DR Congo police fire tear gas at banned election protest

Congo police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a protest by opposition supporters in the capital Kinshasa calling for a re-run of last week's chaotic presidential and legislative elections.

Oil rises to highest in 2023 on tight supply expectations

Oil prices climbed on Thursday to their highest this year, as expectations of tighter supply outweighed worries about weaker economic growth and rising U.S. crude inventories.

Special counsel appointed in Hunter Biden case as plea deal reaches 'impasse'

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as a special counsel in his investigation of President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, Garland announced on Friday.

Protesters close Israeli seaport, eye airport as judicial crisis simmers

Demonstrators briefly shut off access to a major Israeli seaport on Monday ahead of a planned mass convergence on the country's main airport, as a half-year-long crisis over the government's judicial overhaul again builds up steam.

Duplantis sets new 2023 pole vault best at 6.12m