- June 8th, 2025
Saudi Arabia, the world's third-highest crude oil and condensate producer, is a key member of OPEC+. In October 2022, the country agreed to crude oil production cuts to balance the global oil market and hedge against the downside risks of...
Hamas, or the Islamic Resistance Movement, is a Palestinian Islamist military and sociopolitical group that emerged in Gaza in the late 1980s and emerged as an alternative to the secular Fatah movement in the 1990s. After Israel withdrew military forces...
The Kremlin's efforts to conceal combat losses in Ukraine have made estimating these deaths difficult but not impossible. Alternative indicators to Moscow's official reporting are available, many of which have generated controversy. The Russian government's official statistical agency, Rosstat, has...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking a strong budget and a narrower deficit from Sri Lanka to bridge the gap between government revenue and expenditure. Sri Lanka experienced its worst financial crisis in seven decades last year due to...
The US and European Union's negotiations over Trump-era tariffs and US green subsidies have been stalled, with no breakthroughs made before a White House summit. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the Israel-Gaza conflict and Ukraine's continued support,...
BEIJING Chinese government-affiliated researchers suggest that China would need to establish a global network of companies under US sanctions, seize American assets within its borders, and issue gold-denominated bonds in a war with the US over Taiwan. The sanctions against...
BEIJING China will require export permits for certain graphite products from December 1 to protect national security, as it faces increasing challenges from foreign governments over its manufacturing dominance. China is the world's top producer of graphite, providing 67% of...
Gaza Strip Azmi Keshawi, a U.S.-educated researcher at the International Crisis Group, is living with his family in Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis, facing constant bombardments and threats of death and destruction. The Israeli military has been relentlessly attacking...
TORONTO Canada has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India following the Indian government's announcement that it would revoke their diplomatic immunity. This comes amid a dispute over the slaying of a Sikh separatist in Canada. Canada has accused India...
CAIRO As Palestinians in Gaza seek refuge amid Israel's relentless bombardment, neighboring Egypt and Jordan refuse to accept them. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Jordan's King Abdullah II have expressed concerns that Israel aims to force a permanent expulsion...
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