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International Monetary Fund staff reached a staff-level agreement with Somalia that will allow the release of about $10 million to the East African country and was approved.  "The deal came after review from Somalia's Extended Credit…

Hong Kong will allow up to 12 people to gather in public from Thursday, up from four people currently, the government said, as it continues "unwinding stringent COVID-19 rules."  Reuters /Shakirat…

Prime Minister Liz Truss told her cabinet team of top ministers on Tuesday she wanted to level with the public that times would be tough, but she could put Britain on a stronger path. "The prime minister said she wanted to be honest with…

Forces from Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray conceded on Tuesday that they had lost control of the populous town of Shire to the Ethiopian military and their allies, while the government signalled it believed it was winning on the…

Australia has reversed a decision made four years ago to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Canberra's decision in 2018 had undermined peace and put Australia out of step with other nations, Foreign Minister Penny Wong…

The Kremlin on Tuesday denied its forces had used Iranian drones to attack Ukraine. Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of using Iranian Shahed-136 "kamikaze" drones, which explode on impact, in attacks on Kyiv. Several images posted…

Kenyan lawyer Paul Mwangi has lodged a petition at the High Court to challenge a cabinet decision to reverse a 10-year ban on genetically modified (GM) crops. In the suit, he argues that the lifting of the ban removes regulatory barriers…

Kenya's government has denied media reports that it has failed to meet its 'debt repayment obligations' to China over the construction of a multi-billion dollar railway line from the capital Nairobi to the coastal city of Mombasa.…

The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol voted on Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump, an action that could eventually result in the former president's 'imprisonment' if he does…

A Florida jury on Thursday decided to spare Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who killed 17 people in 2018 at a high school in the city of Parkland, from the death penalty, instead calling for life in prison. Some family members of victims shook…