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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
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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
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L) attend a bilateral agreements signing ceremony after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara,
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Photo/AFP / STRINGER Supporters of Jawar Mohammed, a member of the Oromo ethnic group who has been a critic of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, gathered outside his home in Addis Ababa on Thursday
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Saudi Arabia values oil giant Aramco far below original target
Saudi Aramco, the world’s most profitable company, could raise up to $25bn in what could become the world’s biggest ever initial public offering [File: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters] The
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Top Russian diplomat claims US wants ‘end of history’
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File – In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. China’s military sent 71 planes, including J16
Somalia’s federal government and regional leaders are splitting 70 million dollars in World Bank grant
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US President Joe Biden speaks with African leaders during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2022. Photographer Brenden
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Why is the Kenyan Defense Minister in Kismayo when it is known that Kenyan troops are in Jubaland? They do what the Somali government does not want and they are not openly accountable to the
Somalia president says spy chief is involved in the bombings of Mogadishu
Photographer Somali Times The President of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, announced today for the first time that Somali spy chief Mahad Salad is involved in the bombings of Mogadishu and
Somalia prime minister Hamza issued a serious order against civil servant for corruption
Photographer Somali Times The prime minister of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who held an important meeting today with the Directors-General of the government ministries, ordered them to hold
8 things to know about Hamida Dakane, the first Somali woman elected into North Dakota State House of Representatives
Hamida Dakane stands in the Al Hamdi Restaurant on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in south Fargo. Photo credit: Michael Vosburg/The Forum By Face2Face Africa Hamida Dakane, who was before now only
Top Russian diplomat claims US wants ‘end of history’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov By Anadolu Agency Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed on Monday that the US pursues a policy aimed to establish the “end of history,”
China sends 71 warplanes, 7 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours
File – In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. China’s military sent 71 planes, including J16
Somalia’s federal government and regional leaders are splitting 70 million dollars in World Bank grant
Somalia’s federal government and regional leaders are splitting 70 million dollars in World Bank grant between the head of the Federal Government of Somalia, the regional governments of the
Qatar expresses “extreme concern” over Taliban bar on female staff – statement
Afghan women chant slogans in protest against the closure of universities to women by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 22, 2022. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo By Reuters Qatar expressed
Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference after a meeting of the State Council on youth policy in Moscow, Russia, December 22, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Pool via Reuters By
Agriculture, health, energy top EAC pitches to Americans
US President Joe Biden speaks with African leaders during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2022. Photographer Brenden
Kenya’s defence minister visited Kismayo without informing the Somalia government
Why is the Kenyan Defense Minister in Kismayo when it is known that Kenyan troops are in Jubaland? They do what the Somali government does not want and they are not openly accountable to the
Somalia president says spy chief is involved in the bombings of Mogadishu
Photographer Somali Times The President of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, announced today for the first time that Somali spy chief Mahad Salad is involved in the bombings of Mogadishu and
Somalia prime minister Hamza issued a serious order against civil servant for corruption
Photographer Somali Times The prime minister of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who held an important meeting today with the Directors-General of the government ministries, ordered them to hold