Analysts warn new measures could undercut US push to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains

Move seen as symbolic as critics question impact on Suu Kyi’s prolonged detention

Brent for June delivery, which hit a peak of $122.53 Wednesday, was sitting around $120 in Asian trade, while West Texas Intermediate was around $108.

The presidents "paid particular attention to the situation regarding Iran and in the Persian Gulf", Ushakov said.

Natural disasters tend to have an outsized impact on the isolated country due to its weak infrastructure and economy.

Tuesday's talks with oil executives followed a deadlock in efforts to resolve the conflict, which has led the United States to try to squeeze Iran's oil exports with a naval blockade aimed at forcing it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.

The $25 billion cost is equal to the entire budget of NASA for this year

President Donald Trump yesterday warned Tehran that it should “get smart soon” and capitulate to Washington’s demands for tight controls on its nuclear programme, as a US naval blockade turned the screws on Iran’s economy.

The United States has set specific conditions for the release of billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations, such as more cost-cutting and moves to counter China’s influence at the world body, a development news agency reported yesterday.

King Charles III gave US President Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine at a White House state dinner yesterday when he joked that without the British, Americans would be speaking French.

Roughly 17% of population were experiencing acute food insecurity before war in March

A lower court sentenced Yoon to five years in prison in January

All 16 dead were women travelling in carriage limited to women

Thaksin, 76, has been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since September

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran to "better get smart soon" as efforts by Washington and Tehran to end hostilities appeared at a standstill

More than 4,000 people are meanwhile estimated to have been arrested on national security-related grounds

Foran is seeking to break the 67-day “sea-to-summit” record, cycling 1,150 km from the Bay of Bengal to Nepal before trekking to the 8,849-metre peak.

Bank says claim will be settled once official documents are submitted

Mamata claims party workers were attacked overnight, Suvendu says 'Mamata has already lost'

The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a brutal conflict since April 2023 that has killed tens of thousands and displaced around 11 million people