UK commitment to Falklands 'unwavering' despite Chagos deal
The governor of the Falkland Islands has sought to calm concerns over the territory’s sovereignty following the UK’s deal to hand over the Chagos Islands. The UK has agreed to give up…
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US East Coast dockworkers head toward strike after deal deadline passes
DOCKWORKERS on the US East Coast and Gulf Coast were expected to strike on Tuesday morning after a midnight deadline passed with no sign of a new contract deal with port owners. The strike…
Russia in satellite deal with West African military governments
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced a deal with Russia which will see them acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites. The three West African countries, run by military juntas,…
TotalEnergies seals LNG supply deal with South Korea's Hyundai Chemical
The fuel will go to one of Hyundai Chemical’s industrial sites in South Korea, and will be indexed to Brent crude prices, as well as the US natural gas benchmark price FRENCH oil major…
EU and China trade negotiators fail to strike deal on electric vehicle imports
The top trade officials from the European Union and China failed to reach a deal on ending a bitter dispute over electric vehicles during talks in Brussels on Thursday. However, the sides…
Scholz seals migration deal with Uzbekistan on Central Asia visit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday signed a bilateral agreement on migration with Uzbekistan as he travelled to Central Asia for a three-day visit. The deal was signed in the ancient…
Germany to welcome 250,000 Kenyans in labour deal
Germany has agreed to open the doors to 250,000 skilled and semi-skilled Kenyan workers in a controlled and targeted labour migration deal. Kenya is struggling with increasing difficulties…
Robotics firm wins multi-million pound Spain deal
A Coventry robotics firm has won a "multi-million pound" contract in Spain to deliver automated assembly lines for electric vehicles. Expert Technologies Group, which has a base on Sayer…
Tens of thousands at Tel Aviv rally demand ceasefire deal
Tens of thousands of people joined a mass rally in Tel Aviv late Sunday to call for a ceasefire in the Gaza war after the Israeli military announced it had recovered the bodies of six…
France's Macron to visit Serbia with a possible deal to sell French warplanes in a shift from Russia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron starts a two-day state visit to Serbia on Thursday with the focus on the possible sale of 12 Rafale multi-purpose fighter jets to…
Deal reached in feud between California news outlets and Google: $250 million to support journalism but no new law
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have required Google to pay news outlets for distributing their content, and in its place announced on Wednesday a…
Israelis take to the streets to urge hostage deal, fresh elections
Following the end of the latest round of talks on a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza war, thousands of people in Israel again demonstrated in favour of a hostage deal. At a rally, the…
Hundreds demonstrate in Tel Aviv for hostage deal amid Doha talks
Against the backdrop of ongoing talks in Qatar regarding a ceasefire in the Gaza war, hundreds of relatives of hostages and supporters demonstrated in Tel Aviv for quick results.…
Germany, Philippines working on defence cooperation deal
Germany and the Philippines on Sunday said they are working on a defence cooperation agreement, to be signed later this year, that would expand training between their armed forces and…
Uber’s Plans with This Electric Vehicle Maker Are a Big Deal
Uber and BYD reveal plans for the ride-hailing company to offer some 100,000 EVs produced by the Chinese automaker to its drivers in a number of regions. The ride-hailing company says it…
BYD lands deal to supply Uber 100,000 EVs, fuelling its overseas expansion drive
A partnership between ride-hailing giant Uber and BYD is a boost for the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) maker's expansion plans, following punitive tariffs levied by the US and the…
Thousands of Israelis take to streets demanding a hostage deal
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Saturday, demanding an agreement that would allow around 120 hostages still held by Hamas to come back to Israel.…
Pakistan reaches new $7 billion loan deal with IMF
Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal, the International Monetary Fund said Friday, the country's latest turn to the global lender for help in…
AG&P LNG and BKLS sign deal to bring LNG spot cargo into China
AG&P LNG, a company specialising in LNG terminals and downstream infrastructure, has signed an agreement with Singapore-based BK LNG Solution (BKLS) to introduce the first spot cargo of…
Nigeria-EU deal sparks false claims over LGBT rights
LGBT people already live in fear in Nigeria, where same-sex relationships are illegal – now widespread misinformation about a European Union partnership pact has whipped up further…