Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades.

The European Union has named Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, a move against the suppression of protesters.

Two people are dead from a shooting in the Cree First Nation community of Mistissini in northern Quebec, Canada, officials said, adding that it is not considered an active shooter situation. Two men in their 30s who live in the Mistissini community were found fatally shot in a car overnight,

The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global uncertainty. Neither publicly mentioned Donald Trump,

Burkina Faso’s military junta has dissolved all the political parties in the country and scrapped the laws governing them.

Samsung Electronics forecast a worsening chip shortage this year driven by the AI boom, with strong memory demand benefitting its mainstay chip business but creating headwinds for its other units like smartphones and displays.

More than 100 deaths have been confirmed across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, with the rains expected to continue through February.

From her exile in India, Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of the pivotal vote next month.