An opposition candidate who planned to challenge Belarus' longtime authoritarian leader in next month's presidential election has fled the country with his children, fearing arrest. Valery Tsepkalo, a former ambassador … Click to Continue »
The London markets drifted into the red as continued concerns over the US-China relationship outweighed promising UK economic data.
The French government will reinforce controls at borders in the hope of better containing the coronavirus pandemic, with people arriving from some countries being subject to compulsory testing, PM Jean Castex said on Friday. France is also advising it citizens not to travel to the Spanish region of Catalonia in order to help contain the...
Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers Friday for the first Muslim prayers in 86 years inside Hagia Sophia, the Istanbul … Click to Continue »
Grain futures were higher on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery was up 13 cents at $5.4220 a bushel; Sept. corn rose … Click to Continue »
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling for “an alliance of democracies” to confront China. It amounts to a new Cold War in which nations are being forced to side either with Washington or Beijing. It's a classic tyrannical power-play by Washington, yet ironically it is the Americans who are accusing Beijing of being...
In a major boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Make in India' initiative, Apple has started assembling one of its flagship devices, the iPhone 11, at the country's Foxconn plant in the northern city of Chennai. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced the news on Twitter on Friday, writing, “Significant boost to Make in India! Apple...
