The US Congress should investigate China’s purchases of Iranian oil in the past five years, a top US advisory panel on China has urged, with Tehran looming as a larger issue in the next Trump presidency. In an annual report covering nearly every aspect of the bilateral relationship, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship late Sunday night traveling through the southern reaches of the Red Sea, though it caused no damage nor injuries, authorities said. The attack comes as the rebels continue their monthslong assault targeting shipping through a waterway that typically…
The agenda at the United Nations’ Cop29 climate summit has become more complicated with the re-election of Donald Trump, who made “Drill, baby, drill” an applause line on the campaign trail. The summit, which kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, marks the first time in 15 years that global representatives will negotiate a new…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates opened its annual oil-and-gas summit on Monday with pledges to increase energy output even as global prices have fallen and world politics remain uncertain ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The massive Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference comes after the UAE just…
Brazil recently decided against joining China’s multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This marks a major setback to China’s BRI after India’s refusal to endorse the mega project. With this development, Lula da Silva-headed country becomes the second country after India in the BRICS bloc to deny support. According to special presidential adviser for international…
The annual summit of the Brics group of nations welcomed five new full members last week, doubling membership to 10. It underlined the growing challenge to the Western-led world order from emerging nations, with 13 more invited to become “partner countries”, and Russian President Vladimir Putin revealing that more than 30 others had expressed an…
Israel’s assaultBloomberg Terminal on Iran early Saturday, coordinated with Washington and limited to missile and air defense sites, was more restrained than many expected and may help diplomatic efforts to return hostages and limit the combat in both Lebanon and Gaza. Israel held off until US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Washington from…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack on an Iranian police convoy Saturday in the country’s restive southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan killed at least 10 officers, authorities said. Details remain scarce over the attack in Gohar Kuh, some 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Initially, reports simply described…
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, Russia October 18, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Via Reuters Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its geopolitical allies as it hosts the latest BRICS summit on Tuesday, pushing its agenda to create a “new world order” that challenges the West. The group…
The US announced on Monday it was adding six Chinese companies to an export blacklist for supporting the development of Iran’s weapons of mass destruction as well as the modernisation of China’s military. “We will continue to cut off entities that seek to evade our controls and act contrary to US national security,” said Thea…