International News
Malaysia is planning to join Brics, Anwar says ahead of Li visit
By: Bloomberg 18th June 2024 Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the Southeast Asian nation will join the Brics economic bloc, becoming the latest country to take... →
Ukraine struggles to court Global South ahead of Swiss summit
By: Bloomberg 14th June 2024 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stopped off in Switzerland on Thursday. He won’t be returning for a summit on Ukraine 48 hours later.... →
Rwanda says UN refugee agency lying in British asylum policy case
By: Reuters 12th June 2024 Rwanda said the UN refugee agency had lied when the organisation told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African... →
Amid war, Putin looks east from Russia's window to Europe
By: Reuters 7th June 2024 Cut off from the West, Russia is pitching its $2-trillion economy to giants like China and Saudi Arabia and longer-term prospects like Zimbabwe and... →
Spain to intervene in South Africa's Gaza genocide case at World Court 
By: Reuters 6th June 2024 Spain has requested to intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice, Foreign... →
Uganda, South Korea sign $500-million deal for infrastructure loan
By: Reuters 6th June 2024 Uganda has signed an agreement with South Korea for a $500-million loan to help finance infrastructure building in the east African country,... →
US imposes $2.5m in penalties on SAA, other airlines over delayed Covid refunds
By: Reuters 4th June 2024 The US Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Monday it has imposed $2.5-million in civil penalties in total against Lufthansa, Air France unit... →
South Africa’s post-election wrangling leaves investors in limbo
By: Bloomberg 3rd June 2024 Investors braced for further upheaval in South Africa’s financial markets in the wake of last week’s elections that produced no outright winner,... →
