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Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Monday as Israel pushed deeper into Lebanon, reviving fears that the conflict…

Malaysia is being pulled into the economic shockwaves from the Middle East as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz unsettle…

Chevron has ruled out paying any transit charge to move its ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions around…

India’s rice exports eased in the first four months of 2026 as the war between Iran and the US and…

Toyota, Nissan and Honda are all moving deeper into China’s supplier base as the electric vehicle market forces Japanese carmakers…

Canada’s economy is built on a paradox: the same integration that made it prosperous now leaves it unusually exposed. More…

The United States is aiming to finalise a bilateral trade agreement with India in the coming months, with Washington saying…

The feared shock from the Israel-Iran war has so far proved less catastrophic than many analysts expected, even though the…

Iran has reportedly put forward a fresh set of demands to Washington that would go far beyond the nuclear issue,…

Mediterranean Shipping Company is raising its emergency fuel surcharge on cargo moving between Northern Europe, the Red Sea and East…

China is reportedly slowing plans for a visit to Beijing by Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s under-secretary of defence for policy,…

The UK has eased part of its sanctions regime on Russian oil, allowing diesel and jet fuel made from Russian…

Britain has moved to let imports of diesel and jet fuel refined in third countries from Russian crude oil, in…

Vladimir Putin has arrived in China seeking to turn warmer political ties with Beijing into a concrete energy win: approval…

The United States has indicted seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s biggest shipping container manufacturers, accusing them of…