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Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco has agreed to purchase Chile's Esmax Distribución SpA from Southern Cross Group, the company said. "The transaction is subject to certain customary conditions, including regulatory approvals," the statement…

A Ukrainian court has ordered a former government minister detained for 60 days with no option of bail on suspicion of espousing pro-Russian sentiments and committing treason. Report says Nestor Shufrych is accused of maintaining contacts…

The Russian government has said that it was expelling two US diplomats whom it accused of working with a Russian national charged with collaborating with a foreign state. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement it had summoned US envoy…

A majority of the Brazilian Supreme Court has voted to convict the first person to stand trial for the storming of government buildings in the capital Brasilia on January 8. Six of the 11 justices voted to convict Aecio Pereira, a former…

Slovakia has expelled a diplomat based in Russia's embassy and summoned its ambassador over the matter, the Slovak Foreign Ministry said. "The reason is his activities, which were in direct violation of the Vienna Convention on…

Saudi Arabia has executed two soldiers who were convicted of treason as the kingdom conducted its war on Yemen’s Houthi rebels. A brief statement on the state-run Saudi Press Agency identified the two as a lieutenant colonel who was a…

Taiwan's defence ministry has said that in the past 24 hours, it had detected 40 Chinese air force aircraft entering the island's air defence zone, mostly flying to the south of Taiwan and into the Bashi Channel. At least four of the…

South Korea's National Security Council, NSC has said that North Korea and Russia would "pay a price" if they violate UN Security Council resolutions. The council also said it was taking seriously the two countries' discussions on military…

US President Joe Biden will address the impact of federal budget cuts and a looming government shutdown on the American people, in what aides described as a major economic speech, with less than three weeks before funding for the government…

The UN human rights expert for Myanmar has called on the United States to further tighten sanctions on the country's military rulers to include their main revenue source, the state oil and gas enterprise. UN Special Rapporteur, Tom Andrews…