The head of a US congressional panel leading the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump on Monday accused the Republican president of putting himself before his country and violating his oath of office.

Trump impeachment row: Democrat says president violated oath, Republicans attack probe

Arms sales rose by nearly five per cent worldwide in 2018 in a market dominated by the United States, according to a new report published Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

In a United States dominated market, arms sales worldwide up by nearly 5%: Report

North Korea on Monday accused US President Trump of "bluffing" and called him "an old man bereft of patience" as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks.

'Old man' Trump is 'bluffing': North Korea

Russia reeled from a four-year ban from global sports on Monday, with athletes in shock and the government quick to blame "anti-Russian hysteria". The head of Russia's anti-doping agency meanwhile said his country had "no chance" of winning an appeal of the ban, which he described as a tragedy for clean athletes.

'Anti-Russian hysteria': Moscow on doping ban

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to fly to the United States for the treatment of his ailment there, according to family sources. Sharif, a former three-time prime minister, is currently receiving treatment at the Harvey Clinic in London.

Nawaz Sharif likely to be flown to United States on December 16 for further treatment

Sri Lanka has for the first time named a military officer to head the country's main intelligence agency, which was blamed for failing to prevent Islamist extremist bombings in April that killed 259 people.

Sri Lanka shakes up intelligence agency after Easter attacks

The number of Egyptians switching to duel-fuel vehicles is accelerating as the government pushes motorists to use cheaper, cleaner and plentiful natural gas. About 300,000 vehicles, mostly taxis and minibuses, have been converted to duel-fuel systems since the 1990s, a small fraction of the 11 million vehicles licensed in the country.

As petrol prices rise, more Egyptians convert to duel-fuel vehicles

Turkey has sent 11 French relatives of suspected "terrorist fighters" back home, the Turkish interior ministry said Monday, the latest in the country's renewed push to deport foreign jihadist insurgents.

Turkey deports 11 French relatives of 'terrorist' suspects

Non-Saudi investors were allocated 23 per cent of the institutional tranche of Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO), an executive at one of the lead banks on the deal told the Al Arabiya news channel on Monday.

Non-Saudi buyers got 23% of Aramco IPO institutional tranche

California's bankrupt power producer PG&E Corp said on Friday (December 6) it had reached a $13.5 billion settlement with victims of some of most devastating wildfires in the state's modern history.

Bankrupt PG&E reaches $13.5 bn settlement with California wildfire victims

Paul Volcker, the towering former Federal Reserve chairman who tamed US inflation in the 1980s and decades later inspired tough Wall Street reforms in the wake of the global financial crisis, died on Monday at the age of 92, according to the New York Times, which quoted his daughter.

Former Federal Reserve Chief Paul Volcker dead at 92

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