BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will meet his counterparts from Central Asian countries in Berlin on Wednesday, said a ministry spokesperson, with themes including energy and Russian sanctions circumvention on the agenda.
The 20th EU sanctions package against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine could see measures imposed on Central Asian states such as Kyrgyzstan for the first time, as companies from some of these... (continue reading...)
CAIRO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed four militants in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday after they emerged from an underground tunnel and opened fire on troops, Israel's military said.
It described the attack on Israeli troops as a violation of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas that went into force in Gaza last October and said it views it with the "utmost gravity."
Israel has... (continue reading...)
By Gabriel Burin
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's inflation is expected to have kept a moderate pace in January, a Reuters poll showed, probably remaining under the upper limit of the central bank's target range for the third month in a row.
This should support growing hopes for an interest rate cut by Banco Central do Brasil in March that could open the door to more policy easing ahead.
Annual inflation likely picked up to 4.44%... (continue reading...)
By Kamal Choudhury
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Privately held Iambic said on Monday it has entered a multi-year partnership worth more than $1.7 billion with Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical to use artificial intelligence to help design small-molecule drugs targeting cancer and gastrointestinal diseases.
Under the agreement, Iambic will receive upfront payments and could earn more than $1.7 billion in development and commercial milestones, plus... (continue reading...)
By Eltayeb Siddig
NEAR AL-OBEID, Sudan, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Gubara al-Basheer and his family used to traverse Sudan's desert with their camels and livestock, moving freely between markets, water sources, and green pastures.
But since war erupted in 2023, he and other Arab nomads have been stuck in the desert outside the central Sudanese city of al-Obeid, threatened by marauding bandits and ethnic tensions.
The war between... (continue reading...)
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