Colombia needs new oil exploration after a drop in the nation’s proven reserves as the government seeks to accelerate its energy transition, according to former Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis studiously avoided even mentioning Donald Trump’s name for months, instead making veiled references to the “culture of losing” in the Republican party.
Two Iranian border guards were killed in clashes with the Taliban in Afghanistan, Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported, further straining relations between the neighbors amid a dispute over water resources.
Fourteen countries in US-led Indo-Pacific trade talks agreed on supply chain coordination, the most substantial progress so far in President Joe Biden’s new initiative for the region.
Chile’s government expects its new lithium strategy to expand international trade relationships while attracting more foreign investment to the industry.
Travelers entering the UK faced long lines as electronic gates for passport control stopped operating, adding to frustrations on a bank holiday weekend that started after two days of cancellations at British Airways Plc.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said negotiators still must resolve remaining issues in a deal to avert a catastrophic US debt default, but he believes negotiators can meet a June 5 deadline.
A top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected the idea that Kyiv must recognize “new territorial realities” as a pathway to potential peace with Russia. Andriy Yermak was responding to comments by Mikhail Galuzin, Russian deputy foreign minister, who also told Tass that Ukraine should give up its hopes of joining NATO and the European Union, recognize Russian as a state language, and stop taking weapons donations from the West. Ukraine’s foreign minister said “no frozen conflict
Finnish talks to form a government overcame a major obstacle after the parties patched up a row over immigration policy that threatened to throw the process in disarray.
Bulgaria’s long-awaited coalition deal may face collapse, prolonging a years-long political crisis, as the Balkan country’s biggest party put talks to form a government talks on hold.
