UN Assembly Votes 164-1 to Promote a World Map That Shows Africa at True Size
The General Assembly backed an equal-area projection over the familiar Mercator, and France said the same day it would adopt the new map.
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Chevron Expands in Venezuela Days After Washington's Oil Deal
The US Energy Secretary flew to Caracas to finalise an agreement that gives the Pentagon a stake in the profits — and drew protests from within the governing coalition.
Nigeria's Economy Grows 4.43% as Dangote Refinery Wins Approval for N2.15tr IPO
Second-quarter GDP came in at 4.43% year on year, and the securities regulator cleared what would be one of the largest listings in Nigerian market history.
Six Member States Demand Hundreds of Billions Cut From the EU Budget
Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden rejected new common borrowing and called for spending to be redirected toward defence and competitiveness.
More Than 60 Killed as Fighting Intensifies in Yemen's Taiz
Clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthi fighters escalated in a city that has been contested for most of the past decade.
South Korea Swaps Its Marriage Tax Credit for a Direct Cash Subsidy
From 4 September, a cash payment replaces the existing tax credit in a country with one of the world's lowest birth rates.
Lula Speaks Out on Banco Master Fraud Case as Brazil's Election Nears
The Brazilian president posted a video addressing a fraud case that has implicated public officials, weeks out from October's presidential and parliamentary elections.
Milei Takes a Combative Line on the Falklands in National Address
Argentina's president used a 3 September address to press his country's sovereignty claim over the islands in unusually forceful terms.
Five Countries Agree a Shared Model for Migrant Return Hubs by 2027
Denmark, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Greece have settled on a common approach to deportation centres, targeting 2027 for the first transfers.
Eskom Reports a Second Straight Profitable Year as Earnings Double
South Africa's state power utility doubled profit and posted consecutive years in the black, a reversal for a company that was the country's central economic problem.
India and Japan Head Into a Month of Summits With Deal-Making Momentum
Favourable macroeconomic conditions have kept both countries at the front of Asia-Pacific dealmaking, as September's diplomatic calendar fills up.
Algeria Declares Three Days of Mourning After Wildfires Kill 12
Dozens more were injured as fires swept through northern Algeria, in a fire season that has again tested the country's emergency response.