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Jun 25, 2026 - World

Opposition figures fear changes will further tighten 83-year-old president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hold on powerZimbabwe is on the brink of amending its constitution to give the president more time in office, a change that the government says will bring stability but that opponents have labelled a “constitutional coup”.The upper house of Zimbabwe’s parliament voted on Wednesday 75-4 in favour of the constitutional amendments, which will allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay in office until 2030 by extending presidential terms from five to seven years. Continue reading...

Jun 25, 2026 - World

A court in Paris ruled on Thursday that energy company TotalEnergies must account for its consumers' greenhouse gas emissions, giving the French oil giant six months to report the environmental risks caused by the consumption of its gas and oil products.

Jun 25, 2026 - World

The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela's northern coast, killing more than 180 people, were an event known as a "doublet."

Jun 25, 2026 - World

Stock markets on both sides of Atlantic up as concerns ease over prospect of another inflationary shockBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices have fallen to pre-Iran war levels as more oil tankers exited the strait of Hormuz.Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell to a low of $72.24 a barrel on Thursday, slightly lower than the day before the US and Israel launched missile attacks on Tehran on 28 February. Prices have fallen more than 20% this month. Continue reading...

Jun 25, 2026 - World

Taipei welcomed Western statements of support Thursday after Beijing reiterated its intent "to exercise China's jurisdiction" in waters east of the democratic island in what alarmed overseas capitals called "novel" offshore actions.