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Russia aims to become one of world’s leading energy players: official
MOSCOW, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — Russia is gradually strengthening its position in the global energy sector and aims to become one of the world’s leading energy players in the new […]
Tunisia sentences two prominent journalists to three and a half years in prison, state news says
TUNIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) – A Tunisian court sentenced two prominent journalists, Bohran Bssaies and Mourad Zghidi, to three and a half years in prison on Thursday, TAP state news […]
US names new top envoy for Venezuela after Maduro capture
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The United States has named a two-time U.S. ambassador as its top envoy for Venezuela, according to the U.S. embassy in Caracas website. Read full […]
UN-backed force in Haiti to deploy fully by summer amid political turmoil
Jan 22 (Reuters) – A U.N.-backed security force deployed to Haiti to help local police fight off armed gangs that have taken over much of the country should reach its […]
Poland’s average enterprise wages up 8.6 pct in December as inflation eases
WARSAW, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — Average monthly gross wages and salaries in Poland’s enterprise sector rose by 8.6 percent year-on-year in December 2025 to 9,583 Polish zlotys (about 2,660 U.S. […]
Zelenskiy tells Europe: have courage to finally ‘act now’
KYIV, Jan 22 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticised Europe on Thursday as a “fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers” lacking courage to act decisively and facing a dark […]
Brazil finance minister wants deputy Durigan as successor, sources say
BRASILIA, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad would like President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to appoint his executive secretary, Dario Durigan, to succeed him once he […]
Finnish president Stubb says Trump is putting pressure on Russia
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine and argued that […]
Interview: China an essential actor in global sustainability transition, says WBCSD head
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — China has emerged as an essential actor in the global sustainability transition and is poised to play an important role in the next phase […]
Half of all Sudanese children not in education due to civil war, says aid group
GENEVA, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Around half of all school-age children in Sudan, or more than eight million, are no longer in education because of the country’s civil war, in […]