Scottish Labour party leadership candidate Michael Marra has said he would be open to deals with other parties in the Scottish local elections next year. Mr Marra is taking on fellow MSP, and former South Lanarkshire Council leader, Joe Fagan, to replace Anas Sarwar after he was sent to the House of Lords and made…
IN SOME WAYS Mo Dewji is an anomaly. The charismatic tycoon is currently the only billionaire in east Africa, and the youngest on the continent. By the reticent standards of Africa’s corporate titans, the 51-year-old is comfortable in the limelight. Mr Dewji readily gives interviews, including recently to The Economist. He posts frequently to over…
Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir reportedly spoke with US President Donald Trump last week, days before his expected talks in Tehran on Monday, as Islamabad sought to mediate between Washington and Tehran amid rising tensions. Asim Munir and Donald Trump The call, which has not been previously reported, came as the US threatened to roll…
Iran said it had blacklisted 45 tankers that had broken its rules for crossing the Strait of Hormuz, and would take action against any vessels transferring loads with them, escalating its threats over the key waterway six months into the war. The named vessels could be fined, detained and have their cargoes confiscated, according to…
China’s humanoid robots are sprinting ahead of their rivals—quite literally. On August 17th one of their number, called Superman, clocked up a running speed of 12.66 metres per second, beating the previous record set by Usain Bolt, before crashing into a wall. The triumph only added to the buzz over Unitree, Superman’s maker, which debuted…
Pakistan’s army chief was visiting Tehran on a mediating mission on Monday as the United States prepared to roll out “the greatest financial offensive ever” targeting Iran’s trade partners. Pakistan’s Asim Munir lands in Tehran on mediation mission as US prepares Iran sanctions. (AP) Iran dismissed the US threat, vowing to shut down all oil…
TORONTO—Over the past 17 months, as President Trump has freighted Canada’s economy with several rounds of punishing tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney has often repeated the guiding maxim for his negotiations with the U.S.: No deal is better than a bad one. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney walks to speak with the news media after…
The Justice Department was preparing to wage a legal battle more than a decade in the making against the world’s largest concert promoter. Then President Trump called. Lawyer James McDonald, left, with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino in New York in March. Settle it, the president told a senior DOJ official, the official later told…
BRUSSELS, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The European Commission on Monday approved a further €6.1 billion ($7.12 billion) in financial aid for Ukraine to procure new defence systems, such as air defence, missiles, ammunition and radars. The EU said this latest aid package came on top of €16 billion of previously approved procurement plans, of which…
REUTERS/CLAUDIA GRECO / AUG. 22 Pope Leo speaks during a meeting with people with disabilities and those assisted by Caritas, at Rimini Cathedral, during a pastoral trip in Rimini, Italy. VATICAN CITY >> Pope Leo called on Sunday for international action to help contain the impact of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…