials were racing to restore power on Thursday after Russian strikes plunged two southeastern regions into near-total blackout overnight, forcing critical infrastructure to rely on…
Thirty-nine dead in Gambia migrant boat sinking, officials say
BANJUL, Jan 8 – The death toll after a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized off Gambia’s coast on New Year’s Eve has risen to 39, two government officials told Reuters,…
Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last years, NYT reports
Jan 8 – U.S. President Donald Trump said that “only time will tell” how long the United States will maintain oversight of Venezuela in an interview published by the New…
Investors bullish on Latin America after US move on Venezuela’s Maduro
NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 8 – U.S. President Donald Trump’s muscular moves in Venezuela and Argentina are adding to a rightward shift across Latin America in a pivotal election year, making…
NASA considers rare early ISS crew return due to astronaut’s medical issue
Jan 8 – NASA is considering a rare early return of an astronaut and its crew from the International Space Station (ISS) over an unspecified medical issue, hours after cancelling…