
India had driest June in five years, fears for crops
India had its driest June in five years because monsoon rains were delayed, the weather department said late on Sunday, raising fears for crops and the broader economy.

India had its driest June in five years because monsoon rains were delayed, the weather department said late on Sunday, raising fears for crops and the broader economy.

Forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar said they destroyed a Turkish drone parked at Tripoli’s only working airport on Sunday, halting civilian flights as tensions between Ankara and the eastern administration mounted.

Trade between Germany and Iran has collapsed under the impact of United States sanctions, supporting Iran’s assertion that Europe is failing to help preserve the nuclear non-proliferation deal it signed.

Russia has agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend by six to nine months a deal with OPEC on reducing oil output, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, as oil prices come under renewed pressure from rising U.S. supplies and a slowing global economy.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday that the United States would refrain from raising levies on Chinese imports for now while China would buy more U.S. agricultural products.

U.S. president Trump and Turkish president Erdogan are working on a solution for the controversial purchase of Russian S-400 missiles.

BRUSSELS, June 28 (Reuters) – The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur agreed a free-trade treaty on Friday, concluding two decades of talks. The two regions launched negotiations exactly 20 years ago and intensified efforts to reach an accord after the talks with the United States about TTIP collapsed. As world leaders meet at a G20 […]

Tanzania has suspended the construction of the $10bn Bagamoyo port project, citing the onerous financial conditions put in place by Beijing.

Deutsche Bank AG is considering cutting 15,000 to 20,000 jobs, or more than one in six full-time positions globally, the Wall Street Journal reports.

U.S. president Donald Trum and Russian president Vladimir Putin met in Osaka. TASS and Reuters are giving their accounts on the meeting.