According to a report by AFP on Monday, quoting anonymous military sources, the attacks in the northeastern province of Ituri resulted in “dozens of deaths.”

China fines a conglomerate in Chinese Taipei for business violation amid rising tensions between Beijing and Taipei, warning that companies supporting the island’s independence do not have a place in the world’s second largest economy.

The remains of the vehicle that carried General Soleimani and his companions has been transferred to a memorial site in Baghdad airport.

Oil prices fell on Thursday as a resurgence in COVID-19 infections across the globe underpinned concerns over a recovery in fuel demand.

The Israeli military attacks targets across the Gaza Strip for a second night in a row, while Tel Aviv tightens its grip on the blockaded territory’s fishing activities and fuel imports.

Nearly a dozen people are killed as gunmen storm a village and open fire on locals in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna.

Oil prices advanced on Thursday as a drawdown of US crude inventories and output cuts by major producers helped ease concerns about a supply glut.