Latest NewsBP to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
Read MoreIran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
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By Anadolu Agency Venezuela has reached its goal of producing 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day this year, despite intensifying US pressure and tanker seizures, said Vice President Delcy
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By Kenyans Kenya has taken a step toward strengthening defence manufacturing capacity following a high-level visit to Egypt by senior officials from the Directorate of National Security
Read MoreJoshua delivers reality check to Paul with sixth-round KO
Dec 19, 2025; Miami, Florida, US; Anthony Joshua hits Jake Paul during a heavyweight boxing bout at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images By Reuters Former heavyweight
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BP to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
Read MoreIran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
Read MoreVenezuela reaches oil production target amid US pressure
By Anadolu Agency Venezuela has reached its goal of producing 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day this year, despite intensifying US pressure and tanker seizures, said Vice President Delcy
Read MoreKenya seeks Egypt partnership to boost local defence manufacturing
By Kenyans Kenya has taken a step toward strengthening defence manufacturing capacity following a high-level visit to Egypt by senior officials from the Directorate of National Security
Read MoreJoshua delivers reality check to Paul with sixth-round KO
Dec 19, 2025; Miami, Florida, US; Anthony Joshua hits Jake Paul during a heavyweight boxing bout at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images By Reuters Former heavyweight
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Featured ArticlesBP to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
BP to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKTurkey’s ‘African Eagle’ Trains Turkish-Speaking Troops in Somalia: Where Next?
By: Can Kasapoglu Africa has become an important pillar of Turkey’s widely debated expeditionary military policy and forward-basing posture. The Turkish contingent stationed in Mogadishu, Somalia
Read MoreTaliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province, top U.S. general warns of civil war
A Taliban security member holding a rifle ensures order in front of Azizi Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS By Reuters Taliban and opposition
Read MoreUhuru Kenyatta’s sister sues in Sh3m debt row
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s elder sister has returned a former captain of Karen Country Club, Richard Thande, to court for failing to repay a Sh3 million debt. Kristina Pratt, in papers filed at
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Turkey’s ‘African Eagle’ Trains Turkish-Speaking Troops in Somalia: Where Next?
By: Can Kasapoglu Africa has become an important pillar of Turkey’s widely debated expeditionary military policy and forward-basing posture. The Turkish contingent stationed in Mogadishu, Somalia
Read MoreTaliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province, top U.S. general warns of civil war
A Taliban security member holding a rifle ensures order in front of Azizi Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS By Reuters Taliban and opposition
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Blog PostsUS downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China
In this photo provided by Brian Branch, a large balloon drifts above the Kingstown, N.C. area, with an airplane and its contrail seen below it. The United States says it is a Chinese spy balloon
Top 5 African countries with the highest number of billionaires
By Face2Face Africa Africa is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, high-net-worth individuals, and several well-established wealth hubs, mostly in South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria,
European Union threatens to blacklist Kenya over grand corruption
EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger who has said that Kenya’s reluctance to curb corruption and money laundering could scare off investors By The East African The European Union has
Iran behind hack of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Microsoft says
By Reuters An Iranian government-backed hacking team allegedly stole and leaked private customer data belonging to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, security researchers at Microsoft said
Pentagon says another Chinese spy balloon flying above Latin America
By Anadolu Agency ‘We have seen the news of the balloon flying over Latin America. We consider this to be another Chinese surveillance balloon,’ says spokesman Pat Ryder A Chinese spy
Israel, Sudan announce deal to normalise relations
Sudan’s sovereign council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen in Khartoum, Sudan February 2, 2023. Sudan Sovereignty Council Press Office/Reuters By
How Nigerian techies wired Sh276bn without CBK nod
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China says it’s looking into report of spy balloon over US
A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a
Pentagon says it is tracking suspected Chinese ‘spy balloon’ over US
By Anadolu Agency The Pentagon is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental US, an official said Thursday. “We continue to track and monitor it
Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from high-profile U.S. House committee
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. Reuters/Tom Brenne By Reuters U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday ousted Democrat Ilhan Omar from a high-profile committee over remarks widely condemned as
US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China
In this photo provided by Brian Branch, a large balloon drifts above the Kingstown, N.C. area, with an airplane and its contrail seen below it. The United States says it is a Chinese spy balloon
Top 5 African countries with the highest number of billionaires
By Face2Face Africa Africa is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, high-net-worth individuals, and several well-established wealth hubs, mostly in South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria,
European Union threatens to blacklist Kenya over grand corruption
EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger who has said that Kenya’s reluctance to curb corruption and money laundering could scare off investors By The East African The European Union has
Iran behind hack of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Microsoft says
By Reuters An Iranian government-backed hacking team allegedly stole and leaked private customer data belonging to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, security researchers at Microsoft said
Pentagon says another Chinese spy balloon flying above Latin America
By Anadolu Agency ‘We have seen the news of the balloon flying over Latin America. We consider this to be another Chinese surveillance balloon,’ says spokesman Pat Ryder A Chinese spy
Israel, Sudan announce deal to normalise relations
Sudan’s sovereign council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen in Khartoum, Sudan February 2, 2023. Sudan Sovereignty Council Press Office/Reuters By
How Nigerian techies wired Sh276bn without CBK nod
Olugbenga Agboola, co-founder and CEO of Flutterwave By Business Daily Africa As the world toasted Nigeria’s Olugbenga Agboola as Africa’s freshly minted tech billionaire, Kenyan authorities were
China says it’s looking into report of spy balloon over US
A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a
Pentagon says it is tracking suspected Chinese ‘spy balloon’ over US
By Anadolu Agency The Pentagon is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental US, an official said Thursday. “We continue to track and monitor it
Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from high-profile U.S. House committee
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. Reuters/Tom Brenne By Reuters U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday ousted Democrat Ilhan Omar from a high-profile committee over remarks widely condemned as