Israeli security cabinet to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire: senior official
Israel’s security cabinet will convene on Wednesday to discuss a possible Lebanon ceasefire, a senior Israeli official has said, more than five weeks into...
Pope Leo stresses message of peace and unity despite another Trump attack
Pope Leo has said the world needs to hear a message of peace and coexistence, after US President Donald Trump attacked him for a...
Yellen says ‘no alternative’ to dollar, urges US-China cooperation for sake of the world
A decoupling between China and the United States is something “that you don’t want to see”, says former US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen, adding...
UK PM Starmer says ‘not going to yield’ to Trump’s Mideast war threats
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said he would not “yield” to pressure to join the Iran war after US President Donald Trump...
Trump says the Iran war is ‘close to over’. Is he just out of options?
Donald Trump’s claim that the US war with Iran is nearing an end reflects a desire to break the conflict’s deadlock to ease political...
Chinese tanker retreats twice from US’ Hormuz blockade in 48 hours
A fully laden Chinese tanker has twice turned back from the US blockade of traffic leaving Iranian ports, despite setting off from the United...
China’s CATL to invest US$4.4 billion in mining arm to secure EV battery supply chain
Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), China’s electric vehicle (EV) battery king, plans to earmark 30 billion yuan (US$4.4 billion) to establish a subsidiary to...
Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn’t step down ‘in time’
US President Donald Trump has said he will fire Jerome Powell if the Federal Reserve chair does not step down “in time”, adding that...
US officials claim China is ‘hoarding’ oil. What does the data say?
Though high-level officials in Washington have accused China of undermining global energy security by “hoarding” oil during the US-Israeli war on Iran, import and...