N. Korea artillery drill targets South, Seoul unveils sanctions

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un conducted a large-scale artillery drill simulating an attack on the South Korean capital and other targets, as Seoul and Tokyo today unveiled fresh unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons programme.

Trump vows to put aside doubts over business empire

Donald Trump yesterday sought to head off criticism that his vast business empire poses an unprecedented conflict of interest for an incoming US president, even as he comes under attack for packing his cabinet with fellow billionaires.

 

Trump mulls diplomat pick, plans victory tour

Donald Trump stepped up his contentious search for a secretary of state on Tuesday before he ditches cabinet interviews later this week to lead a victory tour kicking off in the swing state of Ohio.

OPEC seeks to nail down oil output cut

OPEC will seek on Wednesday to defy expectations and finalise a deal in Vienna reducing its oil output for the first time in eight years in an effort to boost painfully low crude

Rule of ’billion-year’ Gambia president under threat

Gambia's president once said he would govern the country for a billion years if God willed it. But voters may deliver an upset Thursday after years of economic hardship that have pushed thousands of young people to attempt the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe.

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