Missile test highlights Russia nuclear upgrade

Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from one of its new nuclear-powered submarines in a test to hit a target hundreds of kilometers away, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Africa requires $100b for quality internet

Africa requires $100 billion in investment to achieve universal and affordable internet access by 2030, according to a recent report by the World Bank.

US businesses seek relief as tariffs bite

Earl Roemer had high hopes when he sent the first container of sorghum grain to China two years ago, but now exports have completely stopped.

Russia, Cuba keen to rebuild relations forged during Cold War

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation from Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to visit the island nation in a sign to Russian experts of Havana's increased importance for Moscow as a political ally and a gateway to Latin America.

Trade talks 'will help Asia-Pacific'

Progress in trade negotiations between the United States and China will benefit both countries as well as countries in the Asia-Pacific region which are closely bound together in the global supply chain, according to speakers at an international forum in Singapore.

England truck deaths highlight smuggling routes

Details are emerging about some of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in England on Oct 23 and their journeys through France and Belgium prior to the tragedy.

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Turkey condemns House actions

ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON - Turkey's Foreign Ministry said it summoned US Ambassador David Satterfield on Wednesday over two resolutions passed by the US House of Representatives.

Lebanese PM quits amid anti-govt protests

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Lebanese prime minister submitted his government's resignation on Tuesday, bowing to nearly two weeks of unprecedented nationwide protests against corruption.

42 perish in Cameroon landslide

At least 42 people were killed after their houses were swept away on Tuesday in a landslide caused by torrential rain in the western Cameroon city of Bafoussam, state media reported, showing images of rescuers desperately sifting through rubble for survivors.

Portuguese versions of Xi Jinping's books released in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - The Brazilian editions of the first and second volumes of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China in Portuguese were released in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, prior to the 11th BRICS summit to be held next month in Brasilia.

Documentary on China's governance shown in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco - A documentary on China's governance, entitled China: Time of Xi, was screened in the capital of Morocco on Tuesday.