Economy & Business
Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment
Switzerland moved rightwards in an election on Sunday, giving the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) more seats in parliament as concerns about ...First big grain ship leaves Ukraine’s Black Sea port
The first big ship carrying grain from a Ukrainian Black Sea port has set sail since Moscow quit a deal in July ...Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to introduce own bans on Ukraine grains
By Julia Payne and Alan Charlish Reuters Poland, Slovakia and Hungary announced their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports on Friday after ...G20 aides agree on Ukraine war phrasing as leaders begin summit
By Nandita Bose, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Shivangi Acharya Reuters Delegates from the world’s most powerful countries have reached a compromise on ...Indonesia warns ASEAN on ‘destructive’ rivalry as Jakarta summit opens
By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto Reuters Indonesia warned on Tuesday against Southeast Asia’s bloc getting dragged into big-power rivalry as leaders ...Ukraine port ship reaches Istanbul despite Russian blockade
A civilian cargo ship sailing from Ukraine reached Istanbul on Thursday in defiance of a Moscow blockade that sent tensions soaring after ...Schools shut, exams cancelled: War shatters Sudan’s education sector
When war in Sudan’s capital forced Sarah al-Sharif and her family to flee, the 19-year-old information technology student left her books and ...Russia pounds Ukraine’s grain, UN warns of hunger from price rises
Russia pounded Ukrainian food export facilities for a fourth day in a row on Friday and practised seizing ships in the Black ...Meta takes aim at Twitter with Threads app, millions join
Meta Platforms (META.O) on Wednesday launched a direct challenge to Twitter with Threads, garnering millions of users in hours as it sought to take ...Iran, Venezuela eye trade increase, sign petrochemical deal
Iran and Venezuela want to increase bilateral trade to $20 billion, up from $3 billion, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday ...