Europe posts record clean energy year as Trump boosts fossil fuels
A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report this month said, in yet another sign of…
Syrian minister rejects Kurdish-led SDF’s proposal for own military bloc | Syria’s War News
Integrating Syria’s myriad armed groups into unified command structure is a priority of the new government.Syria’s new defence minister has said it would not be…
EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc announce ‘win-win’ free trade deal | European Union News
The European Union and South America’s Mercosur trade bloc have struck an agreement on a long-anticipated free trade deal, European Commission President Ursula von der…
Trump threatens tariff on BRICS bloc of nations if they act against U.S. dollar
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S.…
Uruguay runoff election: Voters to choose between leftist, rightwing bloc | Elections News
Leftist alliance of celebrated former President Jose Mujica hoping to come back to power after five years of right-wing government.Voting is under way in Uruguay’s…
Can Senegal’s Faye play peacemaker and help a splintered West Africa bloc? | Politics News
Nearly a year ago, West Africa seemed alarmingly on the verge of war. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was threatening “military intervention”…
India signs $100bn free trade deal with European EFTA bloc | International Trade News
India to lift import tariffs for several industrial products from four-nation group in return for 15-year investment. India has signed a $100bn free trade agreement…
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger amid tensions in West Africa bloc | Politics News
The West African regional bloc is lifting sanctions imposed on Niger over last year’s coup, in a new push for dialogue following a series of…
U.S. and EU add sanctions on Russia for Ukraine war, Navalny death
WASHINGTON — The United States and the European Union are piling new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of…
West African bloc meets as troubled states test unity
West African foreign ministers convened emergency discussions on Thursday to discuss Senegal’s political turmoil and the three coup-hit countries’ exit from the regional organization. The…