Bloomberg Rosneft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin’s superyacht was impounded by French customs officials on the Cote D’Azur, part of the European Union’s sanctions against wealthy Russians with close ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Amore Vero was confiscated overnight in the Mediterranean port of La Ciotat, near Marseille, as it was preparing an urgent departure, according ...

  Bloomberg Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi dismissed Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, a day after he removed six members of the cabinet in his government’s biggest leadership overhaul since he took power in 2015. Nyusi didn’t provide any reason for the decision, nor did he immediately name a replacement in a statement from his office Thursday. Do Rosario had ...

Bloomberg The White House is asking Congress for $32.5 billion in emergency funding to boost its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and tackle the ongoing fight against the coronavirus. President Joe Biden’s administration has requested $10 billion for Ukraine, money that will be used to address the mounting humanitarian crisis as well as assist its defense against Russia. Of ...