By AFPBrazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and alleged slave labor conditions at a build site, according to legal documents seen by AFP Thursday.The case concerns 220 Chine...

By AFPIraq's federal authorities have filed a complaint against the autonomous Kurdistan region for signing gas contracts with two US companies, two officials told AFP on Tuesday.Oil exports have been a major point of tension between Baghdad and Arbi...

By AFP/Rebecca BAILEY and Isabelle LEONGSoutheast Asian leaders expressed "deep concern" over US tariffs Tuesday, as they held a summit with China and Gulf states hailed as "a response to the call of the times" in a geopolitically uncertain world.The...

By AFP/Eric Bernaudeau and Marchio GorbianoIndonesia is hoping going nuclear can help it meet soaring energy demand while taming emissions, but faces serious challenges to its goal of a first small modular reactor by 2032.Its first experiment with nu...

By AFP/Isabel MALSANGSubsidies that China grants to its steel makers "distort" the global market and hamper decarbonisation investment in the industry, the OECD said in a report published on Tuesday.China is the world's largest producer of steel, mak...

By AFP/Anuj SRIVASIn India's sprawling financial hub of Mumbai armies of "dabbawalas" have for decades crisscrossed the city by foot and bicycle, delivering home-cooked food to office workers who are keen to avoid the searing heat and traffic-snarled...

By AFPEuropean Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Monday said the global economic order backed by the US dollar was "fracturing" and made a pitch for the euro as a global reserve currency."The global economy thrived on a foundation of openne...

By AFP/Martín RASCHINSKYArgentine "Rita Lopez," 84, keeps her US dollars hidden in an empty pea can in the kitchen. Since childhood, she has steered clear of banks in a country that has veered from one economic crisis to another."I wouldn't even thin...

By AFPThe United Arab Emirates on Wednesday announced a new Arabic-language artificial intelligence model, describing it as the best-performing in the region.The oil-rich Gulf state, keen to become a leader in the sector, previously unveiled Falcon i...

By AFP/Mathilde DUMAZETThe French government "at the highest level" covered up a scandal over the treatment of mineral water by food giant Nestle, including the iconic Perrier brand, an investigation by France's upper house of parliament said last Mo...

By AFP/Julie JAMMOTAnthropic launched its latest Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models on Thursday, claiming to set new standards for reasoning but also building in safeguards against rogue behavior."Claude Opus 4 is our most power...

By AFP/Layal Abou Rahal with Nader DurghamSyrian authorities on Saturday announced an interior ministry restructuring that includes fighting cross-border drug and people smuggling as they seek to improve ties with Western nations that have lifted san...