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Blinken to counter Russian charm offensive in Africa
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next month to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the State Department announced Friday, as Washington ramps up diplomacy in Africa to counter a Russian charm offensive.
France charges 5 more of Gabon ex-leader's children: judicial source
France has charged five more children of former Gabonese president Omar Bongo in a long-running inquiry over ill-gotten wealth, a judicial source said Friday. They have already charged four other adult children, as well as a former Miss France, over receiving Parisian apartments from the late president.
World Bank refuses new funding for bankrupt Sri Lanka
The World Bank said Friday it would not offer new funding to Sri Lanka unless the bankrupt island nation carried out "deep structural reforms" to stabilise its crashing economy. "This requires deep structural reforms that focus on economic stabilisation, and also on addressing the root structural causes that created this crisis."
Venezuela's Maduro regime loses latest step of UK gold case
Opposition leader Juan Guaido's rival Venezuelan government said Friday it was a step closer to taking control of the oil-rich country's gold reserves, after the latest judgment by a UK court. "This decision represents another step in the process of protecting Venezuela's international gold reserves and preserving them for the Venezuelan people and their future," he said.
Russia, Ukraine trade blame over strike on POW jail
Moscow and Kyiv on Friday accused each other of bombing a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian-held territory, with Russia saying 40 prisoners and eight prison staff were killed. - 'Petrifying war crime' - Following the strike on the prison, Russian state-television showed what appeared to be destroyed barracks and tangled metal beds but no casualties could be seen.
Death toll from Philippine quake rises to 10
The death toll from a major earthquake in the northern Philippines rose to 10 Friday after another four bodies were found in rubble, authorities said, as aftershocks continued to rock the mountainous region. More than a thousand aftershocks have been recorded since the quake hit, the state seismology office said Friday.
ExxonMobil profits surge to $17.9 bn on lofty commodity prices
ExxonMobil's profits nearly quadrupled to $17.9 billion in results released Friday that underscored the elevated state of oil and natural gas prices amid commodity market tightness. ExxonMobil's results were also boosted by a strong performance in its downstream business amid high gasoline prices and limited refining capacity.
Nigeria's army orders reshuffle as insecurity grows
Nigeria's military command has ordered a major reshuffle of senior officers, an army statement said on Friday, as the government faces pressure over the country's growing insecurity. Buhari, a former army commander and military ruler during Nigeria's dictatorship, was first elected partly on his image as a strongman who could tackle Boko Haram jihadists.
Macron counts on Saudi prince to 'ease' Ukraine war effects
French leader Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed to work "to ease the effects" of the Ukraine war, Macron's office said Friday, after talks in Paris that marked the full diplomatic rehabilitation of the Saudi leader.
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