Vice President Kamala Harris draws unfavorable marks from more than half of Americans, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a prolific fundraiser for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.
Some voters in Gabon reported long delays as they headed to the polls Saturday in a vote that is likely to see President Ali Bongo extend the 56-year stranglehold his family has had on political power in the oil-producing central African nation.
India imposed more curbs on shipments of rice to ensure its food security, a move by the top exporter that’s likely to further squeeze global supplies of the grain.
Ukraine’s defense minister said he’s confident Germany will supply his country with Taurus cruise missiles, a controversial potential addition to Berlin’s military aid offerings. It’s unclear when Berlin will provide the long-range weapons, but “I don’t think it will take a whole year,” Oleksii Reznikov told Politico and the German daily papers Bild and Welt. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been reluctant to provide the missiles, which have a range of over 300 miles (482 km) and could strike targets
Japanese politician Natsuo Yamaguchi postponed a trip to Beijing at the request of the Chinese, the first tangible casualty of China’s unhappiness with Japan’s decision to release treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Turkey and Saudi Arabia discussed expanding trade as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to repair bilateral ties and attract more foreign investment for his country’s embattled economy.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected calls for higher, debt-financed federal spending to boost growth and said Germany is well positioned despite its current weak economic condition.
Over more than a century, three generations of Bucherers built one of the most exclusive watch and jewelry retailers in the world, selling expensive time pieces and glittering gems to the global rich and famous.
The Barclay family, which previously owned the UK’s Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers, made a proposal last week to buy back about £1 billion ($1.26 billion) of debt it owes to Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Sky News reported.
Zimbabwe’s ruling party was on track Saturday for a resounding win in this week’s election, which observers said was badly flawed.
