British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy attend a reception to celebrate the British Asian Trust, at The British Museum, in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. Photographer Tristan Fewings/Reuters The Independent By Jon Stone Rishi Sunak is under investigation after facing allegations of a possible failure to declare the shares his wife

By Reuters Oil prices turned lower on Monday as investors mulled over a possible May interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which could dampen economic recovery hopes, though Chinese GDP data was expected to augur well for demand growth. Brent crude futures were down 55 cents or 0.6% at $85.76 a barrel at

Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (left), the head of the ruling military council and his deputy Sudanese paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo greet supporters at different events in 2019/ AFP By The East African Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary unit that often runs a parallel command system but says it plays alongside the

Photo source: @US7thFleet/Twitter By Anadolu Agency China on Monday called a US warship’s voyage through the Taiwan Strait a “hyped up” transit. According to US Army’s 7th Fleet, its Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on Sunday through waters “where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply

A pastor prays for shooting victims in Dadeville, Ala., at a vigil in the parking lot of First Baptist Church, Sunday, April 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) By The Associated Press Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others

File Photo/Somali Times By Reuters Italy’s government will announce a plan focused on energy cooperation with Africa in October, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday during a visit to Ethiopia. The so-called “Mattei plan”, named after the founder of Italian energy group Eni, Enrico Mattei, aims to turn Italy into a major energy hub,

By Anadolu Agency Rwanda and Benin signed an agreement Saturday to facilitate military support to help Proto-Novo secure its borders, officials announced. The agreement was signed on the first day of Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s two-day visit to the country. Benin, like Togo and Ivory Coast, has suffered terror attacks since 2018 that have spilled

By Reuters Sudan’s military launched air strikes on a paramilitary force’s base near the capital in a bid to reassert control over the country on Sunday following clashes in which scores of combatants and at least 56 civilians were killed. At the end of a day of heavy fighting, the army struck a base belonging

By The Associated Pres Fierce fighting erupted Saturday in Sudan’s capital between the military and the country’s powerful paramilitary force, raising fears of a wider conflict in the chaos-stricken country. A doctors’ group said at least three people were killed and dozens injured. The clashes between the military and the Rapid Support Forces group capped

By Anadolu Agency Clashes erupted in the Sudanese capital on Saturday between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Gunfire and bombs were heard near the army headquarters and presidential palace, according to an Anadolu reporter in Khartoum. The RSF said in a statement that its forces were in the Soba